Laurière

Identity

Laurière (INSEE 87083) is in Haute-Vienne (87), part of CC Élan Limousin Avenir Nature. Population 525 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). ^[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/87083-lauriere

Vitality score

Vitality score 49.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 93 % of the 17,698 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.

Services

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA FOURMI EI). ^[3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (COUSIN). ^[3,4]

1 × Restaurant. ^[3,4]

2 × Café / bar (CHA NOUS). ^[4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LAURIERE AP). ^[3]

1 × Swimming pool (LAC DU PONT A L AGE). ^[3]

1 × Hairdresser (NATIF - SAVONS D'AURIERA). ^[3,4]

Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. ^[3,4]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

Population 568 (2012) → 525 (2023): -7.6 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 601 (1990) → 525 (2023): -12.6 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 443, of which 20.1 % second homes and 16.5 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Bakery (Laurière): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Laurière): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Saint-Sulpice-Laurière): 3 km to the south (straight line). ^[9]

Pharmacy (Saint-Sulpice-Laurière): 3 km to the south (straight line). ^[9]

Primary school (Laurière): 0 km to the west (straight line). ^[8]

Climate

An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 29 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[10]

Measured at the ST LEGER LA MONTAGNE_SAPC weather station, 4.7 km away at 664 m; the village itself is at 406 m. ^[10]

The village sits 258 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]

An average of 1,085 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 7.9 mm on a day it rains. ^[10]

Rainfall measured at LAURIERE, 0.8 km away at 420 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[10]

What property sold for

59 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 68,400 € — 747 € 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

1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87083/2023
2. INSEE density grid 2026
3. INSEE BPE 2025
4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87083/2012
6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87083/1990
7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87083/logement/2023
8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 87083
9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 87181
10. Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
11. DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025