Saint-Priest-la-Plaine
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 8.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 4 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Priest-la-Plaine (INSEE 23236) is in Creuse (23), part of CC de Bénévent Grand Bourg. Population 258 (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 8.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 4 % of the 17,323 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.33 | 10 | 3.32 |
| Housing mix | 0.74 | 5 | 3.69 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (BERRIDGE EDWARD). [3,4]
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, 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 | 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 | 1 | BERRIDGE EDWARD | 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
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 244 (2012) → 258 (2023): 5.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 310 (1990) → 258 (2023): -16.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 199, of which 13.1 % second homes and 26.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Grand-Bourg): 3.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Grand-Bourg): 3.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Le Grand-Bourg): 3.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Le Grand-Bourg): 3.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Le Grand-Bourg): 3.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 36 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the BENEVENT_SAPC weather station, 7.8 km away at 460 m; the village itself is at 367 m. [9]
The village sits 93 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at DUN LE PALESTEL, 14.4 km away at 365 m, over 16 summers. [9]
An average of 940 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at FLEURAT, 7 km away at 407 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23236/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23236/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23236/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23236/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23095
- 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-Martin-du-Boschet | 77 | 314 km NE | 257 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaucaire | 32 | 279 km S | 255 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 95 % · humidity 0 % |
| Salon | 24 | 146 km SW | 261 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Coulx | 47 | 212 km SW | 256 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
| Pindray | 86 | 71 km NW | 253 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montesquieu-Avantès | 09 | 354 km S | 263 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pindray | 86 | 71 km NW | 253 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Salon | 24 | 146 km SW | 261 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Coulx | 47 | 212 km SW | 256 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
| Beaucaire | 32 | 279 km S | 255 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 95 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Martin-du-Boschet | 77 | 314 km NE | 257 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montesquieu-Avantès | 09 | 354 km S | 263 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 73 % · 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-Priest-la-Plaine'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brizay | 37 | 138 km NW | 256 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Mesnil-Eudes | 14 | 340 km N | 252 | 9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Berrie | 86 | 162 km NW | 251 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arpheuilles | 36 | 83 km N | 240 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-de-Four | 03 | 100 km E | 227 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Charles-la-Forêt | 53 | 253 km NW | 231 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
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