Muret-le-Château
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 16.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 24 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Muret-le-Château (INSEE 12165) is in Aveyron (12), part of CC Conques-Marcillac. Population 350 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 16.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 24 % of the 18,079 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.83 | 10 | 8.31 |
| Housing mix | 0.44 | 5 | 2.2 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MURET LE CHATEAU AP). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MURET-LE-CHÂTEAU). [4]
1 × Hotel (LES COCOTTES EN FOLIE). [4,3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hotel.
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. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | MURET LE CHATEAU AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MURET-LE-CHÂTEAU | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 1 | LES COCOTTES EN FOLIE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,3] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 338 (2012) → 350 (2023): 3.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 263 (1990) → 350 (2023): 33.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 232, of which 28 % second homes and 7.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Villecomtal): 5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Villecomtal): 4.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Villecomtal): 4.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Villecomtal): 5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Villecomtal): 4.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the RODEZ-AVEYRON weather station, 11.8 km away at 578 m; the village itself is at 435 m. [9]
The village sits 143 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at RODEZ-AVEYRON, 11.8 km away at 578 m, over 28 summers. [9]
That station sits 143 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 1,086 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 9.1 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at VILLECOMTAL, 4.1 km away at 318 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12165/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12165/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12165/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12165/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12298
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Denis-lès-Martel | 46 | 88 km NW | 333 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 81 % |
| Loches-sur-Ource | 10 | 424 km N | 350 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chapelle-Royale | 28 | 422 km N | 333 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Voisey | 52 | 451 km NE | 272 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Chastang | 19 | 100 km NW | 349 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lavau | 89 | 346 km N | 392 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Denis-lès-Martel | 46 | 88 km NW | 333 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 81 % |
| Le Chastang | 19 | 100 km NW | 349 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lavau | 89 | 346 km N | 392 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chapelle-Royale | 28 | 422 km N | 333 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Loches-sur-Ource | 10 | 424 km N | 350 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Voisey | 52 | 451 km NE | 272 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Muret-le-Château'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavau | 89 | 346 km N | 392 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marigny-le-Cahouët | 21 | 361 km NE | 305 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rigny-le-Ferron | 10 | 421 km N | 323 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aubréville | 55 | 551 km N | 375 | 14 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Géraudot | 10 | 445 km N | 339 | 26.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Leugny | 86 | 306 km NW | 362 | 20.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
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