Fromental
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 20.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 26 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fromental (INSEE 87068) is in Haute-Vienne (87), part of CC Élan Limousin Avenir Nature. Population 524 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/87068-fromental
Vitality score
Vitality score 20.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 26 % of the 17,685 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.49 | 10 | 4.89 |
| Housing mix | 0.63 | 5 | 3.15 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (FROMENTAL AP). [3]
1 × Library (POINT LECTURE DE FROMENTAL). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (LE SALON DE JULIE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | FROMENTAL AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | POINT LECTURE DE FROMENTAL | 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 | 1 | LE SALON DE JULIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 528 (2012) → 524 (2023): -0.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 530 (1990) → 524 (2023): -1.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 335, of which 18.5 % second homes and 10.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Amand-Magnazeix): 3.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bessines-sur-Gartempe): 3.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Amand-Magnazeix): 3.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bessines-sur-Gartempe): 6 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Fromental): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
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. [11]
Measured at the BESSINES weather station, 5.5 km away at 301 m; the village itself is at 322 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MAGNAC-LAVAL, 17.1 km away at 246 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 76 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 992 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BESSINES, 5.5 km away at 301 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87068/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87068/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87068/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87068/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 87133
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 87014
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 87068
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dussac | 24 | 88 km S | 427 | 21 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Soturac | 46 | 188 km S | 644 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 74 % · humidity 29 % |
| La Berthenoux | 36 | 76 km NE | 361 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Médard-la-Rochette | 23 | 59 km E | 559 | 26.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 51 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Nicolas-du-Tertre | 56 | 330 km NW | 469 | 27.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nolay | 58 | 182 km NE | 353 | 20.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Médard-la-Rochette | 23 | 59 km E | 559 | 26.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 51 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Berthenoux | 36 | 76 km NE | 361 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dussac | 24 | 88 km S | 427 | 21 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nolay | 58 | 182 km NE | 353 | 20.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Soturac | 46 | 188 km S | 644 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 74 % · humidity 29 % |
| Saint-Nicolas-du-Tertre | 56 | 330 km NW | 469 | 27.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 68 % · 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 Fromental'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolay | 58 | 182 km NE | 353 | 20.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Méard | 87 | 56 km S | 366 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Eyrein | 19 | 101 km SE | 514 | 21.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac | 87 | 34 km W | 452 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Theneuille | 03 | 122 km NE | 340 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Viplaix | 03 | 83 km NE | 293 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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