Saint-Moreil
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 22.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 65 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Moreil (INSEE 23223) is in Creuse (23), part of CC Creuse Sud Ouest. Population 229 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 22.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 65 % of the 16,761 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.3 | 10 | 2.98 |
| Housing mix | 0.29 | 5 | 1.44 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (TORTUES). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT MOREIL AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT MOREIL). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (ANA COIF 23). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | TORTUES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | SAINT MOREIL AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT MOREIL | 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 | ANA COIF 23 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 230 (2012) → 229 (2023): -0.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 287 (1990) → 229 (2023): -20.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 292, of which 35.6 % second homes and 21.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Moreil): 2.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Peyrat-le-Château): 7.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Peyrat-le-Château): 7.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Peyrat-le-Château): 7.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Junien-la-Bregère): 6.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the BOURGANEUF weather station, 10.5 km away at 513 m; the village itself is at 421 m. [12]
The village sits 92 m below 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at BOURGANEUF, 10.5 km away at 513 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 92 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,296 mm of rain a year, spread over 151 days — about 8.6 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST-MOREIL, 0.4 km away at 414 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
49 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 80,000 € — 744 € per m² of built surface. [13]
The median across Creuse is 707 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [13]
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 — 23223/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/c46e6b06-f8e9-30ee-90c0-d97834e7bbf8— “Marché de producteurs des Locos Motivés”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23223/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23223/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23223/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23223
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 87117
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23205
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condat-lès-Montboissier | 63 | 145 km E | 228 | 32.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 9 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brouchaud | 24 | 90 km SW | 224 | 23.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 76 % · humidity 57 % |
| Peyrusse-le-Roc | 12 | 155 km S | 197 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Teyssieu | 46 | 106 km S | 162 | 21.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chaussenac | 15 | 88 km SE | 218 | 16 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tazilly | 58 | 199 km NE | 180 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaussenac | 15 | 88 km SE | 218 | 16 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brouchaud | 24 | 90 km SW | 224 | 23.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 76 % · humidity 57 % |
| Teyssieu | 46 | 106 km S | 162 | 21.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Condat-lès-Montboissier | 63 | 145 km E | 228 | 32.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 9 % · humidity 93 % |
| Peyrusse-le-Roc | 12 | 155 km S | 197 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tazilly | 58 | 199 km NE | 180 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 92 % · 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-Moreil'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-Martin-du-Puy | 58 | 234 km NE | 290 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Trivy | 71 | 224 km E | 261 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chassy | 18 | 159 km NE | 233 | 20.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bazelat | 23 | 57 km N | 221 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Happonvilliers | 28 | 279 km N | 296 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Fontenelle | 41 | 251 km N | 204 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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