Saint-Quentin-la-Chabanne
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 14.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 19 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Quentin-la-Chabanne (INSEE 23238) is in Creuse (23), part of CC Creuse Grand Sud. Population 362 (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 14.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 19 % of the 18,059 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.32 | 10 | 3.17 |
| Housing mix | 0.63 | 5 | 3.15 |
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]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 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 | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 354 (2012) → 362 (2023): 2.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 443 (1990) → 362 (2023): -18.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 281, of which 18.5 % second homes and 16.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Felletin): 2.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Felletin): 2.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Felletin): 2.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Felletin): 2.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Quentin-la-Chabanne): 0 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 52 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the FELLETIN weather station, 3 km away at 635 m; the village itself is at 550 m. [10]
The village sits 85 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at FELLETIN, 3 km away at 635 m, over 29 summers. [10]
That station sits 85 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 970 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at FELLETIN, 3 km away at 635 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 — 23238/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23238/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23238/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23238/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23079
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23238
- 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-Julien-Puy-Lavèze | 63 | 46 km SE | 360 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Point | 71 | 197 km E | 363 | 20 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Noailhac | 19 | 97 km SW | 348 | 20 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 97 % · humidity 71 % |
| Ciez | 58 | 191 km NE | 378 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pardaillan | 47 | 198 km SW | 334 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 72 % · humidity 57 % |
| Ligny-en-Brionnais | 71 | 163 km E | 375 | 20.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Julien-Puy-Lavèze | 63 | 46 km SE | 360 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Noailhac | 19 | 97 km SW | 348 | 20 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 97 % · humidity 71 % |
| Ligny-en-Brionnais | 71 | 163 km E | 375 | 20.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ciez | 58 | 191 km NE | 378 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Point | 71 | 197 km E | 363 | 20 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pardaillan | 47 | 198 km SW | 334 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 72 % · humidity 57 % |
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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-Quentin-la-Chabanne'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archignat | 03 | 60 km N | 321 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villeneuve-les-Genêts | 89 | 220 km N | 312 | 21.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Annay | 58 | 195 km N | 343 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Laurent-des-Bois | 41 | 227 km N | 330 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bona | 58 | 165 km NE | 296 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Mesnil-Thomas | 28 | 315 km N | 335 | 20.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
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