Bessines-sur-Gartempe
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 57.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 86 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bessines-sur-Gartempe (INSEE 87014) is in Haute-Vienne (87), part of CC Élan Limousin Avenir Nature. Population 2,709 (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/87014-bessines-sur-gartempe
Vitality score
Vitality score 57.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 86 % of the 7,776 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 | 0.68 | 25 | 17.01 |
| Social | 0.59 | 20 | 11.7 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.41 | 10 | 4.07 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.14 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAISON FAURIE). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (GARCIA V & A). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (DINAMIK · ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LES DELICES DE BESSINES · COMME A LA CASA). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE CAFE DE LA PLACE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE CHARLES PERRAULT). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PIERRE MENDES FRANCE). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (BENOIT POULTEAU, MÉDECIN · MARIE-NOELLE CHARLES, MÉDECIN · LAURE ZIRNHELT, MÉDECIN · VANESSA DESHAYS, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE BESSINES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE BESSINES AU FIL DES MOTS). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (HALLE DES SPORTS). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (ETANG DE SAGNAT). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE D'AUVERGNE ET DU LIMOUSIN · BESSINES). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (BERNARD VALERIE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
5 × Hotel (HOTEL MANOIR HENRI IV · HÔTEL DE FRANCE THE ORIGINALS · GRILL HOTEL RIVE GAUCHE · AUBERGE DU PONT · HOTEL BELLEVUE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (LES PIGNONS VERTS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | MAISON FAURIE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | GARCIA V & A | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 3 | DINAMIK · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | LES DELICES DE BESSINES · COMME A LA CASA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE CAFE DE LA PLACE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE CHARLES PERRAULT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PIERRE MENDES FRANCE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | BENOIT POULTEAU, MÉDECIN · MARIE-NOELLE CHARLES, MÉDECIN · LAURE ZIRNHELT, MÉDECIN · VANESSA DESHAYS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE BESSINES | INSEE BPE 1 / 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 | MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE BESSINES AU FIL DES MOTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | HALLE DES SPORTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | ETANG DE SAGNAT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE D'AUVERGNE ET DU LIMOUSIN · BESSINES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 2 | BERNARD VALERIE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 5 | HOTEL MANOIR HENRI IV · HÔTEL DE FRANCE THE ORIGINALS · GRILL HOTEL RIVE GAUCHE · AUBERGE DU PONT · HOTEL BELLEVUE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | LES PIGNONS VERTS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday, Sunday matin place Saint Léger (place de l'église). [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,830 (2012) → 2,709 (2023): -4.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,988 (1990) → 2,709 (2023): -9.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,648, of which 8.6 % second homes and 9.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bessines-sur-Gartempe): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Bessines-sur-Gartempe): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Bessines-sur-Gartempe): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Bessines-sur-Gartempe): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Bessines-sur-Gartempe): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 64 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BESSINES weather station, 0.7 km away at 301 m; the village itself is at 320 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MAGNAC-LAVAL, 17.9 km away at 246 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 74 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 992 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BESSINES, 0.7 km away at 301 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
155 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 95,000 € — 861 € per m² of built surface. [11]
16 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 66,500 € — 748 € per m². [11]
The median across Haute-Vienne is 1,091 € per m², so this commune sits below 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
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 — 87014/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.bessines-sur-gartempe-87.fr/marches-foires— “Les vendredis et dimanches matin , retrouvez les marchés hebdomadaires sur la commune, sur la place Saint Léger (place de l'église).”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87014/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87014/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87014/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 87014
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ouzouer-sur-Loire | 45 | 203 km NE | 2,543 | 52.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ducey-Les Chéris | 50 | 344 km NW | 2,784 | 65.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Loury | 45 | 217 km N | 2,616 | 53.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 89 % |
| Montrevel-en-Bresse | 01 | 291 km E | 2,743 | 72.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Renazé | 53 | 263 km NW | 2,504 | 50.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 70 % |
| Ennezat | 63 | 145 km E | 2,748 | 60.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ennezat | 63 | 145 km E | 2,748 | 60.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ouzouer-sur-Loire | 45 | 203 km NE | 2,543 | 52.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Loury | 45 | 217 km N | 2,616 | 53.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 89 % |
| Renazé | 53 | 263 km NW | 2,504 | 50.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 70 % |
| Montrevel-en-Bresse | 01 | 291 km E | 2,743 | 72.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ducey-Les Chéris | 50 | 344 km NW | 2,784 | 65.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 73 % · 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 Bessines-sur-Gartempe'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ouzouer-sur-Loire | 45 | 203 km NE | 2,543 | 52.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Salins-les-Bains | 39 | 357 km E | 2,390 | 66.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maignelay-Montigny | 60 | 392 km N | 2,473 | 57 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Andouillé | 53 | 282 km NW | 2,321 | 61.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Epfig | 67 | 524 km NE | 2,263 | 57.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bellac | 87 | 25 km W | 3,537 | 48 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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