Saint-Loup
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 22.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 69 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Loup (INSEE 23209) is in Creuse (23), part of CC Creuse Confluence. Population 201 (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 22.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 69 % of the 15,929 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.58 | 10 | 5.81 |
| Housing mix | 0.55 | 5 | 2.73 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE P'TIT LOUP 23). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT LOUP). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE P'TIT LOUP 23 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT LOUP | 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 179 (2012) → 201 (2023): 12.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 186 (1990) → 201 (2023): 8.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 150, of which 22.7 % second homes and 16 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gouzon): 6.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Peyrat-la-Nonière): 5.6 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Peyrat-la-Nonière): 5.5 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Gouzon): 7.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Chabrais): 5.2 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 58 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SAINT-LOUP_SAPC weather station, 0.8 km away at 440 m; the village itself is at 435 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at AHUN LYCEE, 19.3 km away at 460 m, over 21 summers. [11]
An average of 799 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SAINT-LOUP_SAPC, 0.8 km away at 440 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
31 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 65,000 € — 656 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Creuse is 707 € per m², so this commune sits about level with 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 — 23209/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23209/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23209/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23209/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23093
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23151
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23185
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freix-Anglards | 15 | 124 km S | 215 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 24 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lescure-Jaoul | 12 | 212 km S | 229 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Brigitte | 56 | 467 km NW | 178 | 23.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Maur | 18 | 49 km N | 253 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 64 % |
| Reterre | 23 | 16 km E | 258 | 15 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Romain-d'Urfé | 42 | 123 km E | 243 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 32 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reterre | 23 | 16 km E | 258 | 15 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Maur | 18 | 49 km N | 253 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Romain-d'Urfé | 42 | 123 km E | 243 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 32 % · humidity 100 % |
| Freix-Anglards | 15 | 124 km S | 215 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 24 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lescure-Jaoul | 12 | 212 km S | 229 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Brigitte | 56 | 467 km NW | 178 | 23.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 84 % · 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-Loup'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rayssac | 81 | 258 km S | 234 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pouligny-Saint-Martin | 36 | 47 km NW | 235 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sennevières | 37 | 140 km NW | 226 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Marcelin-de-Cray | 71 | 179 km E | 193 | 12 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bazaiges | 36 | 70 km NW | 229 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Meillers | 03 | 75 km NE | 129 | 16 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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