Ussel
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 63.8/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 81 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ussel (INSEE 19275) is in Corrèze (19), part of CC Haute-Corrèze Communauté. Population 9,187 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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/19275-ussel
Vitality score
Vitality score 63.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)).
Better served than 81 % of the 2,674 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 | 0.55 | 25 | 13.81 |
| Social | 0.95 | 20 | 18.93 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.71 | 10 | 7.11 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.3 | 10 | 3.02 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.55 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE DES CANES · LE PAIN DES GOURMETS · LES PETITS PLAISIRS). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (LOPES LUIS · BOUCHERIE DESPI). [3,4]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (RICHOU · VIVAL · YELLOW & CO · CARNOT ALIMENTATION GENERALE). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (USSEL DISTRIBUTION · SASSEL · ACTION). [3,4]
27 × Restaurant (QUATRE SAISONS · MCDONALD'S). [3,4]
9 × Café / bar (BAR LA SARSONNE · LA CAVE DES MINEURS · PUB ASTON · LE PARIS · LA TAVERNE). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LA GARE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN JAURES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVE). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE VOLTAIRE · COLLEGE PRIVE). [3]
9 × GP (médecin généraliste) (HARRY CANHOYEA, MÉDECIN · GERARD VALADE, MÉDECIN · CYRIL MOESCH, MÉDECIN · JACQUES BELCOUR, MÉDECIN · MURIELLE THEPAULT, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (AUDIKA · PHARMACIE FAUGERON · PHARMACIE BAUDRY). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (USSEL TABAC PRESSE DE LA GARE RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUES INTERCOMMUNALES HAUTE-CORRÈZE). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE CARNOT). [3]
6 × Gym / sports hall (LYCEE BERNART DE VENTADOUR · GYMNASE JEAN JAURES · COLLEGE D USSEL · STADE MUNICIPAL). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (LAC DE PONTY). [3]
11 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL D'USSEL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE D'AUVERGNE ET DU LIMOUSIN · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE · CIC SOCIETE BORDELAISE). [3]
17 × Hairdresser (EXCEPTION COIFFURE · BELLE PASCAL). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
3 × Hotel (LE TERMINUS · LES GRAVADES · LE GRAND HOTEL USSEL). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL DU PONTY). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Supermarket, 3 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser, 1 × Campsite.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE DES CANES · LE PAIN DES GOURMETS · LES PETITS PLAISIRS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | LOPES LUIS · BOUCHERIE DESPI | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | RICHOU · VIVAL · YELLOW & CO · CARNOT ALIMENTATION GENERALE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | USSEL DISTRIBUTION · SASSEL · ACTION | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 27 | QUATRE SAISONS · MCDONALD'S | INSEE BPE 27 / INSEE SIRENE 39 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 9 | BAR LA SARSONNE · LA CAVE DES MINEURS · PUB ASTON · LE PARIS · LA TAVERNE | INSEE SIRENE 9 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LA GARE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN JAURES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE VOLTAIRE · COLLEGE PRIVE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 9 | HARRY CANHOYEA, MÉDECIN · GERARD VALADE, MÉDECIN · CYRIL MOESCH, MÉDECIN · JACQUES BELCOUR, MÉDECIN · MURIELLE THEPAULT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | AUDIKA · PHARMACIE FAUGERON · PHARMACIE BAUDRY | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | USSEL TABAC PRESSE DE LA GARE RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUES INTERCOMMUNALES HAUTE-CORRÈZE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE CARNOT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 6 | LYCEE BERNART DE VENTADOUR · GYMNASE JEAN JAURES · COLLEGE D USSEL · STADE MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | LAC DE PONTY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 11 | CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL D'USSEL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE D'AUVERGNE ET DU LIMOUSIN · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE · CIC SOCIETE BORDELAISE | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 17 | EXCEPTION COIFFURE · BELLE PASCAL | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 3 | LE TERMINUS · LES GRAVADES · LE GRAND HOTEL USSEL | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL DU PONTY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 9,791 (2012) → 9,187 (2023): -6.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 11,448 (1990) → 9,187 (2023): -19.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,771, of which 4.5 % second homes and 17.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ussel): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Ussel): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Ussel): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Ussel): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Ussel): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 96 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the USSEL-LAMARTINE weather station, 1.6 km away at 654 m; the village itself is at 636 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at USSEL-COUZERGUES, 1.8 km away at 670 m, over 10 summers. [9]
An average of 1,129 mm of rain a year, spread over 138 days — about 8.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at USSEL-LAMARTINE, 1.6 km away at 654 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
398 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 115,000 € — 1,075 € per m² of built surface. [10]
174 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 65,000 € — 769 € per m². [10]
The median across Corrèze is 1,106 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [10]
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
sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 19275/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 19275/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 19275/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 19275/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 19275
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nogent-le-Rotrou | 28 | 329 km N | 9,292 | 68.6 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 42 % · humidity 93 % |
| Joigny | 89 | 283 km N | 9,016 | 71.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 43 % · humidity 86 % |
| Paray-le-Monial | 71 | 172 km NE | 9,291 | 67.9 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Belley | 01 | 263 km E | 9,388 | 72.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 % |
| Landivisiau | 29 | 585 km NW | 9,426 | 65.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bernay | 27 | 415 km N | 9,765 | 75.5 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paray-le-Monial | 71 | 172 km NE | 9,291 | 67.9 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Belley | 01 | 263 km E | 9,388 | 72.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 % |
| Joigny | 89 | 283 km N | 9,016 | 71.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 43 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nogent-le-Rotrou | 28 | 329 km N | 9,292 | 68.6 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 42 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bernay | 27 | 415 km N | 9,765 | 75.5 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 % |
| Landivisiau | 29 | 585 km NW | 9,426 | 65.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Ussel'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thônes | 74 | 314 km E | 6,654 | 69.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Oyonnax | 01 | 271 km E | 22,480 | 69.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Yssingeaux | 43 | 149 km E | 7,415 | 70.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plateau d'Hauteville | 01 | 260 km E | 4,857 | 49.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cruseilles | 74 | 299 km E | 5,376 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fillière | 74 | 310 km E | 10,075 | 60.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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