Soubrebost
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 9.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 15 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Soubrebost (INSEE 23173) is in Creuse (23), part of CC Creuse Sud Ouest. Population 139 (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 9.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 15 % of the 13,473 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 | 5.3 |
| Housing mix | 0.52 | 5 | 2.59 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
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] | |
| 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 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 121 (2012) → 139 (2023): 14.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 135 (1990) → 139 (2023): 3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 116, of which 24.1 % second homes and 16.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pontarion): 4.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pontarion): 4.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Pontarion): 4.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bourganeuf): 6.5 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Pontarion): 4.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 102 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PONTARION_SAPC weather station, 4.3 km away at 455 m; the village itself is at 656 m. [10]
The village sits 201 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BOURGANEUF, 9.1 km away at 513 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 143 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,159 mm of rain a year, spread over 142 days — about 8.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PONTARION_SAPC, 4.3 km away at 455 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23173/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23173/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23173/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23173/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23155
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23030
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moulhard | 28 | 257 km N | 139 | 8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 7 % · humidity 86 % |
| Surrain | 14 | 426 km NW | 138 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Comps | 26 | 300 km SE | 137 | 9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Forêt-du-Temple | 23 | 52 km N | 143 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Orville | 36 | 133 km N | 137 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 27 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fontenay-Torcy | 60 | 402 km N | 143 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 15 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Forêt-du-Temple | 23 | 52 km N | 143 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Orville | 36 | 133 km N | 137 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 27 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moulhard | 28 | 257 km N | 139 | 8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 7 % · humidity 86 % |
| Comps | 26 | 300 km SE | 137 | 9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontenay-Torcy | 60 | 402 km N | 143 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 15 % · humidity 93 % |
| Surrain | 14 | 426 km NW | 138 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Soubrebost'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montcusel | 39 | 297 km E | 144 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martial-le-Vieux | 23 | 47 km SE | 150 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Silvain-sous-Toulx | 23 | 43 km NE | 146 | 6.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vernay | 69 | 209 km E | 124 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gabrias | 48 | 198 km SE | 158 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Terres-de-Chaux | 25 | 403 km NE | 135 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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