Saint-Léger-le-Guérétois
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 34.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 77 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Léger-le-Guérétois (INSEE 23208) is in Creuse (23), part of CA du Grand Guéret. Population 401 (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 34.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 77 % of the 17,999 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.4 | 10 | 3.99 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.47 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (L'ATELIER A PIZZA). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (L'EMPIRE DES SENS). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT LÉGER LE GUÉRÉTOIS). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 | 1 | L'ATELIER A PIZZA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | L'EMPIRE DES SENS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT LÉGER LE GUÉRÉTOIS | INSEE BPE 1 [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 437 (2012) → 401 (2023): -8.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 446 (1990) → 401 (2023): -10.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 243, of which 5.3 % second homes and 13.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Guéret): 4.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Guéret): 4.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Guéret): 4.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Guéret): 4.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Léger-le-Guérétois): 0 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the GUERET COURTIL weather station, 3.6 km away at 464 m; the village itself is at 523 m. [10]
The village sits 59 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 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at GUERET-GRANCHER, 4.2 km away at 546 m, over 17 summers. [10]
An average of 1,015 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at GUERET COURTIL, 3.6 km away at 464 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 — 23208/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23208/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23208/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23208/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23096
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23208
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helléan | 56 | 383 km NW | 395 | 45.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Baudoncourt | 70 | 389 km NE | 482 | 37.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Maurice-de-Satonnay | 71 | 230 km E | 505 | 43.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontaines-d'Ozillac | 17 | 190 km SW | 510 | 39.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 59 % · humidity 64 % |
| Coren | 15 | 156 km SE | 445 | 38 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez | 42 | 232 km E | 480 | 43 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coren | 15 | 156 km SE | 445 | 38 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontaines-d'Ozillac | 17 | 190 km SW | 510 | 39.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 59 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Maurice-de-Satonnay | 71 | 230 km E | 505 | 43.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez | 42 | 232 km E | 480 | 43 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Helléan | 56 | 383 km NW | 395 | 45.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Baudoncourt | 70 | 389 km NE | 482 | 37.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
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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-Léger-le-Guérétois'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limont-Fontaine | 59 | 477 km N | 525 | 33.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Toutencourt | 80 | 435 km N | 435 | 38.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bovelles | 80 | 416 km N | 425 | 31.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Thieulin | 28 | 256 km N | 423 | 33.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Epping | 57 | 528 km NE | 572 | 38.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Verdilly | 02 | 347 km N | 443 | 29.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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