Cromac
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 27.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 76 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cromac (INSEE 87053) is in Haute-Vienne (87), part of CC Haut Limousin en Marche. Population 249 (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 27.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 76 % of the 17,194 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.23 | 10 | 2.35 |
| Housing mix | 0.28 | 5 | 1.38 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (CH'TI POULET). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (AU BORD DES PLAISIRS). [4]
1 × Library (POINT LECTURE DE CROMAC). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | CH'TI POULET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | AU BORD DES PLAISIRS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | POINT LECTURE DE CROMAC | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 257 (2012) → 249 (2023): -3.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 339 (1990) → 249 (2023): -26.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 254, of which 36.2 % second homes and 11 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles): 5.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Cromac): 4.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles): 5.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles): 6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles): 6.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MAGNAC-LAVAL weather station, 17 km away at 246 m; the village itself is at 238 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MAGNAC-LAVAL, 17 km away at 246 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 940 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST SULPICE LES, 6.1 km away at 290 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
42 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 67,000 € — 690 € per m² of built surface. [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
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87053/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87053/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87053/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87053/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 87182
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 87053
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boucieu-le-Roi | 07 | 300 km SE | 243 | 25.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cabanès | 12 | 253 km S | 284 | 33.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 72 % |
| Saint-Paul-la-Coste | 30 | 321 km SE | 324 | 30.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sembadel | 43 | 220 km SE | 247 | 32.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Thoras | 43 | 241 km SE | 243 | 13 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vicq-Exemplet | 36 | 72 km NE | 330 | 30.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vicq-Exemplet | 36 | 72 km NE | 330 | 30.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sembadel | 43 | 220 km SE | 247 | 32.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Thoras | 43 | 241 km SE | 243 | 13 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cabanès | 12 | 253 km S | 284 | 33.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 72 % |
| Boucieu-le-Roi | 07 | 300 km SE | 243 | 25.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Paul-la-Coste | 30 | 321 km SE | 324 | 30.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 66 % · 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 Cromac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vicq-Exemplet | 36 | 72 km NE | 330 | 30.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coulonges-les-Hérolles | 86 | 13 km NW | 230 | 31.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Bourg-d'Hem | 23 | 41 km E | 226 | 22.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Léotoing | 43 | 185 km SE | 226 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montcombroux-les-Mines | 03 | 183 km E | 295 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Sornin | 03 | 132 km E | 220 | 21.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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