Saint-Pardoux-le-Lac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.2/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 64 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Pardoux-le-Lac (INSEE 87128) is in Haute-Vienne (87), part of CC Gartempe - Saint Pardoux. Population 1,381 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2019-01-01 from 2 former communes: Saint-Pardoux (87173), Saint-Symphorien-sur-Couze (87184). [3]
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 44.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 64 % of the 12,194 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 | 0.59 | 20 | 11.7 |
| Education | 0.78 | 10 | 7.77 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.51 | 5 | 2.56 |
| Population trend | 0.74 | 10 | 7.36 |
| Housing mix | 0.59 | 5 | 2.93 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MONIARDISES · BOULANGERIE-PATISSERIE DU LAC). [4,5]
3 × Restaurant (LA FORGE). [4,5]
1 × Café / bar (CHEZ PATOU). [5]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (ROUSSAC AP · SAINT PARDOUX AP). [4]
1 × Library (POINT LECTURE SAINT-PARDOUX M.A.R.S. (MAISON ACCUEIL RELAIS SERVICES). [4]
1 × Swimming pool (POLE TOURISTIQUE ET SPORTIF DU LAC DE SAINT PARDOUX SITE DE FREAUDOUR). [4]
2 × Hairdresser. [4,5]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DU LAC DE SAINT PARDOUX). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 3 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | MONIARDISES · BOULANGERIE-PATISSERIE DU LAC | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | LA FORGE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 1 | CHEZ PATOU | INSEE SIRENE 1 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | ROUSSAC AP · SAINT PARDOUX AP | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Library | 1 | POINT LECTURE SAINT-PARDOUX M.A.R.S. (MAISON ACCUEIL RELAIS SERVICES | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | POLE TOURISTIQUE ET SPORTIF DU LAC DE SAINT PARDOUX SITE DE FREAUDOUR | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DU LAC DE SAINT PARDOUX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,269 (2012) → 1,381 (2023): 8.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,117 (1990) → 1,381 (2023): 23.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 933, of which 20.7 % second homes and 10.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Berneuil): 5.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Nantiat): 7.8 km to the south (straight line). [10]
GP (Nantiat): 8.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Nantiat): 8 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Pardoux-le-Lac): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 47 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the NANTIAT weather station, 8.3 km away at 335 m; the village itself is at 345 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at BELLAC, 12.4 km away at 246 m, over 11 summers. [12]
That station sits 99 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 971 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at CHATEAUPONSAC, 8.2 km away at 282 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87128/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87128/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87128/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87128/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 87012
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 87103
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 87128
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guern | 56 | 391 km NW | 1,411 | 29 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plounévez-Moëdec | 22 | 445 km NW | 1,479 | 38.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vimartin-sur-Orthe | 53 | 260 km NW | 1,100 | 28.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 96 % |
| Cazes-Mondenard | 82 | 206 km S | 1,238 | 37.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Mirabel | 82 | 216 km S | 1,045 | 33.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Berrien | 29 | 455 km NW | 943 | 42.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cazes-Mondenard | 82 | 206 km S | 1,238 | 37.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Mirabel | 82 | 216 km S | 1,045 | 33.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vimartin-sur-Orthe | 53 | 260 km NW | 1,100 | 28.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 96 % |
| Guern | 56 | 391 km NW | 1,411 | 29 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plounévez-Moëdec | 22 | 445 km NW | 1,479 | 38.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Berrien | 29 | 455 km NW | 943 | 42.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Saint-Pardoux-le-Lac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lathus-Saint-Rémy | 86 | 34 km NW | 1,214 | 28.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Trois-Saints | 19 | 74 km S | 1,388 | 31.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Archigny | 86 | 78 km NW | 1,058 | 31.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Payzac | 24 | 75 km S | 984 | 57.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Champagné-Saint-Hilaire | 86 | 73 km W | 998 | 48.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ladignac-le-Long | 87 | 56 km S | 1,171 | 30.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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