Saint-Sulpice-les-Champs
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 22.8/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 50 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Sulpice-les-Champs (INSEE 23246) is in Creuse (23), part of CC Creuse Grand Sud. Population 340 (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 22.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 50 % of the 18,081 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 | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.36 | 10 | 3.61 |
| Housing mix | 0.62 | 5 | 3.12 |
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 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN CHRISTOPHE RAKOTONIAINA, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ST SULPICE LES CHAMPS LPA AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT SULPICE LES CHAMPS POINT D'ACCUEIL POLYVALENT). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 4 / 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) | 1 | JEAN CHRISTOPHE RAKOTONIAINA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | ST SULPICE LES CHAMPS LPA AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT SULPICE LES CHAMPS POINT D'ACCUEIL POLYVALENT | 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 | 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 386 (2012) → 340 (2023): -11.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 395 (1990) → 340 (2023): -13.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 287, of which 18.8 % second homes and 18.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fransèches): 4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Georges-la-Pouge): 4.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Sulpice-les-Champs): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Georges-la-Pouge): 4.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Sulpice-les-Champs): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 96 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the VALLIERES weather station, 10.5 km away at 560 m; the village itself is at 594 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at AHUN LYCEE, 11 km away at 460 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 134 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, 4.4 km away at 500 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23246/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23246/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23246/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23246/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23086
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23197
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23246
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourriot-Bergonce | 40 | 274 km SW | 326 | 21.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 26 % · winter 53 % |
| Villeneuve-de-Duras | 47 | 197 km SW | 315 | 26 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 12 % |
| Fleuriel | 03 | 95 km E | 336 | 21.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fabas | 09 | 329 km S | 354 | 21.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 62 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-la-Treille | 87 | 62 km NW | 361 | 18 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 31 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pouzy-Mésangy | 03 | 109 km NE | 378 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Hilaire-la-Treille | 87 | 62 km NW | 361 | 18 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 31 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fleuriel | 03 | 95 km E | 336 | 21.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pouzy-Mésangy | 03 | 109 km NE | 378 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeneuve-de-Duras | 47 | 197 km SW | 315 | 26 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 12 % |
| Bourriot-Bergonce | 40 | 274 km SW | 326 | 21.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 26 % · winter 53 % |
| Fabas | 09 | 329 km S | 354 | 21.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 62 % · humidity 64 % |
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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-Sulpice-les-Champs'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 | 129 km SE | 339 | 27 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pardoux-le-Vieux | 19 | 47 km SE | 293 | 24.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gibles | 71 | 185 km E | 571 | 30.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sannat | 23 | 33 km NE | 349 | 26.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Rémy | 19 | 42 km SE | 244 | 20 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vabres | 15 | 141 km SE | 244 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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