Galgan
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 22/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 45 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Galgan (INSEE 12108) is in Aveyron (12), part of CC du Plateau de Montbazens. Population 363 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/12108-galgan
Vitality score
Vitality score 22/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 45 % of the 18,039 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.52 | 10 | 5.17 |
| Housing mix | 0.81 | 5 | 4.04 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (GALGAN AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE GALGAN). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | GALGAN AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE GALGAN | 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 353 (2012) → 363 (2023): 2.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 357 (1990) → 363 (2023): 1.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 218, of which 9.6 % second homes and 17.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montbazens): 4.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Montbazens): 4.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Montbazens): 5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Montbazens): 4.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Galgan): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 77 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MONTBAZENS weather station, 3.9 km away at 400 m; the village itself is at 472 m. [10]
The village sits 72 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 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VILLEFRANCHE-DE-ROUERGUE, 19 km away at 330 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 142 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 969 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MONTBAZENS, 3.9 km away at 400 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 — 12108/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12108/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12108/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12108/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12148
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12108
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarrant | 32 | 128 km SW | 358 | 23.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 64 % · humidity 43 % |
| Le Theil | 03 | 219 km N | 387 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pouzy-Mésangy | 03 | 254 km N | 378 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arpheuilles-Saint-Priest | 03 | 196 km N | 383 | 22.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fleuriel | 03 | 213 km N | 336 | 21.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-la-Treille | 87 | 206 km N | 361 | 18 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarrant | 32 | 128 km SW | 358 | 23.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 64 % · humidity 43 % |
| Arpheuilles-Saint-Priest | 03 | 196 km N | 383 | 22.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-la-Treille | 87 | 206 km N | 361 | 18 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fleuriel | 03 | 213 km N | 336 | 21.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Theil | 03 | 219 km N | 387 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pouzy-Mésangy | 03 | 254 km N | 378 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 80 % · 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 Galgan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Cour-Marigny | 45 | 378 km N | 379 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Manglieu | 63 | 154 km NE | 467 | 30.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Artaix | 71 | 241 km NE | 353 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Appolinard | 38 | 255 km E | 395 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bournazel | 12 | 11 km SE | 327 | 30.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Goutrens | 12 | 17 km SE | 492 | 29.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
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