Saint-Martial-sur-Isop
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 25.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 87 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Martial-sur-Isop (INSEE 87163) is in Haute-Vienne (87), part of CC Haut Limousin en Marche. Population 151 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 25.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 87 % of the 14,120 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 | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.47 | 10 | 4.68 |
| Housing mix | 0.43 | 5 | 2.14 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LES HEBERGEMENTS INSOLITES DU CLOS DE L'ISOP). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (CHEZ GONDAT CHAMBRES D'HOTES / BAR ST MARTIAL). [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 2 | LES HEBERGEMENTS INSOLITES DU CLOS DE L'ISOP | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | CHEZ GONDAT CHAMBRES D'HOTES / BAR ST MARTIAL | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 136 (2012) → 151 (2023): 11 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 156 (1990) → 151 (2023): -3.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 133, of which 28.6 % second homes and 14.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Luchapt): 5.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Val-d'Oire-et-Gartempe): 8.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Val d'Issoire): 8.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Val d'Issoire): 8.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac): 8 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the BUSSIERE BOFFY weather station, 13 km away at 240 m; the village itself is at 209 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at BELLAC, 16.5 km away at 246 m, over 11 summers. [12]
An average of 972 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at MEZIERES SUR IS, 8.8 km away at 247 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87163/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87163/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87163/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87163/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 86138
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 87028
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 87097
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 87139
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armentières-sur-Avre | 27 | 280 km N | 162 | 25.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 99 % |
| La Jemaye-Ponteyraud | 24 | 120 km SW | 146 | 25.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 92 % · humidity 57 % |
| Arifat | 81 | 291 km SE | 128 | 20.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Capraise-d'Eymet | 24 | 165 km S | 177 | 25.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sénaillac-Latronquière | 46 | 177 km SE | 127 | 20.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sassangy | 71 | 297 km E | 141 | 29.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Jemaye-Ponteyraud | 24 | 120 km SW | 146 | 25.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 92 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Capraise-d'Eymet | 24 | 165 km S | 177 | 25.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sénaillac-Latronquière | 46 | 177 km SE | 127 | 20.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Armentières-sur-Avre | 27 | 280 km N | 162 | 25.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 99 % |
| Arifat | 81 | 291 km SE | 128 | 20.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sassangy | 71 | 297 km E | 141 | 29.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
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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-Martial-sur-Isop'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sénaillac-Latronquière | 46 | 177 km SE | 127 | 20.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sassangy | 71 | 297 km E | 141 | 29.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Verneuil-Moustiers | 87 | 29 km NE | 118 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Bazeuge | 87 | 21 km NE | 142 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Luzeret | 36 | 59 km NE | 155 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sazeret | 03 | 163 km E | 140 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
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