Nant
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 85 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Nant (INSEE 12168) is in Aveyron (12), part of CC Larzac et Vallées. Population 1,026 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/12168-nant
Vitality score
Vitality score 50.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 85 % of the 14,127 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 | 0.47 | 25 | 11.83 |
| Social | 0.86 | 20 | 17.29 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.83 | 10 | 8.27 |
| Housing mix | 0.1 | 5 | 0.52 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'ENFARINE DU ROC · LA CHOCOLATERIE DE NANT). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR MAZERAND). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (CHUMPI 6556 · ARENAL PIZZA · GLACES LE ROC NANTAIS). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (LE CAFE DES HALLES). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU ROC NANTAIS). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (SALON SYLISA). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL DES VOYAGEURS · LA GARE AUX ANES). [3,4]
5 × Campsite (CAMPING LE VIALARET · CAMPING LES VERNEDES · CAMPING A LA FERME DE CASTELNAU · CAMPING LE ROC QUI PARLE · RCN CAMPING VAL DE CANTOBRE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hotel, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: 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) | 2 | L'ENFARINE DU ROC · LA CHOCOLATERIE DE NANT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR MAZERAND | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VIVAL | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 | 4 | CHUMPI 6556 · ARENAL PIZZA · GLACES LE ROC NANTAIS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | LE CAFE DES HALLES | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU ROC NANTAIS | 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 | LA POSTE | 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 | 1 | SALON SYLISA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL DES VOYAGEURS · LA GARE AUX ANES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 5 | CAMPING LE VIALARET · CAMPING LES VERNEDES · CAMPING A LA FERME DE CASTELNAU · CAMPING LE ROC QUI PARLE · RCN CAMPING VAL DE CANTOBRE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Tuesday matin Place du Claux. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 934 (2012) → 1,026 (2023): 9.9 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 773 (1990) → 1,026 (2023): 32.7 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 938, of which 44.8 % second homes and 6.7 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Nant): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Saint-Jean-du-Bruel): 4.6 km to the east (straight line). [11]
GP (La Cavalerie): 11.8 km to the west (straight line). [12]
Pharmacy (Saint-Jean-du-Bruel): 4.6 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Nant): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 47 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the MILLAU-LARZAC_SAPC weather station, 10.4 km away at 794 m; the village itself is at 495 m. [13]
The village sits 299 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. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at CORNUS, 14.2 km away at 718 m, over 23 summers. [13]
That station sits 223 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [13]
An average of 915 mm of rain a year, spread over 102 days — about 9 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at MILLAU-LARZAC_SAPC, 10.4 km away at 794 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12168/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.nant-mairie.fr/vivre-et-travailler/marche-hebdomadaire/— “le marché hebdomadaire de Nant à lieu Place du Claux, le mardi matin, toute l'année”
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/31/87c0fb58-0426-39dc-a858-046e6d0bbe16— “Marché traditionnel tous les mardis matins sur la Place du Claux de 08h à 12h30”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12168/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12168/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12168/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12168
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12231
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12063
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castelnau-de-Guers | 34 | 66 km S | 1,208 | 34.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 68 % · humidity 29 % |
| Cordon | 74 | 335 km NE | 998 | 55.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pierrefitte-Nestalas | 65 | 297 km W | 1,092 | 42.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 80 % |
| Santa-Lucia-di-Moriani | 2B | 537 km E | 1,514 | 49.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 49 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Gondon | 45 | 413 km N | 1,038 | 41.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Val Buëch-Méouge | 05 | 205 km E | 1,354 | 51.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 19 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castelnau-de-Guers | 34 | 66 km S | 1,208 | 34.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 68 % · humidity 29 % |
| Val Buëch-Méouge | 05 | 205 km E | 1,354 | 51.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 19 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pierrefitte-Nestalas | 65 | 297 km W | 1,092 | 42.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 80 % |
| Cordon | 74 | 335 km NE | 998 | 55.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Gondon | 45 | 413 km N | 1,038 | 41.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Santa-Lucia-di-Moriani | 2B | 537 km E | 1,514 | 49.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 49 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Nant'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villiers-sur-Loir | 41 | 457 km N | 1,105 | 45.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Misy-sur-Yonne | 77 | 483 km N | 834 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Agen-d'Aveyron | 12 | 62 km NW | 1,116 | 40.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Celles-sur-Plaine | 88 | 567 km NE | 737 | 65.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lathuile | 74 | 301 km NE | 1,105 | 35.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Francueil | 37 | 404 km NW | 1,461 | 42.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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