Razès
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 48.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 78 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Razès (INSEE 87122) is in Haute-Vienne (87), part of CC Élan Limousin Avenir Nature. Population 1,150 (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/87122-razes
Vitality score
Vitality score 48.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 78 % of the 13,506 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.59 | 20 | 11.7 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.75 | 10 | 7.51 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.19 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LE LUYER ANTOINE). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (DON BERNARDO PIZZAS · LE SAINT-PARDOUX · LA PIZZA BERNARDO). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE RAZES). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PATRICK MILLET, MÉDECIN · ANNE-SOPHIE COMPAIN-CABARET, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (RAZES AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE RELAIS). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (POLE TOURISTIQUE ET SPORTIF DU LAC DE SAINT PARDOUX SITE DE SANTROP). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (BELLE CHEZ ELLE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | LE LUYER ANTOINE | 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 | 3 | DON BERNARDO PIZZAS · LE SAINT-PARDOUX · LA PIZZA BERNARDO | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE RAZES | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | PATRICK MILLET, MÉDECIN · ANNE-SOPHIE COMPAIN-CABARET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | RAZES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE RELAIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | POLE TOURISTIQUE ET SPORTIF DU LAC DE SAINT PARDOUX SITE DE SANTROP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | BELLE CHEZ ELLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 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 1,162 (2012) → 1,150 (2023): -1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 919 (1990) → 1,150 (2023): 25.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 654, of which 8.1 % second homes and 10.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Pardoux-le-Lac): 5.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Razès): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Razès): 0.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Compreignac): 7.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Razès): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 74 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BESSINES weather station, 8.8 km away at 301 m; the village itself is at 443 m. [11]
The village sits 142 m above 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. [11]
An average of 1,274 mm of rain a year, spread over 148 days — about 8.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST SYLV CROUZIL, 5.4 km away at 423 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 — 87122/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87122/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87122/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87122/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 87128
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 87122
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 87047
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Celle-Saint-Avant | 37 | 123 km NW | 1,079 | 47.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 45 % |
| Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux | 35 | 330 km NW | 1,326 | 50.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 55 % |
| Mazerolles | 64 | 321 km SW | 1,194 | 51.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 46 % · winter 46 % |
| Saint-Sauves-d'Auvergne | 63 | 115 km SE | 1,127 | 46.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 85 % |
| Paillencourt | 59 | 489 km N | 1,030 | 48.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 62 % |
| Irissarry | 64 | 370 km SW | 870 | 63 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 47 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Sauves-d'Auvergne | 63 | 115 km SE | 1,127 | 46.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 85 % |
| La Celle-Saint-Avant | 37 | 123 km NW | 1,079 | 47.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 45 % |
| Mazerolles | 64 | 321 km SW | 1,194 | 51.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 46 % · winter 46 % |
| Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux | 35 | 330 km NW | 1,326 | 50.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 55 % |
| Irissarry | 64 | 370 km SW | 870 | 63 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 47 % |
| Paillencourt | 59 | 489 km N | 1,030 | 48.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 62 % |
Elsewhere
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