Mortroux
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 19/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 44 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mortroux (INSEE 23136) is in Creuse (23), part of CC Portes de la Creuse en Marche. Population 277 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/23136-mortroux
Vitality score
Vitality score 19/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 44 % of the 17,645 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.34 | 10 | 3.37 |
| Housing mix | 0.65 | 5 | 3.27 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (A LA BONNE TABLEE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MORTROUX AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE MORTROUX). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | A LA BONNE TABLEE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | MORTROUX AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE MORTROUX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 298 (2012) → 277 (2023): -7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 331 (1990) → 277 (2023): -16.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 202, of which 17.3 % second homes and 14.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Aigurande): 7.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Moutier-Malcard): 2.5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Genouillac): 7.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Aigurande): 7.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Moutier-Malcard): 2.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 71 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the GENOUILLAC weather station, 7.4 km away at 306 m; the village itself is at 373 m. [11]
The village sits 67 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 4.94 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at GENOUILLAC, 7.4 km away at 306 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 67 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 845 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at GENOUILLAC, 7.4 km away at 306 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23136/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23136/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23136/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23136/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36001
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23139
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23089
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montapas | 58 | 149 km NE | 269 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Firbeix | 24 | 114 km SW | 294 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monétay-sur-Loire | 03 | 146 km E | 250 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mauléon-d'Armagnac | 32 | 321 km SW | 265 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 35 % · humidity 29 % |
| La Nocle-Maulaix | 58 | 149 km E | 267 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Journet | 86 | 73 km W | 366 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journet | 86 | 73 km W | 366 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
| Firbeix | 24 | 114 km SW | 294 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monétay-sur-Loire | 03 | 146 km E | 250 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Nocle-Maulaix | 58 | 149 km E | 267 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montapas | 58 | 149 km NE | 269 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mauléon-d'Armagnac | 32 | 321 km SW | 265 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 35 % · humidity 29 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Mortroux's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monétay-sur-Loire | 03 | 146 km E | 250 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Nocle-Maulaix | 58 | 149 km E | 267 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Murat | 03 | 77 km E | 264 | 26.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle-Montbrandeix | 87 | 117 km SW | 263 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mercœur | 19 | 154 km S | 228 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Theneuille | 03 | 76 km E | 340 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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