La Serre-Bussière-Vieille
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 15 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Serre-Bussière-Vieille (INSEE 23172) is in Creuse (23), part of CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine. Population 120 (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 9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 15 % of the 12,207 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.53 | 10 | 5.26 |
| Housing mix | 0.48 | 5 | 2.38 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 123 (2012) → 120 (2023): -2.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 117 (1990) → 120 (2023): 2.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 130, of which 26.2 % second homes and 24.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Champagnat): 5.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Peyrat-la-Nonière): 6.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Mainsat): 5.2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Chénérailles): 12.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Mainsat): 4.9 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 64 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the LA SERRE BUSS weather station, 0.2 km away at 510 m; the village itself is at 510 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at AUZANCES_SAPC, 13.5 km away at 564 m, over 12 summers. [12]
That station sits 54 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 885 mm of rain a year, spread over 130 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at LA SERRE BUSS, 0.2 km away at 510 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23172/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23172/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23172/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23172/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23048
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23151
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23116
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23061
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tardes | 23 | 9.4 km N | 119 | 6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villavard | 41 | 218 km NW | 122 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 89 % |
| Corvol-d'Embernard | 58 | 160 km NE | 117 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Beynes | 04 | 382 km SE | 120 | 12 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Augères | 23 | 45 km W | 117 | 6.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gaujan | 32 | 320 km SW | 122 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 72 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tardes | 23 | 9.4 km N | 119 | 6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Augères | 23 | 45 km W | 117 | 6.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Corvol-d'Embernard | 58 | 160 km NE | 117 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villavard | 41 | 218 km NW | 122 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 89 % |
| Gaujan | 32 | 320 km SW | 122 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 72 % · humidity 43 % |
| Beynes | 04 | 382 km SE | 120 | 12 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 La Serre-Bussière-Vieille'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tardes | 23 | 9.4 km N | 119 | 6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Corvol-d'Embernard | 58 | 160 km NE | 117 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jean-Saint-Gervais | 63 | 109 km SE | 126 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jully | 89 | 243 km NE | 127 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arrodets-ez-Angles | 65 | 378 km SW | 113 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montlevicq | 36 | 61 km N | 106 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
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