Vidaillat
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 17.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 52 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vidaillat (INSEE 23260) is in Creuse (23), part of CC Creuse Sud Ouest. Population 204 (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 17.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 52 % of the 16,069 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.61 | 10 | 6.15 |
| Housing mix | 0.24 | 5 | 1.18 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VIDAILLAT AP). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | VIDAILLAT 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 165 (2012) → 204 (2023): 23.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 183 (1990) → 204 (2023): 11.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 173, of which 38.2 % second homes and 8.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pontarion): 6.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Hilaire-le-Château): 2.8 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Pontarion): 6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Georges-la-Pouge): 6.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Hilaire-le-Château): 2.7 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 83 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the PONTARION_SAPC weather station, 5.8 km away at 455 m; the village itself is at 483 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BOURGANEUF, 14 km away at 513 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 1,159 mm of rain a year, spread over 142 days — about 8.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at PONTARION_SAPC, 5.8 km away at 455 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23260/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23260/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23260/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23260/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23155
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23202
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23197
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aunay-en-Bazois | 58 | 188 km NE | 231 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sexcles | 19 | 102 km S | 228 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Cirgues-la-Loutre | 19 | 99 km S | 188 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Onlay | 58 | 189 km NE | 163 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 32 % · humidity 93 % |
| Limanton | 58 | 181 km NE | 242 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 30 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bosmoreau-les-Mines | 23 | 13 km NW | 230 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosmoreau-les-Mines | 23 | 13 km NW | 230 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Cirgues-la-Loutre | 19 | 99 km S | 188 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sexcles | 19 | 102 km S | 228 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Limanton | 58 | 181 km NE | 242 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 30 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aunay-en-Bazois | 58 | 188 km NE | 231 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Onlay | 58 | 189 km NE | 163 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 32 % · 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 Vidaillat'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châteauneuf-les-Bains | 63 | 77 km E | 301 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ars-les-Favets | 63 | 71 km E | 220 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montlainsia | 39 | 280 km E | 209 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-Cantalès | 15 | 101 km S | 157 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bassignac-le-Haut | 19 | 84 km S | 160 | 2.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Victour | 19 | 66 km SE | 199 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
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