Vicq-sur-Breuilh
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 27.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 16 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vicq-sur-Breuilh (INSEE 87203) is in Haute-Vienne (87), part of CC Briance Sud Haute Vienne. Population 1,313 (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 27.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 16 % of the 12,600 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 | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.77 | 10 | 7.71 |
| Housing mix | 0.71 | 5 | 3.56 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (VERRIO SYLVIA · LO VINATAUD). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VICQ SUR BREUILH AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE VICQ SUR BREUILH MUSÉE CÉCILE SABOURDY). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
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 | 2 | VERRIO SYLVIA · LO VINATAUD | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | VICQ SUR BREUILH AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE VICQ SUR BREUILH MUSÉE CÉCILE SABOURDY | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 1,350 (2012) → 1,313 (2023): -2.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,033 (1990) → 1,313 (2023): 27.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 695, of which 14.4 % second homes and 3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Château-Chervix): 4.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Château-Chervix): 4.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Magnac-Bourg): 4.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Magnac-Bourg): 4.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Vicq-sur-Breuilh): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 62 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the PIERRE-BUFFIERE weather station, 4.9 km away at 326 m; the village itself is at 366 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST YRIEIX LA PE, 18.3 km away at 404 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 978 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at PIERRE-BUFFIERE, 4.9 km away at 326 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87203/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87203/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87203/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87203/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 87039
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 87088
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 87203
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labastide-Marnhac | 46 | 140 km S | 1,311 | 28.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Peillon | 06 | 517 km E | 1,408 | 31.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 19 % · humidity 0 % |
| Baix | 07 | 284 km E | 1,296 | 31.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Epiniac | 35 | 395 km NW | 1,438 | 28.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dompierre-sur-Veyle | 01 | 300 km E | 1,245 | 31.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tresbœuf | 35 | 334 km NW | 1,234 | 27.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labastide-Marnhac | 46 | 140 km S | 1,311 | 28.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Baix | 07 | 284 km E | 1,296 | 31.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dompierre-sur-Veyle | 01 | 300 km E | 1,245 | 31.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tresbœuf | 35 | 334 km NW | 1,234 | 27.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Epiniac | 35 | 395 km NW | 1,438 | 28.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Peillon | 06 | 517 km E | 1,408 | 31.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 19 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Vicq-sur-Breuilh'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle-d'Aurec | 43 | 223 km E | 1,115 | 31.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Roannes-Saint-Mary | 15 | 118 km SE | 1,101 | 24.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Achères-la-Forêt | 77 | 314 km N | 1,191 | 24.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villebois | 01 | 315 km E | 1,206 | 34.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aveizieux | 42 | 232 km E | 1,701 | 33.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Calonne-sur-la-Lys | 62 | 561 km N | 1,595 | 29.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
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