Mélagues
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 0/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 0 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mélagues (INSEE 12143) is in Aveyron (12), part of CC Monts, Rance et Rougier. Population 53 (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/12143-melagues
Vitality score
Vitality score 0/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 0 % of the 5,200 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 | 10 | 0 |
| 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 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) | 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 62 (2012) → 53 (2023): -14.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 106 (1990) → 53 (2023): -50 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 83, of which 56.6 % second homes and 9.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Brusque): 6.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Brusque): 6.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Gervais-sur-Mare): 9.9 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Graissessac): 9.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Brusque): 6.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 30 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BRUSQUE_SAPC weather station, 6.5 km away at 858 m; the village itself is at 677 m. [11]
The village sits 181 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. [11]
An average of 1,042 mm of rain a year, spread over 106 days — about 9.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BRUSQUE_SAPC, 6.5 km away at 858 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12143/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12143/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12143/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12143/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12039
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34260
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34117
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quercitello | 2B | 534 km E | 53 | 11 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 99 % |
| Val-Maravel | 26 | 224 km NE | 55 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 51 % · winter 0 % |
| Balacet | 09 | 190 km SW | 51 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 74 % |
| San-Damiano | 2B | 539 km E | 54 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 70 % |
| Felce | 2B | 542 km E | 54 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 50 % |
| Camparan | 65 | 238 km SW | 51 | 6.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balacet | 09 | 190 km SW | 51 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 74 % |
| Val-Maravel | 26 | 224 km NE | 55 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 51 % · winter 0 % |
| Camparan | 65 | 238 km SW | 51 | 6.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 0 % |
| Quercitello | 2B | 534 km E | 53 | 11 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 99 % |
| San-Damiano | 2B | 539 km E | 54 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 70 % |
| Felce | 2B | 542 km E | 54 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 50 % |
Elsewhere
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