Saint-Hilaire-la-Plaine
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 22.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 69 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Hilaire-la-Plaine (INSEE 23201) is in Creuse (23), part of CC Creuse Sud Ouest. Population 209 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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 22.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 69 % of the 16,228 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.38 | 10 | 3.82 |
| Housing mix | 0.8 | 5 | 3.99 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DU GRAND V). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: 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) | 1 | LE FOURNIL DU GRAND V | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 PUBLIQUE | 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 209 (2012) → 209 (2023): 0 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 237 (1990) → 209 (2023): -11.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 129, of which 10.1 % second homes and 14.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Hilaire-la-Plaine): 2.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Laurent): 4.5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Sainte-Feyre): 4.9 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Sainte-Feyre): 4.9 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Hilaire-la-Plaine): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 64 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the AHUN LYCEE weather station, 5.5 km away at 460 m; the village itself is at 422 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at AHUN LYCEE, 5.5 km away at 460 m, over 21 summers. [11]
An average of 991 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST LAURENT, 4 km away at 395 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
11 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 80,000 € — 875 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Creuse is 707 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23201/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23201/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23201/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23201/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23201
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23206
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23193
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Léren | 64 | 377 km SW | 210 | 26.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 51 % · humidity 0 % |
| Gelucourt | 57 | 462 km NE | 204 | 22.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Postroff | 57 | 489 km NE | 196 | 24.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ravigny | 53 | 300 km NW | 232 | 26.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 61 % |
| Valfroicourt | 88 | 387 km NE | 228 | 23.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Remimont | 88 | 379 km NE | 206 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravigny | 53 | 300 km NW | 232 | 26.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 61 % |
| Léren | 64 | 377 km SW | 210 | 26.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 51 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Remimont | 88 | 379 km NE | 206 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valfroicourt | 88 | 387 km NE | 228 | 23.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gelucourt | 57 | 462 km NE | 204 | 22.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Postroff | 57 | 489 km NE | 196 | 24.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · 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-Hilaire-la-Plaine'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gelucourt | 57 | 462 km NE | 204 | 22.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valfroicourt | 88 | 387 km NE | 228 | 23.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Remimont | 88 | 379 km NE | 206 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Écordal | 08 | 425 km NE | 283 | 28 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Maur | 39 | 283 km E | 212 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bucilly | 02 | 446 km N | 204 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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