Saint-Bard
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 5.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 4 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Bard (INSEE 23184) is in Creuse (23), part of CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine. Population 93 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/23184-saint-bard
Vitality score
Vitality score 5.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 4 % of the 9,855 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 | 0.29 | 10 | 2.95 |
| Housing mix | 0.37 | 5 | 1.85 |
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 107 (2012) → 93 (2023): -13.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 117 (1990) → 93 (2023): -20.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 92, of which 31.5 % second homes and 15.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Villetelle): 4.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Crocq): 6.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Crocq): 6 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Mérinchal): 6.5 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Crocq): 5.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LUPERSAT_SAPC weather station, 8 km away at 610 m; the village itself is at 641 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at AUZANCES_SAPC, 13.7 km away at 564 m, over 12 summers. [11]
That station sits 77 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 1,015 mm of rain a year, spread over 143 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MERINCHAL, 5.3 km away at 703 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 — 23184/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23184/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23184/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23184/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23266
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23069
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23131
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Champeaux | 61 | 373 km NW | 96 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Forciolo | 2A | 696 km SE | 93 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 26 % · humidity 71 % |
| Le Planois | 71 | 245 km NE | 90 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 89 % |
| Le Trioulou | 15 | 140 km S | 95 | 5.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aubaine | 21 | 223 km NE | 89 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Crupies | 26 | 264 km SE | 96 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Trioulou | 15 | 140 km S | 95 | 5.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aubaine | 21 | 223 km NE | 89 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Planois | 71 | 245 km NE | 90 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 89 % |
| Crupies | 26 | 264 km SE | 96 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Champeaux | 61 | 373 km NW | 96 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Forciolo | 2A | 696 km SE | 93 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 26 % · humidity 71 % |
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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-Bard'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magny-Lambert | 21 | 257 km NE | 87 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Isenay | 58 | 149 km NE | 94 | 5.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Marie | 58 | 156 km NE | 87 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Stigny | 89 | 249 km NE | 89 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Franchy | 58 | 158 km NE | 81 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Festigny | 89 | 202 km NE | 92 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
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