Saint-Affrique
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 63.6/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 84 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Affrique (INSEE 12208) is in Aveyron (12), part of CC Saint Affricain, Roquefort, Sept Vallons. Population 7,941 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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/12208-saint-affrique
Vitality score
Vitality score 63.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 84 % of the 3,060 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 | 0.65 | 25 | 16.25 |
| Social | 0.94 | 20 | 18.89 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.52 | 10 | 5.18 |
| Housing mix | 0.82 | 5 | 4.12 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
9 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE BEAULIEU · PATISSERIE BOYER · PATISSERIE AZAIS · BOULANGERIE MODERNE). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE - CHARCUTERIE DES BONS VIVANTS). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SARL LOU CUSSOU · EPICERIE DEL PAIS). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET · ALDI MARCHE · DISTAFF). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGERIE DE SAINT AFFRIQUE). [4]
21 × Restaurant (SAISONS · LA CASA PIZ · RESTAURANT DES CAZES · THACH HUON). [3,4]
9 × Café / bar (CAFE BAR DE LA POSTE · BHV - BRASSERIE DE L'HOTEL DE VILLE · LE GLASS · CAPPUCCINO · LE BARON DES JEUX). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE BLANCHARD ET CAUSSAT). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN JAURES · COLLEGE PRIVE JEANNE D'ARC). [3]
8 × GP (médecin généraliste) (HELENE PESSAYRE, MÉDECIN · ADELINE LIQUIERE, MÉDECIN · MARION PONS, MÉDECIN · ELSA ESCRIBA, MÉDECIN · FRANCIS PILLANT, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA SORGUES · PHARMACIE VIDAL MOURGUES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DU SAINT-AFFRICAIN). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE MODERNE). [3]
5 × Gym / sports hall (LYCEE AGRICOLE LA CAZOTTE · GYMNASE MUNICIPAL RENE GUIBERT · GYMNASE CAP VERT · CENTRE NAUTIQUE INTERCOMMUNAL · GYMNASE DES DOUZE ETOILES). [3]
7 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL MASSIF CENTRAL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRI.MUTUEL ST AFFR · AGENCE SAINT AFFRIQUE · CIC SOCIETE BORDELAISE). [3]
15 × Hairdresser (HUBERT COIFFURE · CAPTAIN'COIFFURE · JCB COIFFURE). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL DU PONT NEUF). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Fishmonger, 7 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 2 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 1 × Hairdresser, 3 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 9 | LE BEAULIEU · PATISSERIE BOYER · PATISSERIE AZAIS · BOULANGERIE MODERNE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | BOUCHERIE - CHARCUTERIE DES BONS VIVANTS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | SARL LOU CUSSOU · EPICERIE DEL PAIS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | CARREFOUR MARKET · ALDI MARCHE · DISTAFF | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | FROMAGERIE DE SAINT AFFRIQUE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Restaurant | 21 | SAISONS · LA CASA PIZ · RESTAURANT DES CAZES · THACH HUON | INSEE BPE 21 / INSEE SIRENE 30 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 9 | CAFE BAR DE LA POSTE · BHV - BRASSERIE DE L'HOTEL DE VILLE · LE GLASS · CAPPUCCINO · LE BARON DES JEUX | INSEE SIRENE 9 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE BLANCHARD ET CAUSSAT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE JEAN JAURES · COLLEGE PRIVE JEANNE D'ARC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 8 | HELENE PESSAYRE, MÉDECIN · ADELINE LIQUIERE, MÉDECIN · MARION PONS, MÉDECIN · ELSA ESCRIBA, MÉDECIN · FRANCIS PILLANT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DE LA SORGUES · PHARMACIE VIDAL MOURGUES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DU SAINT-AFFRICAIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE MODERNE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 5 | LYCEE AGRICOLE LA CAZOTTE · GYMNASE MUNICIPAL RENE GUIBERT · GYMNASE CAP VERT · CENTRE NAUTIQUE INTERCOMMUNAL · GYMNASE DES DOUZE ETOILES | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 7 | CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL MASSIF CENTRAL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRI.MUTUEL ST AFFR · AGENCE SAINT AFFRIQUE · CIC SOCIETE BORDELAISE | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 15 | HUBERT COIFFURE · CAPTAIN'COIFFURE · JCB COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL DU PONT NEUF | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 8,255 (2012) → 7,941 (2023): -3.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 7,798 (1990) → 7,941 (2023): 1.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,253, of which 8.8 % second homes and 14.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Affrique): 0 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Affrique): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Affrique): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Affrique): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Affrique): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 36 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MONTLAUR weather station, 8.4 km away at 374 m; the village itself is at 328 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MONTLAUR, 8.4 km away at 374 m, over 23 summers. [10]
An average of 860 mm of rain a year, spread over 110 days — about 7.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST AFFRIQUE, 2.5 km away at 365 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Pharmacy
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12208/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/31/523e3baa-4f23-319d-8053-df2ca9c83c02— “Chaque samedi matin, le cœur de Saint-Affrique s’anime au rythme de son marché de producteurs, l’un des rendez-vous incontournables de la ville.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12208/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12208/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12208/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12208
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sisteron | 04 | 246 km E | 7,850 | 75.2 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 42 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pont-l'Abbé | 29 | 701 km NW | 8,484 | 74.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Malesherbois | 45 | 484 km N | 8,016 | 60 | Served | no figures |
| Beaugency | 45 | 436 km N | 8,024 | 65.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 62 % · winter 86 % |
| Chinon | 37 | 412 km NW | 8,144 | 71.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 73 % · humidity 79 % |
| Fabrègues | 34 | 85 km SE | 7,447 | 65.6 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 49 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabrègues | 34 | 85 km SE | 7,447 | 65.6 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 49 % · humidity 0 % |
| Sisteron | 04 | 246 km E | 7,850 | 75.2 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 42 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chinon | 37 | 412 km NW | 8,144 | 71.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 73 % · humidity 79 % |
| Beaugency | 45 | 436 km N | 8,024 | 65.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 62 % · winter 86 % |
| Le Malesherbois | 45 | 484 km N | 8,016 | 60 | Served | no figures |
| Pont-l'Abbé | 29 | 701 km NW | 8,484 | 74.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 53 % · 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 Saint-Affrique'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Marcellin | 38 | 234 km NE | 7,700 | 70 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Privas | 07 | 161 km NE | 8,538 | 73.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Rambert-d'Albon | 26 | 213 km NE | 7,001 | 67.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gueugnon | 71 | 308 km N | 6,528 | 57.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chasseneuil-du-Poitou | 86 | 358 km NW | 4,743 | 64.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montmélian | 73 | 304 km NE | 4,024 | 54.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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