Depends what you define as ‘major’ it’s definitely a rural area. “La France profonde”

It’s about 4 hours (by car or train) south of Paris, 1 hour from either Limoges or Montluçon.

Closest cities are Guèret and La Souterraine, each about 25km away, but there are supermarkets, bakeries, butchers, hardware store, etc in a nearby town 7km from the village.