Saint-Julien-aux-Bois
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 35.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 78 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Julien-aux-Bois (INSEE 19214) is in Corrèze (19), part of CC Xaintrie Val'Dordogne. Population 430 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 35.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 78 % of the 17,977 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.24 | 10 | 2.36 |
| Housing mix | 0.42 | 5 | 2.12 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MOULIN DE BALME). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (L'AUBERGE DE FORGES). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ST JULIEN AUX BOIS AP). [3]
1 × Hotel (AUBERGE DE ST JULIEN AUX BOIS). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | MOULIN DE BALME | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | L'AUBERGE DE FORGES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | 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 | ST JULIEN AUX BOIS 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 | 1 | AUBERGE DE ST JULIEN AUX BOIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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
Population 498 (2012) → 430 (2023): -13.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 584 (1990) → 430 (2023): -26.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 410, of which 28.8 % second homes and 12.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Julien-aux-Bois): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Privat): 4.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Privat): 3.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Privat): 3.5 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Julien-aux-Bois): 0.1 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, 3.8 km away at 585 m; the village itself is at 569 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ARGENTAT, 16.4 km away at 190 m, over 29 summers. [10]
That station sits 379 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [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, 3.8 km away at 585 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
43 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 87,500 € — 1,062 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Corrèze is 1,106 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 19214/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 19214/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 19214/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 19214/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 19214
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 19237
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanne-en-Barétous | 64 | 323 km SW | 481 | 37.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 42 % · humidity 36 % |
| Madiran | 65 | 248 km SW | 424 | 36.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 41 % · winter 66 % |
| Loqueffret | 29 | 579 km NW | 336 | 36 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 35 % · humidity 100 % |
| Miers | 46 | 46 km SW | 445 | 37 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tamniès | 24 | 80 km W | 414 | 43.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sépeaux-Saint Romain | 89 | 324 km N | 506 | 43.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 59 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miers | 46 | 46 km SW | 445 | 37 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tamniès | 24 | 80 km W | 414 | 43.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Madiran | 65 | 248 km SW | 424 | 36.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 41 % · winter 66 % |
| Lanne-en-Barétous | 64 | 323 km SW | 481 | 37.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 42 % · humidity 36 % |
| Sépeaux-Saint Romain | 89 | 324 km N | 506 | 43.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 59 % · humidity 86 % |
| Loqueffret | 29 | 579 km NW | 336 | 36 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 35 % · 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 Saint-Julien-aux-Bois'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-en-Vercors | 26 | 259 km E | 437 | 49.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Menet | 15 | 39 km NE | 521 | 28.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lainsecq | 89 | 283 km N | 328 | 43.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tours-sur-Meymont | 63 | 127 km NE | 542 | 32.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Grande-Verrière | 71 | 256 km NE | 542 | 31 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Amand-Magnazeix | 87 | 131 km NW | 485 | 35.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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