Saint-Médard-la-Rochette
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 26.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 44 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Médard-la-Rochette (INSEE 23220) is in Creuse (23), part of CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine. Population 559 (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 26.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 44 % of the 17,438 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Housing mix | 0.55 | 5 | 2.73 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (THE VINTAGE TRAILER). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (FOURNEAUX AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT MÉDARD LA ROCHETTE AGENCE POSTALE). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LA PERLE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Primary school (élémentaire), 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 [3,4] | |
| 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 | THE VINTAGE TRAILER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | FOURNEAUX AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT MÉDARD LA ROCHETTE AGENCE POSTALE | 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 | 1 | CAMPING LA PERLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 575 (2012) → 559 (2023): -2.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 626 (1990) → 559 (2023): -10.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 485, of which 22.7 % second homes and 18.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lavaveix-les-Mines): 5.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lavaveix-les-Mines): 5.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Lavaveix-les-Mines): 5.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Chénérailles): 8 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Médard-la-Rochette): 2.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 100 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the AUBUSSON_SAPC weather station, 10 km away at 486 m; the village itself is at 539 m. [11]
The village sits 53 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at AHUN LYCEE, 10.7 km away at 460 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 79 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 976 mm of rain a year, spread over 138 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at FRANSECHES, 7 km away at 500 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 — 23220/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23220/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23220/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23220/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23105
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23061
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23220
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Fraimbault | 61 | 346 km NW | 545 | 24.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 19 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Porcherie | 87 | 70 km SW | 531 | 27.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 47 % |
| Épeigné-les-Bois | 37 | 159 km NW | 401 | 29.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 18 % · humidity 93 % |
| Soturac | 46 | 194 km SW | 644 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 26 % · humidity 29 % |
| Cressat | 23 | 11 km N | 512 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fromental | 87 | 59 km W | 524 | 20.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 51 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cressat | 23 | 11 km N | 512 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fromental | 87 | 59 km W | 524 | 20.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 51 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Porcherie | 87 | 70 km SW | 531 | 27.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 47 % |
| Épeigné-les-Bois | 37 | 159 km NW | 401 | 29.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 18 % · humidity 93 % |
| Soturac | 46 | 194 km SW | 644 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 26 % · humidity 29 % |
| Saint-Fraimbault | 61 | 346 km NW | 545 | 24.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 19 % · 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-Médard-la-Rochette'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-Poncy | 15 | 127 km SE | 339 | 27 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Merlas | 38 | 281 km E | 465 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Parsac | 23 | 18 km N | 825 | 20.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Brignon | 43 | 183 km SE | 617 | 36.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châtel-en-Trièves | 38 | 314 km SE | 491 | 32.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moureuille | 63 | 60 km E | 371 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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