Flavin
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 39.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 34 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Flavin (INSEE 12102) is in Aveyron (12), part of CC du Pays de Salars. Population 2,392 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/12102-flavin
Vitality score
Vitality score 39.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 34 % of the 8,505 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 | 0.39 | 20 | 7.77 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.81 | 10 | 8.09 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.43 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LE PLANOL · SASU DE L'OCCITANIE · ZODI). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE MARCEL PAGNOL). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MARCEL PAGNOL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT-CHARLES). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ERICK ARNOLD, MÉDECIN · ESTHER LAVAYSSIERE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DIEUDE- LE ROY). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (FLAVIN AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE FLAVIN). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE LA FAILLE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (CREA'STYL · MAXIME COIFFEUR · LE LOOK DE CLO). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| 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 | 3 | LE PLANOL · SASU DE L'OCCITANIE · ZODI | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE MARCEL PAGNOL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MARCEL PAGNOL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT-CHARLES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | ERICK ARNOLD, MÉDECIN · ESTHER LAVAYSSIERE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DIEUDE- LE ROY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | FLAVIN AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE FLAVIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE LA FAILLE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 5 | CREA'STYL · MAXIME COIFFEUR · LE LOOK DE CLO | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [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 2,268 (2012) → 2,392 (2023): 5.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,827 (1990) → 2,392 (2023): 30.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,224, of which 5.7 % second homes and 8.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Luc-la-Primaube): 3.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Luc-la-Primaube): 3.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Flavin): 0.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Flavin): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Flavin): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 70 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the FLAVIN weather station, 1.1 km away at 657 m; the village itself is at 655 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at RODEZ-AVEYRON, 16.5 km away at 578 m, over 28 summers. [10]
That station sits 77 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 888 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 7.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at FLAVIN, 1.1 km away at 657 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 — 12102/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12102/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12102/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12102/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12133
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12102
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Symphorien | 79 | 327 km NW | 1,983 | 31.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 51 % · humidity 86 % |
| Razac-sur-l'Isle | 24 | 186 km NW | 2,376 | 32.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 38 % · humidity 50 % |
| Bouligny | 55 | 605 km N | 2,507 | 34.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Seillons-Source-d'Argens | 83 | 277 km E | 2,818 | 43.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bonnelles | 78 | 483 km N | 2,165 | 40.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lamanon | 13 | 209 km E | 2,097 | 43.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 59 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Razac-sur-l'Isle | 24 | 186 km NW | 2,376 | 32.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 38 % · humidity 50 % |
| Lamanon | 13 | 209 km E | 2,097 | 43.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 59 % · humidity 64 % |
| Seillons-Source-d'Argens | 83 | 277 km E | 2,818 | 43.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Symphorien | 79 | 327 km NW | 1,983 | 31.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 51 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bonnelles | 78 | 483 km N | 2,165 | 40.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bouligny | 55 | 605 km N | 2,507 | 34.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 86 % · 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 Flavin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valleroy | 54 | 603 km NE | 2,375 | 40.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Varois-et-Chaignot | 21 | 393 km NE | 2,094 | 42.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rosières-aux-Salines | 54 | 558 km NE | 2,810 | 43.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Woustviller | 57 | 629 km NE | 2,786 | 45 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pouxeux | 88 | 523 km NE | 1,947 | 46.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thise | 25 | 428 km NE | 2,994 | 45.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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