Saint-Avit-de-Tardes
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 13.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 35 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Avit-de-Tardes (INSEE 23182) is in Creuse (23), part of CC Creuse Grand Sud. Population 159 (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 13.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 35 % of the 14,517 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.27 | 10 | 2.72 |
| Housing mix | 0.45 | 5 | 2.26 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | 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 | 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 182 (2012) → 159 (2023): -12.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 206 (1990) → 159 (2023): -22.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 146, of which 27.4 % second homes and 12.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Villetelle): 4.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bellegarde-en-Marche): 7.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Moutier-Rozeille): 6.9 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Felletin): 9.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Saint-Avit-de-Tardes): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 84 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the NEOUX weather station, 1.9 km away at 585 m; the village itself is at 580 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at FELLETIN, 8.7 km away at 635 m, over 29 summers. [13]
That station sits 55 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [13]
An average of 965 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at NEOUX, 1.9 km away at 585 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23182/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23182/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23182/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23182/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23266
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23020
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23140
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23079
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23182
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perroy | 58 | 178 km N | 152 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 46 % · humidity 86 % |
| Compainville | 76 | 420 km N | 159 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thauron | 23 | 37 km W | 166 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moncaup | 64 | 328 km SW | 156 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 14 % |
| Neuvy-le-Barrois | 18 | 120 km NE | 147 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cahus | 46 | 111 km S | 185 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 31 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thauron | 23 | 37 km W | 166 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cahus | 46 | 111 km S | 185 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 31 % · humidity 86 % |
| Neuvy-le-Barrois | 18 | 120 km NE | 147 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Perroy | 58 | 178 km N | 152 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 46 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moncaup | 64 | 328 km SW | 156 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 14 % |
| Compainville | 76 | 420 km N | 159 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 61 % · 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 Saint-Avit-de-Tardes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thauron | 23 | 37 km W | 166 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Fied | 39 | 280 km E | 186 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pardoux-d'Arnet | 23 | 5.7 km SE | 163 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Assigny | 18 | 172 km N | 159 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Éloi | 23 | 39 km NW | 175 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Foissy | 21 | 220 km NE | 173 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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