Meymac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 79 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Meymac (INSEE 19136) is in Corrèze (19), part of CC Haute-Corrèze Communauté. Population 2,389 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/19136-meymac
Vitality score
Vitality score 53.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 79 % of the 8,508 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 | 0.56 | 25 | 14.12 |
| Social | 0.87 | 20 | 17.47 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.35 | 10 | 3.54 |
| Housing mix | 0.56 | 5 | 2.8 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL MEYMACOIS · BEN YOUSSEF NOUSAIBA · BOULANGERIE BEAUFILS). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (QUALIFRAIS NP · L'ECHOPPE GOURMANDE · PEL'MEL). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
7 × Restaurant (LE BISTROT DES CATH · LE SULTAN · PIZZERIA LA GONDOLE). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LES VOYAGEURS). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE NIKI DE SAINT PHALLE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LA PRAIRIE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JACQUES CHIRAC). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE BONNETBLANC AUBESSARD). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE HAUTE-CORRÈZE SITE DE MEYMAC). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE SOUBISE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DE GRANDCHAMPS · INSTALLATIONS DU PRE SOUBISE). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU PLATEAU DE MILLEVACHES). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (OLLIER MARIE-PAULE · DANAE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (CHEZ FRANCOISE - SARL BLEU · HOTEL LE MILLESIME). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LA GARENNE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), GP (médecin généraliste). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | LE FOURNIL MEYMACOIS · BEN YOUSSEF NOUSAIBA · BOULANGERIE BEAUFILS | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | QUALIFRAIS NP · L'ECHOPPE GOURMANDE · PEL'MEL | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 7 | LE BISTROT DES CATH · LE SULTAN · PIZZERIA LA GONDOLE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LES VOYAGEURS | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE NIKI DE SAINT PHALLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LA PRAIRIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JACQUES CHIRAC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE BONNETBLANC AUBESSARD | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE HAUTE-CORRÈZE SITE DE MEYMAC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE SOUBISE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | GYMNASE DE GRANDCHAMPS · INSTALLATIONS DU PRE SOUBISE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU PLATEAU DE MILLEVACHES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | OLLIER MARIE-PAULE · DANAE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | CHEZ FRANCOISE - SARL BLEU · HOTEL LE MILLESIME | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LA GARENNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Monthly market (reported, unverified): Friday 8h à 12h Place de l'église. See the source for which week of the month. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,449 (2012) → 2,389 (2023): -2.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,796 (1990) → 2,389 (2023): -14.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,812, of which 22 % second homes and 12.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Meymac): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Meymac): 0 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Ussel): 12.7 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Meymac): 0.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Meymac): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 88 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MEYMAC weather station, 0.7 km away at 670 m; the village itself is at 673 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at USSEL-LES PLAINES, 10.6 km away at 670 m, over 11 summers. [11]
An average of 1,284 mm of rain a year, spread over 141 days — about 9.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MEYMAC, 0.7 km away at 670 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 19136/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.meymac.fr/commerces---service-a-la-personne— “FoireLe 2ème et 4ème vendredi du mois, toute l'année.Place l'église de 8h à 12h.Fromages, fruits et légumes, vêtements,...”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 19136/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 19136/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 19136/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 19136
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 19275
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lacaune | 81 | 208 km S | 2,464 | 59.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Régusse | 83 | 378 km SE | 2,380 | 49.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 31 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coulon | 79 | 229 km NW | 2,299 | 51.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 42 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Bâthie | 73 | 335 km E | 2,176 | 49.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montigny-sur-Loing | 77 | 315 km N | 2,669 | 51.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Agrève | 07 | 186 km E | 2,277 | 67.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Agrève | 07 | 186 km E | 2,277 | 67.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lacaune | 81 | 208 km S | 2,464 | 59.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coulon | 79 | 229 km NW | 2,299 | 51.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 42 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montigny-sur-Loing | 77 | 315 km N | 2,669 | 51.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Bâthie | 73 | 335 km E | 2,176 | 49.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Régusse | 83 | 378 km SE | 2,380 | 49.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 31 % · 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 Meymac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chorges | 05 | 343 km E | 3,146 | 52.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fraize | 88 | 472 km NE | 2,843 | 59.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aubusson | 23 | 47 km N | 3,018 | 55.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Hambach | 57 | 538 km NE | 2,766 | 56.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Murat | 15 | 74 km SE | 1,770 | 68.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Clayette | 71 | 187 km NE | 1,563 | 60.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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