La Villetelle
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 14.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 40 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Villetelle (INSEE 23266) is in Creuse (23), part of CC Creuse Grand Sud. Population 163 (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 14.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 40 % of the 14,672 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.37 | 10 | 3.67 |
| Housing mix | 0.35 | 5 | 1.76 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA VILLETELLE ALLEYRAT LPR RP). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (ESPACE COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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) | 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 | LA VILLETELLE ALLEYRAT LPR RP | 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 | 1 | ESPACE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 168 (2012) → 163 (2023): -3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 188 (1990) → 163 (2023): -13.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 139, of which 32.4 % second homes and 10.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Villetelle): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Crocq): 6.6 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Crocq): 6.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Mérinchal): 11.2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Avit-de-Tardes): 4.3 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 85 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the NEOUX weather station, 6.2 km away at 585 m; the village itself is at 653 m. [12]
The village sits 68 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at FELLETIN, 12.7 km away at 635 m, over 29 summers. [12]
An average of 945 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at CROCQ, 5.9 km away at 710 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23266/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23266/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23266/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23266/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23266
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23069
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23131
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23182
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marnhagues-et-Latour | 12 | 234 km S | 147 | 20.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Granges-d'Ans | 24 | 123 km SW | 150 | 6.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 30 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chitray | 36 | 110 km NW | 172 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 46 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Mars | 23 | 13 km NE | 180 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pailherols | 15 | 111 km S | 143 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bresse-sur-Grosne | 71 | 199 km NE | 184 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 81 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Mars | 23 | 13 km NE | 180 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chitray | 36 | 110 km NW | 172 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 46 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pailherols | 15 | 111 km S | 143 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Granges-d'Ans | 24 | 123 km SW | 150 | 6.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 30 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bresse-sur-Grosne | 71 | 199 km NE | 184 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 81 % · humidity 64 % |
| Marnhagues-et-Latour | 12 | 234 km S | 147 | 20.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 66 % · 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 La Villetelle'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bassignac-le-Haut | 19 | 81 km S | 160 | 2.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montfleur | 39 | 243 km E | 162 | 31.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Genès-la-Tourette | 63 | 99 km SE | 195 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Monestier-Port-Dieu | 19 | 49 km S | 132 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pardoux-d'Arnet | 23 | 4.5 km S | 163 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Basville | 23 | 6.8 km SE | 167 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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