La Capelle-Bleys
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 28.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 66 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Capelle-Bleys (INSEE 12054) is in Aveyron (12), part of CC Aveyron Bas Ségala Viaur. Population 366 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 28.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 66 % of the 18,035 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.55 | 10 | 5.49 |
| Housing mix | 0.6 | 5 | 3.01 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE DOUZOULET). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA CAPELLE BLEYS AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE SCOLAIRE DE LA CAPELLE-BLEYS ECOLE). [3]
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 | 1 | LE DOUZOULET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | LA CAPELLE BLEYS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE SCOLAIRE DE LA CAPELLE-BLEYS ECOLE | 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 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 381 (2012) → 366 (2023): -3.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 349 (1990) → 366 (2023): 4.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 236, of which 19.9 % second homes and 8.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Rieupeyroux): 4.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Rieupeyroux): 4.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Rieupeyroux): 5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Rieupeyroux): 5.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (La Capelle-Bleys): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 65 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BASTIDE EVEQUE weather station, 6.2 km away at 500 m; the village itself is at 613 m. [10]
The village sits 113 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VILLEFRANCHE-DE-ROUERGUE, 15.3 km away at 330 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 283 m below 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 1,102 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 8.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LA SALVETAT PEY, 6 km away at 550 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 — 12054/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12054/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12054/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12054/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12198
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12054
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bétête | 23 | 230 km N | 389 | 24.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dontreix | 23 | 190 km N | 400 | 29.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Poncy | 15 | 125 km NE | 339 | 27 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Compolibat | 12 | 9.2 km N | 335 | 24.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Valigny | 03 | 273 km N | 378 | 24.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Solférino | 40 | 248 km W | 374 | 27.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 68 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compolibat | 12 | 9.2 km N | 335 | 24.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Poncy | 15 | 125 km NE | 339 | 27 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dontreix | 23 | 190 km N | 400 | 29.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bétête | 23 | 230 km N | 389 | 24.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Solférino | 40 | 248 km W | 374 | 27.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 68 % · humidity 50 % |
| Valigny | 03 | 273 km N | 378 | 24.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · 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 La Capelle-Bleys'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valigny | 03 | 273 km N | 378 | 24.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bourgvilain | 71 | 300 km NE | 344 | 36.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aurouër | 03 | 280 km N | 400 | 34.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Breuil | 03 | 240 km NE | 524 | 25.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Cour-Marigny | 45 | 401 km N | 379 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Chabrais | 23 | 204 km N | 317 | 21.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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