Vallière
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 43.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vallière (INSEE 23257) is in Creuse (23), part of CC Creuse Grand Sud. Population 705 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/23257-valliere
Vitality score
Vitality score 43.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 82 % of the 16,384 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.37 | 10 | 3.66 |
| Housing mix | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR BUTEZ ALEXIS). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (POMME & NOISETTE). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (KOUILLERE · LE VALLARIA). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE AUGUSTE-JEAN MARTIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE MAZEAUD LACROIX). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VALLIERE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE VALLIÈRE MAIRIE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (COLOR'ZONE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LE MASVODIER). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). [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) | 1 | BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR BUTEZ ALEXIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | POMME & NOISETTE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 2 | KOUILLERE · LE VALLARIA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE AUGUSTE-JEAN MARTIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE MAZEAUD LACROIX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | VALLIERE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE VALLIÈRE MAIRIE | 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 | COLOR'ZONE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LE MASVODIER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 767 (2012) → 705 (2023): -8.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 814 (1990) → 705 (2023): -13.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 645, of which 34.6 % second homes and 4.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Felletin): 11 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vallière): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Sulpice-les-Champs): 9.8 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Vallière): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Vallière): 1.8 km to the west (straight line). [9]
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, 2.1 km away at 560 m; the village itself is at 576 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at FELLETIN, 12.1 km away at 635 m, over 29 summers. [11]
That station sits 59 m above 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 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, 2.1 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
69 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 85,000 € — 800 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Creuse is 707 € per m², so this commune sits above 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 — 23257/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23257/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23257/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23257/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23079
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23257
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23246
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liginiac | 19 | 59 km SE | 651 | 33.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaillac | 36 | 82 km NW | 1,021 | 36.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 42 % |
| Le Vernet-Chaméane | 63 | 120 km SE | 775 | 57.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Saud-Lacoussière | 24 | 103 km SW | 820 | 44.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 19 % · humidity 93 % |
| Quarré-les-Tombes | 89 | 221 km NE | 619 | 59.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brossac | 16 | 174 km W | 482 | 48.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 34 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liginiac | 19 | 59 km SE | 651 | 33.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaillac | 36 | 82 km NW | 1,021 | 36.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 42 % |
| Saint-Saud-Lacoussière | 24 | 103 km SW | 820 | 44.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 19 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Vernet-Chaméane | 63 | 120 km SE | 775 | 57.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brossac | 16 | 174 km W | 482 | 48.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 34 % · humidity 86 % |
| Quarré-les-Tombes | 89 | 221 km NE | 619 | 59.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Vallière'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val d'Arcomie | 15 | 142 km SE | 922 | 50.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rimont | 09 | 329 km S | 542 | 44 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Menat | 63 | 71 km E | 547 | 46.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pont de Montvert - Sud Mont Lozère | 48 | 218 km SE | 557 | 66.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Viscomtat | 63 | 128 km E | 501 | 30 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Anost | 71 | 205 km NE | 695 | 66.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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