Saint-Sylvestre
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 39.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 65 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Sylvestre (INSEE 87183) is in Haute-Vienne (87), part of CC Élan Limousin Avenir Nature. Population 922 (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/87183-saint-sylvestre
Vitality score
Vitality score 39.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 65 % of the 14,843 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.88 | 10 | 8.8 |
| Housing mix | 0.6 | 5 | 3 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (GUILLAUME LACHENY PRIMEUR). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT SYLVESTRE AP). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE MARTINE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LES ROUSSILLES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | GUILLAUME LACHENY PRIMEUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / 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 SYLVESTRE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | COIFFURE MARTINE | 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 | 1 | CAMPING LES ROUSSILLES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 915 (2012) → 922 (2023): 0.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 668 (1990) → 922 (2023): 38 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 555, of which 20 % second homes and 5.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ambazac): 4.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Sylvestre): 2.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Ambazac): 4.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Ambazac): 4.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Sylvestre): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 37 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST LEGER LA MONTAGNE_SAPC weather station, 7.8 km away at 664 m; the village itself is at 529 m. [10]
The village sits 135 m below 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. [10]
An average of 1,344 mm of rain a year, spread over 153 days — about 8.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST SYLV LARMONT, 2.1 km away at 441 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87183/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87183/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87183/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87183/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 87002
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 87183
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mazaugues | 83 | 465 km SE | 901 | 41.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 10 % · winter 77 % |
| Lavaré | 72 | 236 km N | 815 | 37.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 95 % |
| Gonneville-sur-Honfleur | 14 | 386 km N | 859 | 37.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 91 % |
| Thilay | 08 | 501 km NE | 958 | 39.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 70 % |
| Létra | 69 | 243 km E | 901 | 40.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 81 % |
| Vendenesse-lès-Charolles | 71 | 233 km E | 729 | 32.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 46 % · winter 41 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendenesse-lès-Charolles | 71 | 233 km E | 729 | 32.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 46 % · winter 41 % |
| Lavaré | 72 | 236 km N | 815 | 37.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 95 % |
| Létra | 69 | 243 km E | 901 | 40.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 81 % |
| Gonneville-sur-Honfleur | 14 | 386 km N | 859 | 37.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 91 % |
| Mazaugues | 83 | 465 km SE | 901 | 41.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 10 % · winter 77 % |
| Thilay | 08 | 501 km NE | 958 | 39.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 70 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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