Ambazac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 48.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 35 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ambazac (INSEE 87002) is in Haute-Vienne (87), part of CC Élan Limousin Avenir Nature. Population 5,556 (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/87002-ambazac
Vitality score
Vitality score 48.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 35 % of the 4,250 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 | 0.2 | 25 | 5.12 |
| Social | 0.7 | 20 | 14.09 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.64 | 10 | 6.36 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.52 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (IL ETAIT UNE FOIS). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CPS). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LIDL · SUPER U). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (VIET NAM · FARINELLO · EL FREDO · LES TABLES DU MURET · LA CALE SECHE). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (LE RELAIS DES ORMES · LE MARIGNY · VERRE O' VIN). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN MOULIN). [3]
8 × GP (médecin généraliste) (NANCY MANSOUR-KELADA, MÉDECIN · BENJAMIN BEAREZ, MÉDECIN · ADELINE BERTRAND, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE LAFORET, MÉDECIN · LAETITIA GONELLA, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CENTRALE · PHARMACIE POMMARET). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE D' AMBAZAC). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE MUNICIPAL). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (PLAN D EAU DE JONAS). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE D'AUVERGNE ET DU LIMOUSIN). [3]
8 × Hairdresser (FLO COIFF A DOMICILE · COIF DOMICILE · NATH COIFF · CE'LEA COIFFURE · PATOU COIF). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING L’ÉCRIN NATURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | IL ETAIT UNE FOIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | CPS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | LIDL · SUPER U | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 6 | VIET NAM · FARINELLO · EL FREDO · LES TABLES DU MURET · LA CALE SECHE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | LE RELAIS DES ORMES · LE MARIGNY · VERRE O' VIN | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JEAN MOULIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 8 | NANCY MANSOUR-KELADA, MÉDECIN · BENJAMIN BEAREZ, MÉDECIN · ADELINE BERTRAND, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE LAFORET, MÉDECIN · LAETITIA GONELLA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE CENTRALE · PHARMACIE POMMARET | INSEE BPE 2 / 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 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE D' AMBAZAC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PLAN D EAU DE JONAS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE D'AUVERGNE ET DU LIMOUSIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 8 | FLO COIFF A DOMICILE · COIF DOMICILE · NATH COIFF · CE'LEA COIFFURE · PATOU COIF | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING L’ÉCRIN NATURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday, Saturday 8h à 13h (Friday), 8h30-12h (Saturday) place du 19 mars 1962 and avenue de la Libération. [5]
Trajectory
Population 5,604 (2012) → 5,556 (2023): -0.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,889 (1990) → 5,556 (2023): 13.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,824, of which 4.8 % second homes and 9.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ambazac): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Ambazac): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Ambazac): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Ambazac): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Ambazac): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 28 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST LEGER LA MONTAGNE_SAPC weather station, 9.7 km away at 664 m; the village itself is at 370 m. [10]
The village sits 294 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 4.94 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LIMOGES VILLE, 17.8 km away at 252 m, over 24 summers. [10]
That station sits 118 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 1,344 mm of rain a year, spread over 153 days — about 8.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST SYLV LARMONT, 3 km away at 441 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
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 — 87002/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://mairie-ambazac.fr/marches-foires/— “Le marché alimentaire se déroule les vendredis matin, place du 19 mars 1962, de 8h à 13h. NOUVEAU : Marché hebdomadaire, producteurs et artisans locaux, avenue de la Libération, tous les samedis matin (8h30h-12h)”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87002/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87002/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87002/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 87002
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roquemaure | 30 | 340 km SE | 5,529 | 50.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Valleiry | 74 | 353 km E | 5,264 | 48.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 54 % · humidity 86 % |
| Caumont-sur-Durance | 84 | 361 km SE | 5,667 | 44.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Astier | 24 | 113 km SW | 5,376 | 54.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 % |
| Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre | 79 | 175 km NW | 5,121 | 49.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Erdre-en-Anjou | 49 | 250 km NW | 5,771 | 51 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 99 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Astier | 24 | 113 km SW | 5,376 | 54.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 % |
| Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre | 79 | 175 km NW | 5,121 | 49.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Erdre-en-Anjou | 49 | 250 km NW | 5,771 | 51 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 99 % |
| Roquemaure | 30 | 340 km SE | 5,529 | 50.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Valleiry | 74 | 353 km E | 5,264 | 48.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 54 % · humidity 86 % |
| Caumont-sur-Durance | 84 | 361 km SE | 5,667 | 44.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · 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 Ambazac'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 Mézière | 35 | 347 km NW | 5,033 | 60.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bellevigny | 85 | 236 km NW | 6,240 | 54.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pouzauges | 85 | 195 km NW | 5,668 | 52.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Garnache | 85 | 269 km NW | 5,515 | 50.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Briec | 29 | 474 km NW | 5,816 | 56.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët | 50 | 347 km NW | 5,770 | 73.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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