Saint-Maurice-la-Souterraine
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 17.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 2 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Maurice-la-Souterraine (INSEE 23219) is in Creuse (23), part of CC du Pays Sostranien. Population 1,116 (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 17.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 2 % of the 13,672 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 | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.52 | 10 | 5.25 |
| Housing mix | 0.73 | 5 | 3.67 |
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]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT MAURICE LA SOUTERRAINE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (CAPILLYSS). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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] | |
| 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 | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT MAURICE LA SOUTERRAINE | 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 | 1 | CAPILLYSS | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,239 (2012) → 1,116 (2023): -9.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,089 (1990) → 1,116 (2023): 2.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 707, of which 13.3 % second homes and 13.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Souterraine): 4.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Souterraine): 4.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (La Souterraine): 4.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Arnac-la-Poste): 7.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Maurice-la-Souterraine): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LA SOUTERRAINE weather station, 3.5 km away at 370 m; the village itself is at 373 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LA SOUTERRAINE, 3.5 km away at 370 m, over 28 summers. [11]
An average of 1,027 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LA SOUTERRAINE, 3.5 km away at 370 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23219/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23219/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23219/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23219/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23176
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 87003
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23219
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentine | 73 | 386 km E | 959 | 26.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bellegarde-Poussieu | 38 | 288 km E | 1,007 | 23.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gouézec | 29 | 462 km NW | 1,111 | 22.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Vernelle | 36 | 115 km N | 799 | 24.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Fraimbault-de-Prières | 53 | 282 km NW | 926 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Laurent-les-Églises | 87 | 30 km S | 865 | 26 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 82 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Laurent-les-Églises | 87 | 30 km S | 865 | 26 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 82 % |
| La Vernelle | 36 | 115 km N | 799 | 24.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Fraimbault-de-Prières | 53 | 282 km NW | 926 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellegarde-Poussieu | 38 | 288 km E | 1,007 | 23.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Argentine | 73 | 386 km E | 959 | 26.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gouézec | 29 | 462 km NW | 1,111 | 22.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 68 % · 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-Maurice-la-Souterraine'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Vernelle | 36 | 115 km N | 799 | 24.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Fraimbault-de-Prières | 53 | 282 km NW | 926 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Doue | 77 | 322 km NE | 1,122 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Ormes-sur-Voulzie | 77 | 284 km NE | 864 | 24.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Trans-sur-Erdre | 44 | 255 km NW | 1,156 | 28.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maillebois | 28 | 270 km N | 941 | 30.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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