Saint-Martial-le-Mont
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 15 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Martial-le-Mont (INSEE 23214) is in Creuse (23), part of CC Creuse Sud Ouest. Population 265 (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 11.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 15 % of the 17,484 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.54 | 10 | 5.39 |
| Housing mix | 0.55 | 5 | 2.77 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT MARTIAL LE MONT). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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 | 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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT MARTIAL LE MONT | 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 223 (2012) → 265 (2023): 18.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 255 (1990) → 265 (2023): 3.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 206, of which 22.3 % second homes and 18.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lavaveix-les-Mines): 2.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lavaveix-les-Mines): 2.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Lavaveix-les-Mines): 2.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Chénérailles): 9.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Lavaveix-les-Mines): 2.6 km to the north (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. [10]
Measured at the AHUN LYCEE weather station, 6.9 km away at 460 m; the village itself is at 414 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at AHUN LYCEE, 6.9 km away at 460 m, over 21 summers. [10]
An average of 976 mm of rain a year, spread over 138 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at FRANSECHES, 3.8 km away at 500 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 — 23214/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23214/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23214/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23214/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23105
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23061
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tudeils | 19 | 114 km S | 268 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Teyjat | 24 | 128 km SW | 271 | 10 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 74 % |
| Saint-Jory-las-Bloux | 24 | 116 km SW | 245 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 53 % · humidity 64 % |
| Teilhet | 63 | 56 km E | 286 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 26 % · humidity 93 % |
| Linac | 46 | 154 km S | 233 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fleurat | 23 | 38 km NW | 311 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleurat | 23 | 38 km NW | 311 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Teilhet | 63 | 56 km E | 286 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 26 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tudeils | 19 | 114 km S | 268 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jory-las-Bloux | 24 | 116 km SW | 245 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 53 % · humidity 64 % |
| Teyjat | 24 | 128 km SW | 271 | 10 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 74 % |
| Linac | 46 | 154 km S | 233 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
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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-Martial-le-Mont'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Vitte-sur-Briance | 87 | 63 km SW | 316 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Reterre | 23 | 30 km E | 258 | 15 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaulieu | 61 | 310 km N | 212 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Camps-Saint-Mathurin-Léobazel | 19 | 119 km S | 206 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Gonfrière | 61 | 331 km N | 271 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Issoudun-Létrieix | 23 | 4.1 km E | 291 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
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