La Capelle-Bonance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 2.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 1 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Capelle-Bonance (INSEE 12055) is in Aveyron (12), part of CC des Causses à l'Aubrac. Population 95 (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 2.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 1 % of the 10,121 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.24 | 10 | 2.36 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 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 98 (2012) → 95 (2023): -3.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 129 (1990) → 95 (2023): -26.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 102, of which 52 % second homes and 1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Saturnin-de-Lenne): 2.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Saturnin-de-Lenne): 2.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint Geniez d'Olt et d'Aubrac): 4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint Geniez d'Olt et d'Aubrac): 4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint Geniez d'Olt et d'Aubrac): 3.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the AURELLE-VERLAC_SAPC weather station, 10.2 km away at 1,076 m; the village itself is at 645 m. [10]
The village sits 431 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 ST-COME-D'OLT, 16.7 km away at 380 m, over 23 summers. [10]
That station sits 265 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 1,064 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 8.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST SATURNIN, 2.3 km away at 640 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 — 12055/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12055/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12055/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12055/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12247
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12224
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esmoulières | 70 | 470 km NE | 95 | 1.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Étienne-du-Vigan | 43 | 75 km NE | 95 | 4.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 20 % · humidity 93 % |
| Menestreau | 58 | 331 km N | 96 | 4.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Doucy-en-Bauges | 73 | 284 km NE | 94 | 7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chanterelle | 15 | 105 km N | 99 | 1.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 28 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bailleul-la-Vallée | 27 | 564 km N | 96 | 3.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Étienne-du-Vigan | 43 | 75 km NE | 95 | 4.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 20 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chanterelle | 15 | 105 km N | 99 | 1.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 28 % · humidity 93 % |
| Doucy-en-Bauges | 73 | 284 km NE | 94 | 7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Menestreau | 58 | 331 km N | 96 | 4.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Esmoulières | 70 | 470 km NE | 95 | 1.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bailleul-la-Vallée | 27 | 564 km N | 96 | 3.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · 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-Bonance'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailleul-la-Vallée | 27 | 564 km N | 96 | 3.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Autels-Villevillon | 28 | 443 km N | 106 | 3.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gumond | 19 | 119 km NW | 99 | 9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ajoux | 07 | 122 km E | 81 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Raphaël | 24 | 180 km NW | 94 | 5.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Peux-et-Couffouleux | 12 | 75 km S | 86 | 2.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
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