Cantoin
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 28.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 72 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cantoin (INSEE 12051) is in Aveyron (12), part of CC Aubrac, Carladez et Viadène. Population 312 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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/12051-cantoin
Vitality score
Vitality score 28.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 72 % of the 17,939 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.3 | 10 | 3 |
| Housing mix | 0.18 | 5 | 0.9 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (PERET CAMILA). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CANTOIN AP). [3]
1 × Campsite (MAIRIE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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) | 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 | 1 | PERET CAMILA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | CANTOIN 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 322 (2012) → 312 (2023): -3.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 390 (1990) → 312 (2023): -20 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 307, of which 41 % second homes and 9.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Argences en Aubrac): 4.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Argences en Aubrac): 5.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Argences en Aubrac): 5.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Argences en Aubrac): 5.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Cantoin): 0 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 99 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CANTOIN weather station, 0.2 km away at 930 m; the village itself is at 945 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ALPUECH, 9.9 km away at 1,107 m, over 11 summers. [10]
That station sits 162 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 1,212 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 9.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CANTOIN, 0.2 km away at 930 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
21 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 75,000 € — 766 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Aveyron is 1,239 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
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 — 12051/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12051/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12051/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12051/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12223
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12051
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chissey-en-Morvan | 71 | 276 km NE | 308 | 30.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Félix-de-Villadeix | 24 | 168 km W | 314 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 41 % · humidity 50 % |
| Castelnau-Pégayrols | 12 | 79 km S | 344 | 35.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
| Troo | 41 | 362 km NW | 309 | 27.4 | Few services | no figures |
| La Bussière | 86 | 253 km NW | 298 | 20.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 47 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Jean-la-Vêtre | 42 | 131 km NE | 303 | 22.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 46 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castelnau-Pégayrols | 12 | 79 km S | 344 | 35.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-la-Vêtre | 42 | 131 km NE | 303 | 22.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 46 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Félix-de-Villadeix | 24 | 168 km W | 314 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 41 % · humidity 50 % |
| La Bussière | 86 | 253 km NW | 298 | 20.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 47 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chissey-en-Morvan | 71 | 276 km NE | 308 | 30.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Troo | 41 | 362 km NW | 309 | 27.4 | Few services | no figures |
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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 Cantoin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girmont-Val-d'Ajol | 88 | 450 km NE | 264 | 39 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Prinsuéjols-Malbouzon | 48 | 30 km SE | 246 | 23 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-André-en-Vivarais | 07 | 130 km E | 212 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Picherande | 63 | 70 km N | 324 | 40 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rencurel | 38 | 211 km E | 358 | 32.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Front | 43 | 106 km E | 410 | 26.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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