Saint-Yrieix-la-Montagne
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 14/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 30 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Yrieix-la-Montagne (INSEE 23249) is in Creuse (23), part of CC Creuse Grand Sud. Population 219 (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 14/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 30 % of the 16,520 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.27 | 10 | 2.74 |
| Housing mix | 0.25 | 5 | 1.24 |
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 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT YRIEIX LA MONTAGNE AP). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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 | 1 | SAINT YRIEIX LA MONTAGNE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 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 212 (2012) → 219 (2023): 3.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 283 (1990) → 219 (2023): -22.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 229, of which 37.6 % second homes and 10.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Felletin): 11.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vallière): 2.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Felletin): 11.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Vallière): 2.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Yrieix-la-Montagne): 0 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 98 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the VALLIERES weather station, 1.9 km away at 560 m; the village itself is at 613 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 FELLETIN, 12.8 km away at 635 m, over 29 summers. [11]
An average of 1,162 mm of rain a year, spread over 141 days — about 8.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VALLIERES, 1.9 km away at 560 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
32 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 55,500 € — 542 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Creuse is 707 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
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 — 23249/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23249/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23249/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23249/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23079
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23257
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23249
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davignac | 19 | 45 km S | 235 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brengues | 46 | 146 km S | 195 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 8 % · humidity 79 % |
| Couloutre | 58 | 193 km NE | 234 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 28 % · humidity 86 % |
| Presly | 18 | 169 km N | 207 | 18 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 47 % · humidity 86 % |
| Soumensac | 47 | 188 km SW | 224 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 12 % · humidity 79 % |
| Cézens | 15 | 120 km SE | 218 | 5.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davignac | 19 | 45 km S | 235 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cézens | 15 | 120 km SE | 218 | 5.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brengues | 46 | 146 km S | 195 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 8 % · humidity 79 % |
| Presly | 18 | 169 km N | 207 | 18 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 47 % · humidity 86 % |
| Soumensac | 47 | 188 km SW | 224 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 12 % · humidity 79 % |
| Couloutre | 58 | 193 km NE | 234 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 28 % · humidity 86 % |
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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-Yrieix-la-Montagne'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davignac | 19 | 45 km S | 235 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Nouaille | 23 | 5.4 km SE | 224 | 21.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Monteil-au-Vicomte | 23 | 8.2 km NW | 215 | 23.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ars | 23 | 14 km N | 239 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Rémy | 19 | 32 km SE | 244 | 20 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montlainsia | 39 | 273 km E | 209 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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