Montpeyroux
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 38.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 80 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montpeyroux (INSEE 12156) is in Aveyron (12), part of CC Aubrac, Carladez et Viadène. Population 518 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 38.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 80 % of the 17,686 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 | 0.91 | 20 | 18.15 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.4 | 10 | 3.96 |
| Housing mix | 0.52 | 5 | 2.61 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LE RELAIS DE VITARELLE). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LE BISTROT). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ST REMY DE MONTPEYROUX RP). [3]
1 × Hotel (AUBERGE AYGALENC). [3,4]
1 × Campsite. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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 | 2 | LE RELAIS DE VITARELLE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LE BISTROT | INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | ST REMY DE MONTPEYROUX RP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | AUBERGE AYGALENC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 550 (2012) → 518 (2023): -5.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 578 (1990) → 518 (2023): -10.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 360, of which 23.9 % second homes and 11.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Laguiole): 5.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Laguiole): 5.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Laguiole): 5.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Laguiole): 5.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Montpeyroux): 3.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 76 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LAGUIOLE weather station, 5.8 km away at 1,030 m; the village itself is at 908 m. [10]
The village sits 122 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 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ALPUECH, 13.7 km away at 1,107 m, over 11 summers. [10]
That station sits 199 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 1,415 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 11.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LAGUIOLE, 5.8 km away at 1,030 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 — 12156/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12156/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12156/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12156/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12119
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12156
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarlande | 24 | 161 km NW | 428 | 32.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 47 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Grande-Verrière | 71 | 279 km N | 542 | 31 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Verneil-le-Chétif | 72 | 395 km NW | 584 | 40.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lapeyrouse | 63 | 176 km N | 521 | 27.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 62 % |
| Vanxains | 24 | 209 km W | 689 | 38.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 45 % · humidity 57 % |
| Champniers-et-Reilhac | 24 | 200 km NW | 541 | 34.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 73 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarlande | 24 | 161 km NW | 428 | 32.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 47 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lapeyrouse | 63 | 176 km N | 521 | 27.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 62 % |
| Champniers-et-Reilhac | 24 | 200 km NW | 541 | 34.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 73 % |
| Vanxains | 24 | 209 km W | 689 | 38.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 45 % · humidity 57 % |
| La Grande-Verrière | 71 | 279 km N | 542 | 31 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Verneil-le-Chétif | 72 | 395 km NW | 584 | 40.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 49 % · 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 Montpeyroux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curan | 12 | 49 km S | 307 | 24.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cressat | 23 | 176 km N | 512 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dontreix | 23 | 151 km N | 400 | 29.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Martigny | 02 | 589 km N | 410 | 26.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Teissières-lès-Bouliès | 15 | 29 km NW | 344 | 28.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lachamp-Ribennes | 48 | 46 km E | 379 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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