Pont-de-Salars
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 54/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 84 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pont-de-Salars (INSEE 12185) is in Aveyron (12), part of CC du Pays de Salars. Population 1,623 (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/12185-pont-de-salars
Vitality score
Vitality score 54/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 84 % of the 11,050 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.67 | 20 | 13.44 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.67 | 10 | 6.72 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.64 | 10 | 6.41 |
| Housing mix | 0.71 | 5 | 3.55 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE JEAN-LOUIS CHAUCHARD). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (BROUZES DENISE · LE PETIT MONDE DE LOLO 2 · LA TOMATE · RESTAURANT LES ROUSSELLERIES · COMBO BY DIA). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (L'ESTANQUET). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN AMANS). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JULIE SANCH-MARITAN, MÉDECIN · LOUISE DELANNEAU, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS LASSOUTANIE, MÉDECIN · JEANNE MAGREAULT, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE ANDRIEU, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES LACS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE PONT-DE-SALARS). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE ET TERRAIN DE FOOTBALL). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (PLAGE). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGR.MUTUEL PONT SAL · AGENCE PONT DE SALARS). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (LA PAUSE · COIFFURE DISSANE · EURL UN HAIR D'AVEYRON). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL DES VOYAGEURS · HOTEL DES TILLEULS). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING LES TERRASSES DU LAC · CAMPING DU LAC). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE JEAN-LOUIS CHAUCHARD | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | INTERMARCHE | 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 | 6 | BROUZES DENISE · LE PETIT MONDE DE LOLO 2 · LA TOMATE · RESTAURANT LES ROUSSELLERIES · COMBO BY DIA | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | L'ESTANQUET | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JEAN AMANS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | JULIE SANCH-MARITAN, MÉDECIN · LOUISE DELANNEAU, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS LASSOUTANIE, MÉDECIN · JEANNE MAGREAULT, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE ANDRIEU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DES LACS | 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 MUNICIPALE DE PONT-DE-SALARS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE ET TERRAIN DE FOOTBALL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PLAGE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGR.MUTUEL PONT SAL · AGENCE PONT DE SALARS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | LA PAUSE · COIFFURE DISSANE · EURL UN HAIR D'AVEYRON | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL DES VOYAGEURS · HOTEL DES TILLEULS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING LES TERRASSES DU LAC · CAMPING DU LAC | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Thursday 18h00 à 21h30 place du 29 Juin 1944 (devant la Salle des Fêtes) (seasonal). [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 1,642 (2012) → 1,623 (2023): -1.2 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 1,422 (1990) → 1,623 (2023): 14.1 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 873, of which 14.5 % second homes and 10.5 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pont-de-Salars): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Pont-de-Salars): 1.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Pont-de-Salars): 1.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Pont-de-Salars): 1.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Pont-de-Salars): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CANET-DE-SALARS_SAPC weather station, 5.3 km away at 860 m; the village itself is at 700 m. [11]
The village sits 160 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. [11]
An average of 960 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CANET-DE-SALARS_SAPC, 5.3 km away at 860 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
Two sources name market days with none in common. They may be separate markets in the same commune, or one may be out of date — all days are listed and none is treated as confirmed. [5,6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12185/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.pontdesalars.fr/vivre-et-travailler/commerces-et-professionnels/— “Tous les mercredis soirs du mois de Juillet et Aout de 18h00 à 21h30 une vingtaine d'exposants se retrouvent sur la place du 29 Juin 1944 (devant la Salle des Fêtes).”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/31/e91459b5-46e6-3c8c-ad53-433915040e79— “Tous les 3ème jeudis du mois, une foire se tient dans le village.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12185/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12185/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12185/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12185
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saugues | 43 | 100 km NE | 1,652 | 59.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 0 % |
| Seilhac | 19 | 145 km NW | 1,805 | 60.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 91 % |
| Vorey | 43 | 137 km NE | 1,488 | 51.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 50 % |
| Lurcy-Lévis | 03 | 273 km N | 1,821 | 48.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 65 % |
| Luzy | 58 | 295 km N | 2,006 | 67.2 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 95 % |
| Lignières | 18 | 278 km N | 1,310 | 44.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 62 % · winter 84 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saugues | 43 | 100 km NE | 1,652 | 59.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 0 % |
| Vorey | 43 | 137 km NE | 1,488 | 51.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 50 % |
| Seilhac | 19 | 145 km NW | 1,805 | 60.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 91 % |
| Lurcy-Lévis | 03 | 273 km N | 1,821 | 48.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 65 % |
| Lignières | 18 | 278 km N | 1,310 | 44.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 62 % · winter 84 % |
| Luzy | 58 | 295 km N | 2,006 | 67.2 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 95 % |
Elsewhere
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