Moutier-Malcard
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 30.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 56 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Moutier-Malcard (INSEE 23139) is in Creuse (23), part of CC Portes de la Creuse en Marche. Population 558 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 30.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 56 % of the 17,427 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.47 | 10 | 4.74 |
| Housing mix | 0.31 | 5 | 1.55 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE MARANDE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARCEL RICHARD). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MOUTIER MALCARD RP). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [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) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE MARANDE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARCEL RICHARD | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | MOUTIER MALCARD RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 536 (2012) → 558 (2023): 4.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 573 (1990) → 558 (2023): -2.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 447, of which 34.5 % second homes and 3.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bonnat): 7.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Moutier-Malcard): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Genouillac): 5.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Genouillac): 5.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Moutier-Malcard): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 70 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the GENOUILLAC weather station, 5.4 km away at 306 m; the village itself is at 357 m. [11]
The village sits 51 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, 5.4 km away at 306 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 51 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, 5.4 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 — 23139/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23139/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23139/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23139/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23025
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empurany | 07 | 257 km SE | 571 | 38.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arfeuilles | 03 | 139 km E | 594 | 29.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Valprivas | 43 | 202 km SE | 553 | 39.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Pas | 53 | 302 km NW | 517 | 31.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bonnay-Saint-Ythaire | 71 | 206 km E | 449 | 26.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Penne | 81 | 258 km S | 602 | 41.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 49 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arfeuilles | 03 | 139 km E | 594 | 29.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Valprivas | 43 | 202 km SE | 553 | 39.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bonnay-Saint-Ythaire | 71 | 206 km E | 449 | 26.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Empurany | 07 | 257 km SE | 571 | 38.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Penne | 81 | 258 km S | 602 | 41.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 49 % · humidity 64 % |
| Le Pas | 53 | 302 km NW | 517 | 31.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Moutier-Malcard'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arfeuilles | 03 | 139 km E | 594 | 29.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Grande-Verrière | 71 | 179 km E | 542 | 31 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rougnat | 23 | 57 km SE | 471 | 30.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cornus | 12 | 293 km S | 512 | 38.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pionnat | 23 | 25 km S | 721 | 27.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Couleuvre | 03 | 80 km NE | 580 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
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