Rougnat
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 30.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 63 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Rougnat (INSEE 23164) is in Creuse (23), part of CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine. Population 471 (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 30.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 63 % of the 17,897 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 | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.25 | 10 | 2.46 |
| Housing mix | 0.13 | 5 | 0.66 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (GUINGUETTE PLAN D'EAU · LA BONNE AUBERGE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ROUGNAT AP). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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) | 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 | 2 | GUINGUETTE PLAN D'EAU · LA BONNE AUBERGE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | ROUGNAT AP | 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 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 524 (2012) → 471 (2023): -10.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 631 (1990) → 471 (2023): -25.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 426, of which 43.4 % second homes and 0.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Auzances): 3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Auzances): 3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Auzances): 2.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Auzances): 3.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Rougnat): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 69 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the AUZANCES_SAPC weather station, 3.7 km away at 564 m; the village itself is at 563 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at AUZANCES_SAPC, 3.7 km away at 564 m, over 12 summers. [10]
An average of 900 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at AUZANCES_SAPC, 3.7 km away at 564 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
50 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 50,500 € — 613 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Creuse is 707 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23164/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23164/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23164/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23164/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23013
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23164
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castelnau-Pégayrols | 12 | 217 km S | 344 | 35.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Grande-Verrière | 71 | 162 km NE | 542 | 31 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Azerat | 24 | 147 km SW | 463 | 35 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 41 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Félix-de-Villadeix | 24 | 189 km SW | 314 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 81 % · humidity 57 % |
| Cantoin | 12 | 138 km S | 312 | 28.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Penne | 81 | 228 km S | 602 | 41.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 50 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cantoin | 12 | 138 km S | 312 | 28.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Azerat | 24 | 147 km SW | 463 | 35 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 41 % · humidity 57 % |
| La Grande-Verrière | 71 | 162 km NE | 542 | 31 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Félix-de-Villadeix | 24 | 189 km SW | 314 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 81 % · humidity 57 % |
| Castelnau-Pégayrols | 12 | 217 km S | 344 | 35.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Penne | 81 | 228 km S | 602 | 41.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 50 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Rougnat'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Grande-Verrière | 71 | 162 km NE | 542 | 31 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gréez-sur-Roc | 72 | 265 km NW | 344 | 21.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Julien-aux-Bois | 19 | 107 km S | 430 | 35.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moutier-Malcard | 23 | 57 km NW | 558 | 30.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thury | 89 | 181 km N | 418 | 25.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Taussac | 12 | 137 km S | 504 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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