Saint-Mathieu
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 47.2/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 77 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Mathieu (INSEE 87168) is in Haute-Vienne (87), part of CC Ouest Limousin. Population 1,085 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 47.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)).
Better served than 77 % of the 13,843 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.82 | 20 | 16.42 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.35 | 10 | 3.54 |
| Housing mix | 0.5 | 5 | 2.48 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BENALIA DJAMAL). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SEBASTIEN HAMEL E.I). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (TARGE). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LE CABANON DU LAC · CHEZ JEREM'S). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (LE REGENCE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE GISELE HALIMI). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE SAINT MATHIEU). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT MATHIEU). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (ETRE & PARA TRE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Campsite (MAIRIE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BENALIA DJAMAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | SEBASTIEN HAMEL E.I | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | TARGE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | LE CABANON DU LAC · CHEZ JEREM'S | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | LE REGENCE | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE GISELE HALIMI | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE SAINT MATHIEU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT MATHIEU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | ETRE & PARA TRE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,140 (2012) → 1,085 (2023): -4.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,271 (1990) → 1,085 (2023): -14.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 890, of which 25.2 % second homes and 11.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Mathieu): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Mathieu): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Vayres): 7.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Mathieu): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Mathieu): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CHERONNAC_SAPC weather station, 5.4 km away at 295 m; the village itself is at 314 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CHALUS_SAPC, 18.3 km away at 403 m, over 10 summers. [11]
That station sits 89 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 1,118 mm of rain a year, spread over 139 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST MATHIEU, 0.8 km away at 348 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87168/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/0341b2a9-c498-3e86-9089-09e7d83079b9— “Marché de Saint Mathieu”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87168/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87168/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87168/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 87168
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 87199
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bélesta | 09 | 325 km S | 1,091 | 44.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Morée | 41 | 247 km N | 1,077 | 42.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 82 % |
| Cussac | 87 | 7.2 km E | 1,152 | 35.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Melrand | 56 | 388 km NW | 1,598 | 52.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Siorac-en-Périgord | 24 | 100 km S | 1,082 | 48.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 74 % · humidity 64 % |
| Piégut-Pluviers | 24 | 11 km SW | 1,180 | 51.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 82 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cussac | 87 | 7.2 km E | 1,152 | 35.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Piégut-Pluviers | 24 | 11 km SW | 1,180 | 51.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 82 % |
| Siorac-en-Périgord | 24 | 100 km S | 1,082 | 48.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 74 % · humidity 64 % |
| Morée | 41 | 247 km N | 1,077 | 42.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 82 % |
| Bélesta | 09 | 325 km S | 1,091 | 44.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Melrand | 56 | 388 km NW | 1,598 | 52.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
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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-Mathieu'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Éguzon-Chantôme | 36 | 104 km NE | 1,301 | 55.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Savigné | 86 | 61 km NW | 1,256 | 59.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles | 87 | 83 km NE | 1,208 | 48.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Laurent-sur-Gorre | 87 | 17 km NE | 1,378 | 43.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Castelnau-Magnoac | 65 | 269 km S | 750 | 71 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cluis | 36 | 121 km NE | 969 | 66 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
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