Camarès
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 72 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Camarès (INSEE 12044) is in Aveyron (12), part of CC Monts, Rance et Rougier. Population 1,030 (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 44.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 72 % of the 14,135 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.51 | 20 | 10.26 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.41 | 10 | 4.14 |
| Housing mix | 0.48 | 5 | 2.42 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'ATELIER GOURMAND). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL · LA MAISON DU ROUGIER). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (DALMASY). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (O PLAN D'O). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE PETIT CAMARESIEN). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT MICHEL SAINT MICHEL). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (GERARD VERAN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE CAMARES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE CAMARÈS). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE TEMPLE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DE SPORT ET TERRAIN MIXTE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (PLAN D EAU DES ZIZINES). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (CAROCOIFF). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL DU PONT-VIEUX). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hotel, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | L'ATELIER GOURMAND | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | VIVAL · LA MAISON DU ROUGIER | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | DALMASY | 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 | 1 | O PLAN D'O | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE PETIT CAMARESIEN | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT MICHEL SAINT MICHEL | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | GERARD VERAN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE CAMARES | 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 | BIBLIOTHEQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE CAMARÈS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE TEMPLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE DE SPORT ET TERRAIN MIXTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PLAN D EAU DES ZIZINES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | CAROCOIFF | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL DU PONT-VIEUX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 987 (2012) → 1,030 (2023): 4.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,127 (1990) → 1,030 (2023): -8.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 807, of which 25.8 % second homes and 10.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Camarès): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Camarès): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Camarès): 0.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Camarès): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Camarès): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 20 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the PEUX-ET-COUFFOULEUX_SAPC weather station, 6.7 km away at 830 m; the village itself is at 407 m. [9]
The village sits 423 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at MONTLAUR, 8.5 km away at 374 m, over 23 summers. [9]
An average of 1,126 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 9.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at PEUX-ET-COUFFOULEUX_SAPC, 6.7 km away at 830 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
73 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 80,000 € — 965 € per m² of built surface. [10]
22 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 45,690 € — 570 € per m². [10]
The median across Aveyron is 1,239 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [10]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12044/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12044/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12044/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12044/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12044
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champignelles | 89 | 440 km N | 905 | 58.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hautefort | 24 | 211 km NW | 806 | 62.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 71 % |
| Siorac-en-Périgord | 24 | 187 km NW | 1,082 | 48.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 43 % |
| Huelgoat | 29 | 718 km NW | 1,440 | 49.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Fouillade | 12 | 81 km NW | 1,128 | 54.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 31 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Valamas | 07 | 172 km NE | 1,075 | 48.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 38 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Fouillade | 12 | 81 km NW | 1,128 | 54.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 31 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Valamas | 07 | 172 km NE | 1,075 | 48.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 38 % · humidity 100 % |
| Siorac-en-Périgord | 24 | 187 km NW | 1,082 | 48.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 43 % |
| Hautefort | 24 | 211 km NW | 806 | 62.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 71 % |
| Champignelles | 89 | 440 km N | 905 | 58.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Huelgoat | 29 | 718 km NW | 1,440 | 49.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 99 % · 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 Camarès'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Rome-de-Tarn | 12 | 25 km N | 904 | 61.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut | 07 | 175 km NE | 1,115 | 59.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pampelonne | 81 | 61 km NW | 963 | 57.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rivière-sur-Tarn | 12 | 46 km NE | 1,069 | 49.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vico | 2A | 515 km E | 999 | 80.5 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Venaco | 2B | 541 km E | 644 | 60.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
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