Saint-Chamant

Corrèze · CC Xaintrie Val'Dordogne · INSEE 19192

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Few services 34.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 73 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Saint-Chamant (INSEE 19192) is in Corrèze (19), part of CC Xaintrie Val'Dordogne. Population 468 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). ^[2]

Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.

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Vitality score

Vitality score 34.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 73 % of the 17,894 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	0.43	20	8.65
Education	0.63	10	6.32
Health	0	10	0
Public & culture	0.32	5	1.58
Population trend	0.41	10	4.12
Housing mix	0.62	5	3.11

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 1 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 0 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 0 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 0 of 2

Sport 0 of 2

Everyday services 1 of 3

Lodging 0 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie) (L M BOUCHERIE). ^[3,4]

2 × Restaurant. ^[3,4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). ^[3]

1 × Hairdresser. ^[3,4]

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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)	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	1	L M BOUCHERIE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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	2		INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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	LA POSTE	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	1		INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Fuel station	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
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

1968: 665 2023: 468 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 491 (2012) → 468 (2023): -4.7 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 513 (1990) → 468 (2023): -8.8 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 365, of which 18.9 % second homes and 18.4 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Food shop, Primary school Bakery — 3.8 km NWGP — 4.2 km SEPharmacy — 4.8 km SE Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Forgès): 3.8 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Saint-Chamant): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Argentat-sur-Dordogne): 4.2 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[10]

Pharmacy (Argentat-sur-Dordogne): 4.8 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[10]

Primary school (Saint-Chamant): 0 km to the west (straight line). ^[9]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 40.6

Days at or below 0 °C 66.6

Muggy days a summer 2.9

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

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, 4.4 km away at 190 m; the village itself is at 200 m. ^[11]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. ^[11]

Humidity measured at ARGENTAT, 4.4 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, 4.4 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 — 19192/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 19192/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 19192/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 19192/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 19084
INSEE BPE 2025 — 19192
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
Sirod	39	363 km NE	543	35.5	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 26 % · humidity 79 %
Arthez-d'Asson	64	284 km SW	457	26.1	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 72 %
Verrières-de-Joux	25	403 km NE	464	28.6	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 30 % · humidity 79 %
Arcy-sur-Cure	89	310 km NE	486	30.4	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 %
Maussac	19	43 km NE	452	26.5	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 %
Réminiac	56	439 km NW	438	28.5	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Maussac	19	43 km NE	452	26.5	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 %
Arthez-d'Asson	64	284 km SW	457	26.1	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 72 %
Arcy-sur-Cure	89	310 km NE	486	30.4	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 %
Sirod	39	363 km NE	543	35.5	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 26 % · humidity 79 %
Verrières-de-Joux	25	403 km NE	464	28.6	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 30 % · humidity 79 %
Réminiac	56	439 km NW	438	28.5	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · 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 Saint-Chamant'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
La Sône	38	266 km E	634	29.1	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 %
Oriol-en-Royans	26	266 km E	518	35.3	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 %
Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans	26	271 km E	538	32.7	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 %
Foissac	12	69 km S	454	33.1	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 %
La Capelle-Balaguier	12	77 km S	346	31.5	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 %
Belmont-Tramonet	73	300 km E	505	37.5	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 %

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