Decazeville
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 58.6/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 74 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Decazeville (INSEE 12089) is in Aveyron (12), part of CC Decazeville Communauté. Population 5,020 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/12089-decazeville
Vitality score
Vitality score 58.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 74 % of the 4,675 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 | 0.52 | 25 | 13.06 |
| Social | 0.84 | 20 | 16.75 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.64 | 10 | 6.44 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.15 | 10 | 1.47 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.69 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (ROUERGUE QUERCY SPECIALITES · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · BOULANGERIE DES 4 CLOCHERS · LES PTITS BLES DORES). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (GLEYAL STEPHAN). [3,4]
5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SNC SAGNES · SAVEURS DU MONDE · L'EPICERIE D'EMI). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (ALDI MARCHE · PRODEC · INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
13 × Restaurant (SUSHIMAN · LE JALOUSIE · L'ENDROIT). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (LE GLACIER · LE CENTRAL · LE FRIENDLY · L'ESCALE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN MOULIN). [3]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE FRANCOIS FABIE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE SIMONE VEIL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN MACE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE P RAMADIER PLUS ANNEXE FIRMI · COLLEGE STE FOY). [3]
9 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FANNY MORIN, MÉDECIN · FRANCIS LANDIE, MÉDECIN · SOLENE LESPINASSE, MÉDECIN · CHRISTIAN SERVIERES, MÉDECIN · MARIELLE PUECH, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CERES · PHARMACIE DE LA VITARELLE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE DECAZEVILLE). [3]
1 × Cinema (LA STRADA). [3]
8 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DE L ALERTE · COLLEGE STE FOY · GYMNASE LEO LAGRANGE · GYMNASE GYM BASSIN · GROUPEMENT SCOLAIRE JEAN MACE SALLE DE SPORT). [3]
5 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · CREDIT AGRICOLE DECAZEVILLE · BANQUE POPULAIRE OCCITANE · BNP PARIBAS · CREDIT LYONNAIS). [3]
12 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE CARINE · VISAGIS · COIFFURE CATY). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (AU VICTOR HUGO · HOTEL MALPEL RESTAURANT LE MODERNE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 4 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Supermarket, 11 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | ROUERGUE QUERCY SPECIALITES · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · BOULANGERIE DES 4 CLOCHERS · LES PTITS BLES DORES | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | GLEYAL STEPHAN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 5 | SNC SAGNES · SAVEURS DU MONDE · L'EPICERIE D'EMI | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | ALDI MARCHE · PRODEC · INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 13 | SUSHIMAN · LE JALOUSIE · L'ENDROIT | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 28 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | LE GLACIER · LE CENTRAL · LE FRIENDLY · L'ESCALE | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN MOULIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE FRANCOIS FABIE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE SIMONE VEIL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN MACE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE P RAMADIER PLUS ANNEXE FIRMI · COLLEGE STE FOY | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 9 | FANNY MORIN, MÉDECIN · FRANCIS LANDIE, MÉDECIN · SOLENE LESPINASSE, MÉDECIN · CHRISTIAN SERVIERES, MÉDECIN · MARIELLE PUECH, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE CERES · PHARMACIE DE LA VITARELLE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE DECAZEVILLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LA STRADA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 8 | GYMNASE DE L ALERTE · COLLEGE STE FOY · GYMNASE LEO LAGRANGE · GYMNASE GYM BASSIN · GROUPEMENT SCOLAIRE JEAN MACE SALLE DE SPORT | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · CREDIT AGRICOLE DECAZEVILLE · BANQUE POPULAIRE OCCITANE · BNP PARIBAS · CREDIT LYONNAIS | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 12 | COIFFURE CARINE · VISAGIS · COIFFURE CATY | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | AU VICTOR HUGO · HOTEL MALPEL RESTAURANT LE MODERNE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 5,935 (2012) → 5,020 (2023): -15.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 7,754 (1990) → 5,020 (2023): -35.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,599, of which 3.1 % second homes and 23.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Decazeville): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Decazeville): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Decazeville): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Decazeville): 0.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Decazeville): 0.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the DECAZEVILLE weather station, 2.5 km away at 325 m; the village itself is at 238 m. [9]
The village sits 87 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]
An average of 957 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 8.1 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at DECAZEVILLE, 2.5 km away at 325 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
269 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 86,000 € — 762 € per m² of built surface. [10]
166 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 71,000 € — 628 € 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
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12089/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12089/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12089/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12089/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12089
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban | 04 | 303 km E | 5,107 | 57.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 46 % · winter 89 % |
| Pacy-sur-Eure | 27 | 500 km N | 5,027 | 66.1 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 92 % |
| Le Cannet-des-Maures | 83 | 352 km E | 5,140 | 66.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 96 % |
| La Mure | 38 | 281 km E | 4,963 | 69.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 1 % |
| Genlis | 21 | 376 km NE | 5,093 | 51.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 77 % |
| Le Quesnoy | 59 | 641 km N | 4,878 | 61 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 46 % · winter 88 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Mure | 38 | 281 km E | 4,963 | 69.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 1 % |
| Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban | 04 | 303 km E | 5,107 | 57.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 46 % · winter 89 % |
| Le Cannet-des-Maures | 83 | 352 km E | 5,140 | 66.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 96 % |
| Genlis | 21 | 376 km NE | 5,093 | 51.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 77 % |
| Pacy-sur-Eure | 27 | 500 km N | 5,027 | 66.1 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 92 % |
| Le Quesnoy | 59 | 641 km N | 4,878 | 61 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 46 % · winter 88 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/12089-decazeville