Mur-de-Barrez
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 68/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mur-de-Barrez (INSEE 12164) is in Aveyron (12), part of CC Aubrac, Carladez et Viadène. Population 693 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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 68/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 16,411 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 | 0.74 | 25 | 18.45 |
| Social | 0.93 | 20 | 18.58 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.75 | 10 | 7.48 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.12 | 10 | 1.25 |
| Housing mix | 0.51 | 5 | 2.53 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AUX PAINS DES MONTAGNES · LES GOURMANDISES). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE AD LOUBRIAT). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (UTILE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (RUMEUR · LE CAMARGUAIS). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (LE MONACO · CHEZ TREDOULAT). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE DU CARLADEZ). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHRISTOPHE ALAZARD, MÉDECIN · ALEXIS DUMAS, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CROZATIER CLANET). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MUR-DE-BARREZ). [3]
1 × Cinema. [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · AGENCE MUR DE BARREZ · BANQUE CIC SUD OUEST). [3]
2 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (AUBERGE DU BARREZ). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | AUX PAINS DES MONTAGNES · LES GOURMANDISES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE AD LOUBRIAT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | UTILE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | RUMEUR · LE CAMARGUAIS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | LE MONACO · CHEZ TREDOULAT | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE DU CARLADEZ | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | CHRISTOPHE ALAZARD, MÉDECIN · ALEXIS DUMAS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE CROZATIER CLANET | 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 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MUR-DE-BARREZ | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · AGENCE MUR DE BARREZ · BANQUE CIC SUD OUEST | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 2 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | AUBERGE DU BARREZ | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 800 (2012) → 693 (2023): -13.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,109 (1990) → 693 (2023): -37.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 582, of which 24.7 % second homes and 15.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mur-de-Barrez): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Mur-de-Barrez): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Mur-de-Barrez): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Mur-de-Barrez): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Mur-de-Barrez): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 63 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BROMMAT weather station, 7.8 km away at 732 m; the village itself is at 785 m. [10]
The village sits 53 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 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ALPUECH, 19.1 km away at 1,107 m, over 11 summers. [10]
That station sits 322 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 1,144 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 9.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BROMMAT, 7.8 km away at 732 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 — 12164/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/31/9d86f485-2964-377e-8f06-b27260f16192— “Marché de terroir à Mur-de-Barrez”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12164/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12164/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12164/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12164
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancy-le-Franc | 89 | 346 km N | 834 | 66.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châtillon-en-Bazois | 58 | 257 km N | 795 | 65.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cazals | 46 | 115 km W | 659 | 72.1 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 5 % · winter 82 % · humidity 36 % |
| Villefranche-du-Périgord | 24 | 127 km W | 674 | 63.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 59 % · humidity 71 % |
| Giat | 63 | 108 km N | 786 | 68.4 | Served | no figures |
| Tauves | 63 | 80 km N | 684 | 58.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tauves | 63 | 80 km N | 684 | 58.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Giat | 63 | 108 km N | 786 | 68.4 | Served | no figures |
| Cazals | 46 | 115 km W | 659 | 72.1 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 5 % · winter 82 % · humidity 36 % |
| Villefranche-du-Périgord | 24 | 127 km W | 674 | 63.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 59 % · humidity 71 % |
| Châtillon-en-Bazois | 58 | 257 km N | 795 | 65.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ancy-le-Franc | 89 | 346 km N | 834 | 66.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 74 % · 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 Mur-de-Barrez'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châtillon-en-Bazois | 58 | 257 km N | 795 | 65.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Masseret | 19 | 118 km NW | 678 | 55 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pontgibaud | 63 | 111 km N | 715 | 63.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Champagne-en-Valromey | 01 | 264 km NE | 831 | 67.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Murol | 63 | 84 km N | 672 | 71.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Magnac-Bourg | 87 | 129 km NW | 1,121 | 49.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
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