Saint-Marc-à-Frongier
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 17/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 21 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Marc-à-Frongier (INSEE 23211) is in Creuse (23), part of CC Creuse Grand Sud. Population 428 (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 17/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 21 % of the 17,940 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.55 | 10 | 5.52 |
| Housing mix | 0.51 | 5 | 2.57 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), 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) | 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 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 366 (2012) → 428 (2023): 16.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 407 (1990) → 428 (2023): 5.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 272, of which 24.3 % second homes and 3.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Aubusson): 4.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Aubusson): 4.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Aubusson): 4.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Aubusson): 4.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Marc-à-Frongier): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 105 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the AUBUSSON_SAPC weather station, 6.2 km away at 486 m; the village itself is at 584 m. [10]
The village sits 98 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 FELLETIN, 7.5 km away at 635 m, over 29 summers. [10]
That station sits 51 m above 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 932 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at AUBUSSON_SAPC, 6.2 km away at 486 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 — 23211/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23211/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23211/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23211/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23008
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23211
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presle | 73 | 317 km E | 424 | 21.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Anglars-Nozac | 46 | 139 km SW | 400 | 21.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 8 % · humidity 79 % |
| Modène | 84 | 311 km SE | 458 | 22.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 27 % · humidity 100 % |
| Manneville-la-Raoult | 27 | 406 km N | 474 | 21.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Verlin | 89 | 247 km N | 406 | 21.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 11 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lion-en-Sullias | 45 | 202 km N | 382 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anglars-Nozac | 46 | 139 km SW | 400 | 21.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 8 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lion-en-Sullias | 45 | 202 km N | 382 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
| Verlin | 89 | 247 km N | 406 | 21.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 11 % · humidity 93 % |
| Modène | 84 | 311 km SE | 458 | 22.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 27 % · humidity 100 % |
| Presle | 73 | 317 km E | 424 | 21.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Manneville-la-Raoult | 27 | 406 km N | 474 | 21.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 0 % · 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-Marc-à-Frongier'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presle | 73 | 317 km E | 424 | 21.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villards-d'Héria | 39 | 283 km E | 397 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marcillat | 63 | 73 km E | 340 | 22.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Laurent-en-Beaumont | 38 | 314 km E | 422 | 29.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Motte-Saint-Martin | 38 | 301 km E | 448 | 27.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Puygros | 73 | 307 km E | 406 | 22.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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