Millau
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 75/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 84 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Millau (INSEE 12145) is in Aveyron (12), part of CC de Millau Grands Causses. Population 22,044 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 75/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 84 % of the 1,079 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 | 0.77 | 25 | 19.15 |
| Social | 0.97 | 20 | 19.36 |
| Education | 0.71 | 10 | 7.13 |
| Health | 0.83 | 10 | 8.35 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 0.51 | 10 | 5.12 |
| Housing mix | 0.81 | 5 | 4.05 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
13 × Bakery (boulangerie) (GALZIN - LES PAINS DU LARZAC · BOULANGERIE VICTOIRE · BAMBOUM). [3,4]
11 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL BOUCHERIE FORESTIE · AU MARCHE PAYSAN · CHARCUTERIE NARBONNAISE). [3,4]
11 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE MESCLADIS · DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE · JOUR 2 MARCHE). [3,4]
7 × Supermarket (LIDL · CARREFOUR MARKET · AUCHAN SUPERMARCHE · CAPDIS · CARREFOUR CITY). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LA FROMAGERIE DES HALLES). [4]
1 × Fishmonger (LE PANIER DU PECHEUR). [3,4]
72 × Restaurant (BAR DU PARC · LE PARADIS D'ASIE · B.M.V · SARL AVELINE). [3,4]
22 × Café / bar (LES TILLEULS · LE DELICE · LES COLONNES · LES AMIS DU PETIT MONTMARTRE · LE MIRADOR). [4]
10 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LA CALENDRETA · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE CRES-ALBERT SEGUIER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PAUL BERT - JEAN MACE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE EUGENE SELLES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JULES FERRY). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE MARCEL AYMARD · LP PRIVE JEANNE D'ARC). [3]
25 × GP (médecin généraliste) (AUDE COMMUNAL-BOSC, MÉDECIN · LIDIA SANTOS, MÉDECIN · JACQUES MALAVAL, MÉDECIN · JEROME ARTIERES, MÉDECIN · MARIE LEMANISSIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
10 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE JACQUEMAIN LAVABRE · M.A. PHARMACIE · PHARMACIE DES CAUSSES · PHARMACIE MUTUALISTE MILLAVOISE · PHARMACIE DE LA TINE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DU SUD-AVEYRON). [3]
1 × Cinema (LES CINEMAS DE MILLAU). [3]
5 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE MARCEL AYMARD · COMPLEXE SPORTIF PAUL TORT · STADE ET GYMNASE PUIT DE CALES · ENSEMBLE SCOLAIRE JEANNE D ARC · GYMNASE JEAN MOULIN). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (MAIRIE). [3]
12 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL MASSIF CENTRAL · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE MILLAU · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · AGENCE MILLAU REPUBLIQUE). [3]
31 × Hairdresser (SATIF'HAIR · O TIF 2000). [3,4]
6 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
14 × Hotel (BOWLING DE MILLAU · DELTOUR HOTEL MILLAU ECO · HOTEL DES VOYAGEURS · DOMAINE SAINT ESTEVE · IBIS - MILLAU JULIE). [3,4]
8 × Campsite (SANDAYA CAMPING LES RIVAGES · CAMPING PARADIS DU VIADUC · ECO CAMPGING DU LARZAC · CAMPING LES ERABLES · DELOZEN). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 4 × Bakery (boulangerie), 4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 20 × Restaurant, 2 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Bank, 8 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 13 | GALZIN - LES PAINS DU LARZAC · BOULANGERIE VICTOIRE · BAMBOUM | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 11 | SARL BOUCHERIE FORESTIE · AU MARCHE PAYSAN · CHARCUTERIE NARBONNAISE | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 11 | LE MESCLADIS · DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE · JOUR 2 MARCHE | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 7 | LIDL · CARREFOUR MARKET · AUCHAN SUPERMARCHE · CAPDIS · CARREFOUR CITY | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LA FROMAGERIE DES HALLES | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LE PANIER DU PECHEUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 72 | BAR DU PARC · LE PARADIS D'ASIE · B.M.V · SARL AVELINE | INSEE BPE 72 / INSEE SIRENE 106 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 22 | LES TILLEULS · LE DELICE · LES COLONNES · LES AMIS DU PETIT MONTMARTRE · LE MIRADOR | INSEE SIRENE 22 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 10 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LA CALENDRETA · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE CRES-ALBERT SEGUIER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PAUL BERT - JEAN MACE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE EUGENE SELLES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JULES FERRY | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE MARCEL AYMARD · LP PRIVE JEANNE D'ARC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 25 | AUDE COMMUNAL-BOSC, MÉDECIN · LIDIA SANTOS, MÉDECIN · JACQUES MALAVAL, MÉDECIN · JEROME ARTIERES, MÉDECIN · MARIE LEMANISSIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 25 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 10 | PHARMACIE JACQUEMAIN LAVABRE · M.A. PHARMACIE · PHARMACIE DES CAUSSES · PHARMACIE MUTUALISTE MILLAVOISE · PHARMACIE DE LA TINE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [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 DU SUD-AVEYRON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LES CINEMAS DE MILLAU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 5 | COLLEGE MARCEL AYMARD · COMPLEXE SPORTIF PAUL TORT · STADE ET GYMNASE PUIT DE CALES · ENSEMBLE SCOLAIRE JEANNE D ARC · GYMNASE JEAN MOULIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 12 | CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL MASSIF CENTRAL · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE MILLAU · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · AGENCE MILLAU REPUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 31 | SATIF'HAIR · O TIF 2000 | INSEE BPE 31 / INSEE SIRENE 43 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 6 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 14 | BOWLING DE MILLAU · DELTOUR HOTEL MILLAU ECO · HOTEL DES VOYAGEURS · DOMAINE SAINT ESTEVE · IBIS - MILLAU JULIE | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 8 | SANDAYA CAMPING LES RIVAGES · CAMPING PARADIS DU VIADUC · ECO CAMPGING DU LARZAC · CAMPING LES ERABLES · DELOZEN | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 22,013 (2012) → 22,044 (2023): 0.1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 21,788 (1990) → 22,044 (2023): 1.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 13,577, of which 9.5 % second homes and 10.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Millau): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Millau): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Millau): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Millau): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Millau): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 29 days a year at or above 30 °C and 26 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MILLAU weather station, 5 km away at 712 m; the village itself is at 373 m. [10]
The village sits 339 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MILLAU, 5 km away at 712 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 339 m above 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 694 mm of rain a year, spread over 92 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MILLAU, 5 km away at 712 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 — 12145/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/31/2d8b031c-7754-3c27-a79c-ffb13cc7954a— “Marchés hebdomadaires de Millau”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12145/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12145/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12145/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12145
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruz | 35 | 573 km NW | 19,683 | 63 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lisieux | 14 | 602 km N | 19,645 | 72.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Dié-des-Vosges | 88 | 553 km NE | 19,251 | 69.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 22 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Lô | 50 | 642 km NW | 19,471 | 71.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Alençon | 61 | 534 km NW | 25,490 | 77.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Épernay | 51 | 554 km N | 22,174 | 73.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alençon | 61 | 534 km NW | 25,490 | 77.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Dié-des-Vosges | 88 | 553 km NE | 19,251 | 69.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 22 % · humidity 100 % |
| Épernay | 51 | 554 km N | 22,174 | 73.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bruz | 35 | 573 km NW | 19,683 | 63 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lisieux | 14 | 602 km N | 19,645 | 72.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Lô | 50 | 642 km NW | 19,471 | 71.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 99 % · 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 Millau'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saumur | 49 | 428 km NW | 26,241 | 78.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
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