Bozouls
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 57.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bozouls (INSEE 12033) is in Aveyron (12), part of CC Comtal Lot et Truyère. Population 3,001 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/12033-bozouls
Vitality score
Vitality score 57.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 82 % of the 7,113 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 | 0.49 | 25 | 12.19 |
| Social | 0.65 | 20 | 13.05 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.96 | 10 | 9.57 |
| Housing mix | 0.81 | 5 | 4.06 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LACAN JEAN · ROSE ET MIOLS · BONHEURS ET DELICES · LE FOURNIL DE TALOU). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL NORD AVEYRON PORCS · LES DEDE DE BADET). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'EPICERIE DU TROU). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (LE BELVEDERE · LA MAISON BOUTEILLE · AVERON BOUTIQUES & GOOD FOOD · NGNINGONE RAYMONDE). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LE 121). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT-FRANCOIS). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ADRIEN RAYNAL, MÉDECIN · MARION SOUILLEAUX, MÉDECIN · OPHÉLIE CROUZET-BOUTET, MÉDECIN · ELISE OLRY, MÉDECIN · LAETITIA ROUVELET, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE BOZOULS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE ANDRÉ BAUDON DE BOZOULS). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (NOUVEAU GYMNASE OUVERTURE SEPTEMBRE 2017 · GYMNASE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF 1). [3]
1 × Bank (AGENCE BOZOULS). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (PAUSE COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
2 × Hotel (LE BELVEDERE · LA ROUTE D'ARGENT). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | LACAN JEAN · ROSE ET MIOLS · BONHEURS ET DELICES · LE FOURNIL DE TALOU | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | SARL NORD AVEYRON PORCS · LES DEDE DE BADET | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | L'EPICERIE DU TROU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | INTERMARCHE | 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 | 6 | LE BELVEDERE · LA MAISON BOUTEILLE · AVERON BOUTIQUES & GOOD FOOD · NGNINGONE RAYMONDE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LE 121 | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT-FRANCOIS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | ADRIEN RAYNAL, MÉDECIN · MARION SOUILLEAUX, MÉDECIN · OPHÉLIE CROUZET-BOUTET, MÉDECIN · ELISE OLRY, MÉDECIN · LAETITIA ROUVELET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE BOZOULS | 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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE ANDRÉ BAUDON DE BOZOULS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | NOUVEAU GYMNASE OUVERTURE SEPTEMBRE 2017 · GYMNASE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF 1 | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | AGENCE BOZOULS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 6 | PAUSE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 2 | LE BELVEDERE · LA ROUTE D'ARGENT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Thursday 7h00 et 13h00. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 2,742 (2012) → 3,001 (2023): 9.4 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 2,060 (1990) → 3,001 (2023): 45.7 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,680, of which 9.4 % second homes and 8.2 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bozouls): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Bozouls): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
GP (Bozouls): 0.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Bozouls): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Bozouls): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 38 days a year at or above 30 °C and 77 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-COME-D'OLT weather station, 9.9 km away at 380 m; the village itself is at 543 m. [11]
The village sits 163 m above 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST-COME-D'OLT, 9.9 km away at 380 m, over 23 summers. [11]
That station sits 163 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,014 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 8.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ESPALION, 6.5 km away at 360 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 — 12033/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.bozouls.fr/fr/la-mairie-de-bozouls/la-commune/regles-du-bien-vivre-ensemble— “Le stationnement est interdit Allée Paul Causse entre le Parc Layrac et la Mairie le jour du marché : le jeudi matin entre 7h00 et 13h00”
- DATAtourisme 2026-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/31/a03dcdd1-d09c-39b3-b93b-cc0163fcf999— “Marché traditionnel, tous les jeudis matin, Allée Paul Causse à Bozouls.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12033/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12033/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12033/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12033
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villeneuve-de-Berg | 07 | 142 km E | 3,031 | 55.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Puisserguier | 34 | 125 km S | 3,078 | 42.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 35 % · humidity 50 % |
| Mortain-Bocage | 50 | 542 km NW | 2,961 | 68.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fresnay-sur-Sarthe | 72 | 472 km NW | 2,928 | 62.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 38 % · winter 51 % |
| Vimoutiers | 61 | 532 km N | 2,978 | 68.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 21 % · winter 35 % |
| Merdrignac | 22 | 571 km NW | 3,139 | 43.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 35 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puisserguier | 34 | 125 km S | 3,078 | 42.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 35 % · humidity 50 % |
| Villeneuve-de-Berg | 07 | 142 km E | 3,031 | 55.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fresnay-sur-Sarthe | 72 | 472 km NW | 2,928 | 62.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 38 % · winter 51 % |
| Vimoutiers | 61 | 532 km N | 2,978 | 68.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 21 % · winter 35 % |
| Mortain-Bocage | 50 | 542 km NW | 2,961 | 68.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Merdrignac | 22 | 571 km NW | 3,139 | 43.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 35 % · 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 Bozouls'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pont-d'Ain | 01 | 270 km NE | 2,843 | 64.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Argentat-sur-Dordogne | 19 | 93 km NW | 2,881 | 71.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ydes | 15 | 100 km N | 1,641 | 52.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Die | 26 | 212 km E | 4,844 | 69 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Poncin | 01 | 277 km NE | 1,803 | 61.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Bâthie | 73 | 320 km NE | 2,176 | 49.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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