Saint-Denis-des-Murs
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 30.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 57 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Denis-des-Murs (INSEE 87142) is in Haute-Vienne (87), part of CC de Noblat. Population 545 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 30.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 57 % of the 17,551 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.62 | 10 | 6.21 |
| Housing mix | 0.75 | 5 | 3.73 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (CHEZ CHRISTELLE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT DENIS DES MURS AP). [3]
1 × Library (POINT LECTURE DE ST DENIS DES MURS). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (LA PARENTHESE COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | 1 | CHEZ CHRISTELLE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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) | 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 | SAINT DENIS DES MURS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | POINT LECTURE DE ST DENIS DES MURS | 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 | LA PARENTHESE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 526 (2012) → 545 (2023): 3.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 486 (1990) → 545 (2023): 12.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 339, of which 12.7 % second homes and 13.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Masléon): 3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat): 6.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat): 7 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat): 7.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Denis-des-Murs): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 61 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST LEONARD NOBL weather station, 6.1 km away at 346 m; the village itself is at 369 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at EYMOUTIERS, 13.4 km away at 557 m, over 27 summers. [11]
That station sits 188 m above 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 1,186 mm of rain a year, spread over 152 days — about 7.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST LEONAR - MAN, 4.1 km away at 387 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
41 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 90,000 € — 778 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Haute-Vienne is 1,091 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
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
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87142/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87142/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87142/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87142/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 87093
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 87161
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 87142
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nancray-sur-Rimarde | 45 | 261 km N | 569 | 32.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 100 % |
| Jouhet | 86 | 96 km NW | 502 | 29.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villabon | 18 | 169 km NE | 559 | 30.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marcilly-sur-Vienne | 37 | 160 km NW | 550 | 29.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boëssé-le-Sec | 72 | 272 km N | 515 | 27.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Euzet | 30 | 285 km SE | 510 | 34.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 50 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jouhet | 86 | 96 km NW | 502 | 29.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marcilly-sur-Vienne | 37 | 160 km NW | 550 | 29.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villabon | 18 | 169 km NE | 559 | 30.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nancray-sur-Rimarde | 45 | 261 km N | 569 | 32.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 100 % |
| Boëssé-le-Sec | 72 | 272 km N | 515 | 27.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Euzet | 30 | 285 km SE | 510 | 34.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 50 % · 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-Denis-des-Murs'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Féricy | 77 | 312 km N | 625 | 36.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Courmemin | 41 | 188 km N | 502 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lantenne-Vertière | 25 | 362 km NE | 562 | 36 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chemilly | 03 | 157 km NE | 580 | 32.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ossey-les-Trois-Maisons | 10 | 338 km NE | 581 | 33.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Étréchy | 18 | 178 km NE | 408 | 27.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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