Le Creusot
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61.5/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 43 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Creusot (INSEE 71153) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CU Le Creusot Montceau-les-Mines. Population 20,509 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 61.5/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)).
Better served than 43 % of the 1,173 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 | 0.54 | 25 | 13.59 |
| Social | 0.94 | 20 | 18.85 |
| Education | 0.58 | 10 | 5.83 |
| Health | 0.6 | 10 | 6.01 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.08 |
| Population trend | 0.21 | 10 | 2.09 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.81 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
14 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAY PAIN CHAUD). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (GDV GESTION DES VIANDES · DE SOUSA TRAITEUR). [3,4]
6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PRODUITS ORIENTAUX · AL MERCATINO · LE CREUSOT DU ROI · LE POIDS GOURMAND). [3,4]
7 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE · ALDI MARCHE · SUPERMARKET · SD · CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [3,4]
37 × Restaurant (AMRI FAROUZE · AGRAW · LE ROI DE LA PIZZA · BCI.VI · SHAO). [3,4]
18 × Café / bar (BIERE TRUCK SAONE-ET-LOIRE · LE BISTROT DE L'ARTILLERIE · LE BOURGOGNE · BRASSERIE DE LA GARE · CHEZ EMILIO BAR BRASSERIE). [4]
4 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA MOLETTE · ECOLE MATERNELLE EST · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE TENNIS). [3]
7 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA CHARMILLE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ROSA PARKS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARIE CURIE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE RAYMOND ROCHETTE). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE LA CROIX MENEE · COLLEGE CENTRE). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ALEXANDRE GAUMET, MÉDECIN · CATHERINE SAGARDOY, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PASCAL TAUPENOT, MÉDECIN · EUGENIE VIARD-CRETAT, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC COLLIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
9 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE VAN HEMELRYCK TREVISANI · PHARMACIE DES ACACIAS · PHARMACIE D HARFLEUR · PHARMACIE DE LA MOLETTE · PHARMACIE DU PARC). [3,4]
3 × Post office / agence postale (LE CREUSOT JOFFRE RP · LE CREUSOT FOCH RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE CHRISTIAN BOBIN). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINE MORVAN). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF JEAN GARNIER · COLLEGE CROIX MENEE · HALLE DES SPORTS · GYMNASE JEAN MACE). [3]
11 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU CREUSOT · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CREDIT AGRICOLE CENTRE-EST AGENCE 320 · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE). [3]
36 × Hairdresser (PERRON EDITH · MALIE COIFFURE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (LA BELLE EPOQUE · HÔTEL 19'CENT). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 16 × Restaurant, 5 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 14 | MAY PAIN CHAUD | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | GDV GESTION DES VIANDES · DE SOUSA TRAITEUR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 6 | PRODUITS ORIENTAUX · AL MERCATINO · LE CREUSOT DU ROI · LE POIDS GOURMAND | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 7 | INTERMARCHE · ALDI MARCHE · SUPERMARKET · SD · CARREFOUR EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 37 | AMRI FAROUZE · AGRAW · LE ROI DE LA PIZZA · BCI.VI · SHAO | INSEE BPE 37 / INSEE SIRENE 61 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 18 | BIERE TRUCK SAONE-ET-LOIRE · LE BISTROT DE L'ARTILLERIE · LE BOURGOGNE · BRASSERIE DE LA GARE · CHEZ EMILIO BAR BRASSERIE | INSEE SIRENE 18 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 4 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA MOLETTE · ECOLE MATERNELLE EST · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE TENNIS | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 7 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA CHARMILLE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ROSA PARKS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARIE CURIE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE RAYMOND ROCHETTE | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE LA CROIX MENEE · COLLEGE CENTRE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | ALEXANDRE GAUMET, MÉDECIN · CATHERINE SAGARDOY, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PASCAL TAUPENOT, MÉDECIN · EUGENIE VIARD-CRETAT, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC COLLIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 9 | PHARMACIE VAN HEMELRYCK TREVISANI · PHARMACIE DES ACACIAS · PHARMACIE D HARFLEUR · PHARMACIE DE LA MOLETTE · PHARMACIE DU PARC | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | LE CREUSOT JOFFRE RP · LE CREUSOT FOCH RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE CHRISTIAN BOBIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINE MORVAN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF JEAN GARNIER · COLLEGE CROIX MENEE · HALLE DES SPORTS · GYMNASE JEAN MACE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 11 | CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU CREUSOT · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CREDIT AGRICOLE CENTRE-EST AGENCE 320 · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 36 | PERRON EDITH · MALIE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 36 / INSEE SIRENE 50 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | LA BELLE EPOQUE · HÔTEL 19'CENT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday, Saturday. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 22,574 (2012) → 20,509 (2023): -9.1 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 28,909 (1990) → 20,509 (2023): -29.1 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 12,935, of which 1.9 % second homes and 12.6 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Creusot): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Le Creusot): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Le Creusot): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Le Creusot): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Le Creusot): 0.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 54 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CREUSOT(LE) weather station, 2.1 km away at 320 m; the village itself is at 361 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at TORCY, 5.6 km away at 317 m, over 23 summers. [11]
An average of 917 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CREUSOT(LE), 2.1 km away at 320 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
620 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 109,720 € — 1,048 € per m² of built surface. [12]
766 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 69,000 € — 880 € per m². [12]
The median across Saône-et-Loire is 1,210 € 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
sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5,6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71153/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/6/31afe3c8-1c12-3d4a-83e8-c362afe175e8— “Marché du jeudi.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/6/dc823fff-da32-3470-a0d7-c1c0e96094df— “Marché du samedi.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71153/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71153/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71153/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71153
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fougères | 35 | 456 km NW | 20,307 | 74 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Forbach | 57 | 322 km NE | 20,493 | 69 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cugnaux | 31 | 436 km SW | 20,662 | 63.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 61 % · humidity 57 % |
| Halluin | 59 | 452 km N | 20,715 | 63.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 76 % |
| Chaumont | 52 | 155 km N | 20,827 | 69.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cournon-d'Auvergne | 63 | 151 km SW | 19,951 | 57.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cournon-d'Auvergne | 63 | 151 km SW | 19,951 | 57.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaumont | 52 | 155 km N | 20,827 | 69.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Forbach | 57 | 322 km NE | 20,493 | 69 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cugnaux | 31 | 436 km SW | 20,662 | 63.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 61 % · humidity 57 % |
| Halluin | 59 | 452 km N | 20,715 | 63.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 76 % |
| Fougères | 35 | 456 km NW | 20,307 | 74 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 70 % · 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 Le Creusot'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cournon-d'Auvergne | 63 | 151 km SW | 19,951 | 57.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sélestat | 67 | 279 km NE | 19,589 | 68.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaune | 21 | 40 km NE | 20,352 | 73.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brie-Comte-Robert | 77 | 250 km NW | 19,003 | 66.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Louviers | 27 | 361 km NW | 18,705 | 68.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Dizier | 52 | 207 km N | 22,858 | 70.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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