Rilhac-Xaintrie
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 21.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 52 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Rilhac-Xaintrie (INSEE 19173) is in Corrèze (19), part of CC Xaintrie Val'Dordogne. Population 303 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/19173-rilhac-xaintrie
Vitality score
Vitality score 21.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 52 % of the 17,846 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.29 | 10 | 2.91 |
| Housing mix | 0.51 | 5 | 2.57 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CHANCEL JEAN BAPTISTE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (RILHAC XAINTRIE AP). [3]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | CHANCEL JEAN BAPTISTE | 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) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | RILHAC XAINTRIE AP | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 323 (2012) → 303 (2023): -6.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 383 (1990) → 303 (2023): -20.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 230, of which 24.3 % second homes and 13.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Rilhac-Xaintrie): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pleaux): 4.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Pleaux): 4.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Pleaux): 4.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Rilhac-Xaintrie): 0 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 74 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST-PRIVAT weather station, 8.5 km away at 585 m; the village itself is at 621 m. [10]
An average of 1,339 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 9.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-PRIVAT, 8.5 km away at 585 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 19173/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 19173/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 19173/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 19173/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 19173
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15153
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jean-d'Hérans | 38 | 283 km E | 318 | 29 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 70 % |
| Vancé | 72 | 319 km N | 283 | 23.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 43 % |
| Sainte-Eulalie-d'Ans | 24 | 93 km W | 298 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 34 % |
| La Tuilière | 42 | 152 km NE | 273 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 54 % |
| Saint-Pardoux-le-Vieux | 19 | 49 km N | 293 | 24.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 70 % |
| Montreuil-le-Henri | 72 | 325 km N | 295 | 20.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 49 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Pardoux-le-Vieux | 19 | 49 km N | 293 | 24.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 70 % |
| Sainte-Eulalie-d'Ans | 24 | 93 km W | 298 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 34 % |
| La Tuilière | 42 | 152 km NE | 273 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 54 % |
| Saint-Jean-d'Hérans | 38 | 283 km E | 318 | 29 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 70 % |
| Vancé | 72 | 319 km N | 283 | 23.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 43 % |
| Montreuil-le-Henri | 72 | 325 km N | 295 | 20.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 49 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/19173-rilhac-xaintrie