Le Cayrol
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 8.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 6 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Cayrol (INSEE 12064) is in Aveyron (12), part of CC Comtal Lot et Truyère. Population 243 (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 8.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 6 % of the 17,055 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.28 | 10 | 2.76 |
| Housing mix | 0.61 | 5 | 3.04 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LE CAYROL AP). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
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, 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| 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 | 1 | LE CAYROL 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 263 (2012) → 243 (2023): -7.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 313 (1990) → 243 (2023): -22.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 168, of which 19.6 % second homes and 15.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Espalion): 7.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Espalion): 7.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Espalion): 7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Espalion): 7.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Montpeyroux): 3.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 104 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST-COME-D'OLT weather station, 8.4 km away at 380 m; the village itself is at 860 m. [10]
The village sits 480 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 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST-COME-D'OLT, 8.4 km away at 380 m, over 23 summers. [10]
That station sits 480 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 1,014 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 8.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ESPALION, 8 km away at 360 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 — 12064/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12064/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12064/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12064/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12096
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12156
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontaine-Chalendray | 17 | 278 km NW | 237 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 19 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Cernin-de-Labarde | 24 | 177 km W | 221 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 31 % · humidity 71 % |
| Gehée | 36 | 291 km N | 253 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 18 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Dorée | 53 | 517 km NW | 286 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 8 % · humidity 93 % |
| Morlac | 18 | 240 km N | 269 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 30 % · humidity 57 % |
| Oriolles | 16 | 245 km W | 242 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 23 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cernin-de-Labarde | 24 | 177 km W | 221 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 31 % · humidity 71 % |
| Morlac | 18 | 240 km N | 269 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 30 % · humidity 57 % |
| Oriolles | 16 | 245 km W | 242 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 23 % · humidity 71 % |
| Fontaine-Chalendray | 17 | 278 km NW | 237 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 19 % · humidity 71 % |
| Gehée | 36 | 291 km N | 253 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 18 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Dorée | 53 | 517 km NW | 286 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 8 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Le Cayrol'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durmignat | 63 | 178 km N | 214 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chassignieu | 38 | 236 km NE | 225 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Agnat | 43 | 99 km NE | 170 | 6.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Piégut | 04 | 265 km E | 201 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Estivaux | 19 | 131 km NW | 403 | 21.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Surjoux-Lhopital | 01 | 283 km NE | 138 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
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