Aguessac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 57.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Aguessac (INSEE 12002) is in Aveyron (12), part of CC de Millau Grands Causses. Population 929 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/12002-aguessac
Vitality score
Vitality score 57.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 95 % of the 14,789 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.65 | 10 | 6.45 |
| Housing mix | 0.76 | 5 | 3.78 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE ALBAT CHRISTIAN). [4,3]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE PANIER SYMPA). [4,3]
1 × Restaurant. [4,3]
1 × Café / bar. [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE BELLEVUE). [4]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PATRICK HOUPERT, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA VALLEE). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE D'AGUESSAC L'ILE AUX LIVRES). [4]
2 × Hairdresser (MAN'HAIR). [4,3]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [4,3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE ALBAT CHRISTIAN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LE PANIER SYMPA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,3] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE BELLEVUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | PATRICK HOUPERT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA VALLEE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE D'AGUESSAC L'ILE AUX LIVRES | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | MAN'HAIR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,3] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 858 (2012) → 929 (2023): 8.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 811 (1990) → 929 (2023): 14.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 515, of which 12.2 % second homes and 6.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Paulhe): 0.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Aguessac): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Aguessac): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Aguessac): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Aguessac): 0.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 29 days a year at or above 30 °C and 25 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MILLAU weather station, 7.5 km away at 712 m; the village itself is at 371 m. [10]
The village sits 341 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.7 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MILLAU, 7.5 km away at 712 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 341 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 694 mm of rain a year, spread over 92 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MILLAU, 7.5 km away at 712 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 — 12002/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12002/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12002/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12002/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12178
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12002
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Poujol-sur-Orb | 34 | 64 km S | 947 | 54.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
| Cerisiers | 89 | 443 km N | 988 | 63.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sains-Richaumont | 02 | 632 km N | 923 | 65.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
| Neussargues-Moissac | 15 | 108 km N | 824 | 67.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 22 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Gauburge-Sainte-Colombe | 61 | 547 km N | 1,006 | 38.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontès | 34 | 72 km S | 1,060 | 38.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 96 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Poujol-sur-Orb | 34 | 64 km S | 947 | 54.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
| Fontès | 34 | 72 km S | 1,060 | 38.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 96 % · humidity 64 % |
| Neussargues-Moissac | 15 | 108 km N | 824 | 67.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 22 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cerisiers | 89 | 443 km N | 988 | 63.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Gauburge-Sainte-Colombe | 61 | 547 km N | 1,006 | 38.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sains-Richaumont | 02 | 632 km N | 923 | 65.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Aguessac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lempdes-sur-Allagnon | 43 | 137 km N | 1,293 | 52.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thueyts | 07 | 106 km NE | 1,205 | 56.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Georges-de-Luzençon | 12 | 14 km SW | 1,565 | 51.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maurs | 15 | 94 km NW | 2,174 | 66.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Rémy | 79 | 376 km NW | 1,105 | 37.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gurgy | 89 | 414 km N | 1,723 | 50.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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