Argentat-sur-Dordogne
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 71.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Argentat-sur-Dordogne (INSEE 19010) is in Corrèze (19), part of CC Xaintrie Val'Dordogne. Population 2,881 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2017-01-01 from 1 former commune: Saint-Bazile-de-la-Roche (19183). [3]
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 71.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 7,359 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 | 0.71 | 25 | 17.67 |
| Social | 0.96 | 20 | 19.15 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.86 | 10 | 8.64 |
| Public & culture | 0.51 | 5 | 2.56 |
| Population trend | 0.36 | 10 | 3.56 |
| Housing mix | 0.65 | 5 | 3.25 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SUN' PAT · BOULANGERIE SHEMER · LA FIGOUNETTE). [4,5]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (FCM FINANCES). [4,5]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (COMBE MADELEINE). [4,5]
3 × Supermarket (SUPER U · ALDI MARCHE · INTERMARCHE). [4,5]
12 × Restaurant (MANANISOLI · AUX MINI DELICES · PIZZ'ARGENTAT · LE KIOSQUE A PIZZA · LE BISTROT DES QUAIS). [4,5]
5 × Café / bar (LE P'TIT BOUCHON · LE DORDOGNE · LE TIVOLI · LES GALETS). [5]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE JEANNE D'ARC). [4]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE COLLEGE SIMONE VEIL · COLLEGE PRIVE JEANNE D ARC). [4]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHRISTIAN LE PICARD-GOOS, MÉDECIN · DENIS TRONCHE, MÉDECIN · MARIA COTTU, MÉDECIN · SYLVIE CLAUX-SENON, MÉDECIN · BERNARD TEILHET, MÉDECIN). [4]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE LABROUE · PHARMACIE BRIANCON · PHARMACIE FARGES CAZE). [4,5]
2 × Post office / agence postale (ST BAZILE DE LA ROCHE AP · LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Library (ARGENTAT MEDIATHEQUE INTERCOMMUNALE XAINTRIE VAL' DORDOGNE). [4]
1 × Cinema (LE TURENNE). [4]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE · COMPLEXE DU STADE MARCEL CELLES). [4]
4 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE D'AUVERGNE ET DU LIMOUSIN · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES). [4]
5 × Hairdresser (AU GRE DU VENT · MARIE COIFFURE · M.J.L. COIFFURE · NATHALIE SORTON COIFFURE · EVIDENCE). [4,5]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL FOUILLADE · HÔTEL LE SABLIER DU TEMPS). [4,5]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | SUN' PAT · BOULANGERIE SHEMER · LA FIGOUNETTE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | FCM FINANCES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | COMBE MADELEINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 3 | SUPER U · ALDI MARCHE · INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Restaurant | 12 | MANANISOLI · AUX MINI DELICES · PIZZ'ARGENTAT · LE KIOSQUE A PIZZA · LE BISTROT DES QUAIS | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 5 | LE P'TIT BOUCHON · LE DORDOGNE · LE TIVOLI · LES GALETS | INSEE SIRENE 5 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE JEANNE D'ARC | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE COLLEGE SIMONE VEIL · COLLEGE PRIVE JEANNE D ARC | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | CHRISTIAN LE PICARD-GOOS, MÉDECIN · DENIS TRONCHE, MÉDECIN · MARIA COTTU, MÉDECIN · SYLVIE CLAUX-SENON, MÉDECIN · BERNARD TEILHET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE LABROUE · PHARMACIE BRIANCON · PHARMACIE FARGES CAZE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | ST BAZILE DE LA ROCHE AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Library | 1 | ARGENTAT MEDIATHEQUE INTERCOMMUNALE XAINTRIE VAL' DORDOGNE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE TURENNE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COLLEGE · COMPLEXE DU STADE MARCEL CELLES | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE D'AUVERGNE ET DU LIMOUSIN · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES | INSEE BPE 4 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | AU GRE DU VENT · MARIE COIFFURE · M.J.L. COIFFURE · NATHALIE SORTON COIFFURE · EVIDENCE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL FOUILLADE · HÔTEL LE SABLIER DU TEMPS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [6]
Trajectory
Population 3,133 (2012) → 2,881 (2023): -8 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 3,364 (1990) → 2,881 (2023): -14.4 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,218, of which 17.5 % second homes and 14.5 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Argentat-sur-Dordogne): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Argentat-sur-Dordogne): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [10]
GP (Argentat-sur-Dordogne): 0.5 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Argentat-sur-Dordogne): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Argentat-sur-Dordogne): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 41 days a year at or above 30 °C and 67 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ARGENTAT weather station, 0.9 km away at 190 m; the village itself is at 192 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ARGENTAT, 0.9 km away at 190 m, over 29 summers. [11]
An average of 1,145 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 8.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ARGENTAT, 0.9 km away at 190 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 — 19010/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/0a281c20-6d9e-3371-9ce7-3b19a87792ce— “Marché à Argentat”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 19010/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 19010/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 19010/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 19010
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langogne | 48 | 156 km E | 2,836 | 75.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 54 % · humidity 79 % |
| Quillan | 11 | 248 km S | 2,978 | 69.9 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 38 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Aignan | 41 | 246 km N | 2,789 | 63.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 46 % · winter 91 % |
| Rue | 80 | 576 km N | 2,987 | 73.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jean-du-Gard | 30 | 189 km SE | 2,586 | 61.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Barjols | 83 | 366 km SE | 2,984 | 71.1 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langogne | 48 | 156 km E | 2,836 | 75.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 54 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Jean-du-Gard | 30 | 189 km SE | 2,586 | 61.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Aignan | 41 | 246 km N | 2,789 | 63.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 46 % · winter 91 % |
| Quillan | 11 | 248 km S | 2,978 | 69.9 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 38 % · humidity 79 % |
| Barjols | 83 | 366 km SE | 2,984 | 71.1 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rue | 80 | 576 km N | 2,987 | 73.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Argentat-sur-Dordogne'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pont-d'Ain | 01 | 285 km NE | 2,843 | 64.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bozouls | 12 | 93 km SE | 3,001 | 57.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Espalion | 12 | 91 km SE | 4,605 | 65.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Romans | 38 | 266 km E | 1,897 | 52.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Béligneux | 01 | 263 km E | 3,535 | 42.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Maurice-de-Gourdans | 01 | 267 km E | 2,903 | 57.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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