Limoges
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 91.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 76 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Limoges (INSEE 87085) is in Haute-Vienne (87), part of CU Limoges Métropole. Population 129,937 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 91.3/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 76 % of the 118 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 | 0.98 | 25 | 24.58 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Education | 0.99 | 10 | 9.93 |
| Health | 1 | 10 | 9.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.74 | 5 | 3.7 |
| Population trend | 0.47 | 10 | 4.73 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.66 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
73 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL REBEYROLE · JC MENARD CHOCOLATERIE · LA TRESSE DOREE · PAIN ET TRADITION DE FRANCE). [3,4]
25 × Butcher (boucherie) (GOLDEN BEEF · EURL CHARCUTERIE DUPRAT). [3,4]
41 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ETABLISSEMENTS COSTA · THOUNE ASIA 87 · LE JARDIN REGIONAL · REMERAND · U EXPRESS). [3,4]
32 × Supermarket (SOCIETE COMMERCIALE LIMOUSINE · LIMOGES DIS · E. LECLERC EXPRESS ET E. LECLERC DRIVE · ROCHEDIS · INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
2 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LA FROMAGERIE LACHAISE · LA MAISON DU FROMAGE). [4]
5 × Fishmonger (BEYRAND MAREE · HALL'OCEAN · POISSONNERIE DE L'ILE DE RE). [3,4]
373 × Restaurant (LE DIABOLO · PAT'A PAIN · LE SALAM · O PHO 86). [3,4]
117 × Café / bar (LES JARDINS DU STADE · LA CUISINE DU CLOITRE · LA TABATIERE · LE DANDY'S · LE CAFE DE LA MAUVENDIERE). [4]
26 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIVEE ECOLE MONTESSORI CHRYSALIDES · ECOLE MATERNELLE BEAUNE LES MINES · ECOLE MATERNELLE MONTMAILLER · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN LE BAIL · ECOLE MATERNELLE CORGNAC). [3]
40 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE RENE BLANCHOT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MONTMAILLER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN LE BAIL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LEON BLUM · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PONT NEUF). [3]
15 × Collège (COLLEGE GUY DE MAUPASSANT · COLLEGE LEON BLUM · COLLEGE PIERRE DONZELOT · COLLEGE ANDRE MAUROIS · COLLEGE ALBERT CALMETTE). [3]
166 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FRANCOIS DEVILLE, MÉDECIN · NATHALIE DUMOITIER, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MICHEL LAMBERT, MÉDECIN · CEDRIC POILLION, MÉDECIN · FRANCOISE VAQUIER-JAMMET, MÉDECIN). [3]
40 × Pharmacy (MA PHARMACIE 87 · PHARMACIE TRIOREAU · PHARMACIE DENIS DUSSOUBS · PHARMACIE DARON · PHARMACIE SEAUX). [3,4]
13 × Post office / agence postale (LIMOGES L'AURENCE RPU RP · LIMOGES RPU CARREFOUR CITY RP · LIMOGES CARREFOUR LES BANCS LPRU RP · LIMOGES LE ROUSSILLON LPR RP · LIMOGES BEAUNE LES MINES AP). [3]
9 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE FRANCOPHONE MULTIMÉDIA · BFM BEAUBREUIL · BFM DÉPÔT LÉGAL · BFM LE VIGENAL · CONSERVATOIRE À RAYONNEMENT RÉGIONAL). [3]
3 × Cinema (LIDO 2 · HORIZON GRANDS ECRANS · GRAND ECRAN ESTER). [3]
46 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DES ARGENTIERS · ESPE · GYMNASE DE LANDOUGE · GYMNASE DE BEAUNE LES MINES · GYMNASE DU FAUGERAS). [3]
47 × Bank (CCF · CCM LIMOGES VAL DE L'AURENCE · CCM LIMOGES RIVE GAUCHE · CREDIT COOPERATIF · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE D'AUVERGNE ET DU LIMOUSIN). [3]
168 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE MARTINE · PASTY EDITH · GALATEAU CREATIONS). [3,4]
25 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
30 × Hotel (HOTEL CAMPANILE LIMOGES NORD · FASTHOTEL · HOTEL F1 · HOTEL DES BEAUX ARTS · HOTEL MERCURE LIMOGES CENTRE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 12 × Bakery (boulangerie), 9 × Butcher (boucherie), 13 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 133 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 14 × Pharmacy, 9 × Bank, 28 × Hairdresser, 9 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 73 | SARL REBEYROLE · JC MENARD CHOCOLATERIE · LA TRESSE DOREE · PAIN ET TRADITION DE FRANCE | INSEE BPE 73 / INSEE SIRENE 74 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 25 | GOLDEN BEEF · EURL CHARCUTERIE DUPRAT | INSEE BPE 25 / INSEE SIRENE 26 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 41 | ETABLISSEMENTS COSTA · THOUNE ASIA 87 · LE JARDIN REGIONAL · REMERAND · U EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 41 / INSEE SIRENE 74 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 32 | SOCIETE COMMERCIALE LIMOUSINE · LIMOGES DIS · E. LECLERC EXPRESS ET E. LECLERC DRIVE · ROCHEDIS · INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 32 / INSEE SIRENE 32 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 2 | LA FROMAGERIE LACHAISE · LA MAISON DU FROMAGE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 5 | BEYRAND MAREE · HALL'OCEAN · POISSONNERIE DE L'ILE DE RE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 373 | LE DIABOLO · PAT'A PAIN · LE SALAM · O PHO 86 | INSEE BPE 373 / INSEE SIRENE 557 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 117 | LES JARDINS DU STADE · LA CUISINE DU CLOITRE · LA TABATIERE · LE DANDY'S · LE CAFE DE LA MAUVENDIERE | INSEE SIRENE 117 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 26 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIVEE ECOLE MONTESSORI CHRYSALIDES · ECOLE MATERNELLE BEAUNE LES MINES · ECOLE MATERNELLE MONTMAILLER · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN LE BAIL · ECOLE MATERNELLE CORGNAC | INSEE BPE 26 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 40 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE RENE BLANCHOT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MONTMAILLER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN LE BAIL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LEON BLUM · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PONT NEUF | INSEE BPE 40 [3] |
| Collège | 15 | COLLEGE GUY DE MAUPASSANT · COLLEGE LEON BLUM · COLLEGE PIERRE DONZELOT · COLLEGE ANDRE MAUROIS · COLLEGE ALBERT CALMETTE | INSEE BPE 15 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 166 | FRANCOIS DEVILLE, MÉDECIN · NATHALIE DUMOITIER, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MICHEL LAMBERT, MÉDECIN · CEDRIC POILLION, MÉDECIN · FRANCOISE VAQUIER-JAMMET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 166 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 40 | MA PHARMACIE 87 · PHARMACIE TRIOREAU · PHARMACIE DENIS DUSSOUBS · PHARMACIE DARON · PHARMACIE SEAUX | INSEE BPE 40 / INSEE SIRENE 61 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 13 | LIMOGES L'AURENCE RPU RP · LIMOGES RPU CARREFOUR CITY RP · LIMOGES CARREFOUR LES BANCS LPRU RP · LIMOGES LE ROUSSILLON LPR RP · LIMOGES BEAUNE LES MINES AP | INSEE BPE 13 [3] |
| Library | 9 | BIBLIOTHEQUE FRANCOPHONE MULTIMÉDIA · BFM BEAUBREUIL · BFM DÉPÔT LÉGAL · BFM LE VIGENAL · CONSERVATOIRE À RAYONNEMENT RÉGIONAL | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Cinema | 3 | LIDO 2 · HORIZON GRANDS ECRANS · GRAND ECRAN ESTER | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 46 | GYMNASE DES ARGENTIERS · ESPE · GYMNASE DE LANDOUGE · GYMNASE DE BEAUNE LES MINES · GYMNASE DU FAUGERAS | INSEE BPE 46 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 47 | CCF · CCM LIMOGES VAL DE L'AURENCE · CCM LIMOGES RIVE GAUCHE · CREDIT COOPERATIF · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE D'AUVERGNE ET DU LIMOUSIN | INSEE BPE 47 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 168 | COIFFURE MARTINE · PASTY EDITH · GALATEAU CREATIONS | INSEE BPE 168 / INSEE SIRENE 208 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 25 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 25 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 30 | HOTEL CAMPANILE LIMOGES NORD · FASTHOTEL · HOTEL F1 · HOTEL DES BEAUX ARTS · HOTEL MERCURE LIMOGES CENTRE | INSEE BPE 30 / INSEE SIRENE 68 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13]
Trajectory
Population 136,221 (2012) → 129,937 (2023): -4.6 % over 10 years. [14,1]
Population 133,486 (1990) → 129,937 (2023): -2.7 % over 30 years. [15,1]
Dwellings (2023): 83,765, of which 3.4 % second homes and 9.2 % vacant. [16]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Limoges): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [17]
Food shop (Limoges): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [17]
GP (Limoges): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [17]
Pharmacy (Limoges): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [17]
Primary school (Limoges): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [17]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [18]
Measured at the LIMOGES VILLE weather station, 0.6 km away at 252 m; the village itself is at 262 m. [18]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [18]
Humidity measured at LIMOGES VILLE, 0.6 km away at 252 m, over 24 summers. [18]
An average of 985 mm of rain a year, spread over 130 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [18]
Rainfall measured at LIMOGES VILLE, 0.6 km away at 252 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [18]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87085/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/d47bbffe-6e18-3c0a-a4b0-df892759441b— “Marché Place de la Motte - Limoges”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/052d173e-c491-3f78-9a61-4e7e63a11de2— “Marché des Longes - Limoges”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/48dc5cf9-6198-3df7-98ef-d5fc555f19ed— “Marché Beaubreuil - Limoges”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/78b28cfb-c2f3-3c10-a9e3-790a4fa5a55b— “Marché du Vigenal - Limoges”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/36dd616a-0d4b-3b40-ba4d-5e7b41fee20e— “Marché Corgnac - Limoges”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/7f8d629d-c331-3bf6-9084-107cce85077f— “Marché de la Bastide - Limoges”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/7d84bb36-116b-3852-9576-c5c0a0fe2bf1— “Marché Place Marceau - Limoges”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/2cf2c483-55c5-38f9-89fd-6964242ceac8— “Marché du Val de l'Aurence - Limoges”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/97723f9b-5c07-37d8-9c19-bfe82e6942e9— “Marché Landouge - Limoges”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87085/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87085/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87085/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 87085
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amiens | 80 | 459 km N | 136,449 | 91.4 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
| Metz | 57 | 520 km NE | 122,572 | 90.9 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
| Tours | 37 | 179 km N | 139,259 | 92.9 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Perpignan | 66 | 371 km S | 121,616 | 92.6 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 54 % · humidity 29 % |
| Brest | 29 | 520 km NW | 142,346 | 90.7 | Well served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 62 % · humidity 71 % |
| Rouen | 76 | 402 km N | 117,662 | 93 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tours | 37 | 179 km N | 139,259 | 92.9 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Perpignan | 66 | 371 km S | 121,616 | 92.6 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 54 % · humidity 29 % |
| Rouen | 76 | 402 km N | 117,662 | 93 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Amiens | 80 | 459 km N | 136,449 | 91.4 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
| Brest | 29 | 520 km NW | 142,346 | 90.7 | Well served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 62 % · humidity 71 % |
| Metz | 57 | 520 km NE | 122,572 | 90.9 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Limoges'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strasbourg | 67 | 578 km NE | 293,771 | 94.5 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
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