Saint-Goussaud
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 14.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 40 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Goussaud (INSEE 23200) is in Creuse (23), part of CC de Bénévent Grand Bourg. Population 157 (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 14.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 40 % of the 14,453 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.16 | 10 | 1.6 |
| Housing mix | 0.34 | 5 | 1.7 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LA BOUFFE A FACETTES · LA LANTERNE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | LA BOUFFE A FACETTES · LA LANTERNE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 192 (2012) → 157 (2023): -18.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 238 (1990) → 157 (2023): -34 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 182, of which 33 % second homes and 20.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Marsac): 6.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Marsac): 6.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Marsac): 6.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Marsac): 6.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Châtelus-le-Marcheix): 5.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 58 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BENEVENT_SAPC weather station, 9.8 km away at 460 m; the village itself is at 661 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, 15.9 km away at 513 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 148 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 1,009 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BENEVENT_SAPC, 9.8 km away at 460 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 — 23200/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23200/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23200/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23200/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23124
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23056
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Racho | 71 | 217 km E | 158 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bolazec | 29 | 472 km NW | 168 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 82 % |
| Amont-et-Effreney | 70 | 431 km NE | 168 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Berganty | 46 | 178 km S | 146 | 21.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Arrentès-de-Corcieux | 88 | 464 km NE | 169 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 43 % · humidity 93 % |
| Callen | 40 | 252 km SW | 153 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 97 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berganty | 46 | 178 km S | 146 | 21.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Racho | 71 | 217 km E | 158 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Callen | 40 | 252 km SW | 153 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 97 % |
| Amont-et-Effreney | 70 | 431 km NE | 168 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arrentès-de-Corcieux | 88 | 464 km NE | 169 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 43 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bolazec | 29 | 472 km NW | 168 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 82 % |
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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-Goussaud'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amont-et-Effreney | 70 | 431 km NE | 168 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rempnat | 87 | 46 km SE | 141 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cisai-Saint-Aubin | 61 | 318 km N | 184 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cahan | 61 | 348 km NW | 161 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Ressuintes | 28 | 288 km N | 152 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Amand-Jartoudeix | 23 | 16 km SE | 150 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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