Saint-Amans-des-Cots
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 94 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Amans-des-Cots (INSEE 12209) is in Aveyron (12), part of CC Aubrac, Carladez et Viadène. Population 709 (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 53.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 94 % of the 16,352 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.79 | 10 | 7.91 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.33 | 10 | 3.25 |
| Housing mix | 0.32 | 5 | 1.61 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CONSTANT). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SARL VIADENE ALIMENTATION PRIMEUR FLEURS). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LAUNA). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (AJL). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE DE LA VIADENE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ESTELLE LAFON, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE MARCILLAC, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA VIADENE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE SAINT-AMANS-DES-CÔTS). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE ET STADE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (FABRE FLORINE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (DOMAINE DE SANGAYRAC). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL · CAMPING DOMAINE DES TOURS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE CONSTANT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SARL VIADENE ALIMENTATION PRIMEUR FLEURS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 1 | LAUNA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | AJL | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE DE LA VIADENE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | ESTELLE LAFON, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE MARCILLAC, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA VIADENE | 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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE SAINT-AMANS-DES-CÔTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE ET STADE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | FABRE FLORINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | DOMAINE DE SANGAYRAC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL · CAMPING DOMAINE DES TOURS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 764 (2012) → 709 (2023): -7.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 859 (1990) → 709 (2023): -17.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 602, of which 33.9 % second homes and 13.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Huparlac): 8.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Amans-des-Cots): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Amans-des-Cots): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Amans-des-Cots): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Amans-des-Cots): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the HUPARLAC weather station, 8.6 km away at 860 m; the village itself is at 733 m. [10]
The village sits 127 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ALPUECH, 18.2 km away at 1,107 m, over 11 summers. [10]
That station sits 374 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 1,284 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 10 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at HUPARLAC, 8.6 km away at 860 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 — 12209/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12209/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12209/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12209/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12116
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12209
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vabre | 81 | 112 km S | 726 | 54.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 53 % · humidity 71 % |
| Villefranche-de-Panat | 12 | 67 km S | 677 | 69.2 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 80 % |
| Bourdeaux | 26 | 196 km E | 670 | 74.5 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sournia | 66 | 219 km S | 478 | 57.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Allanche | 15 | 64 km N | 773 | 62.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Peyrelevade | 19 | 123 km NW | 824 | 67.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allanche | 15 | 64 km N | 773 | 62.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villefranche-de-Panat | 12 | 67 km S | 677 | 69.2 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 80 % |
| Vabre | 81 | 112 km S | 726 | 54.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 53 % · humidity 71 % |
| Peyrelevade | 19 | 123 km NW | 824 | 67.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bourdeaux | 26 | 196 km E | 670 | 74.5 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sournia | 66 | 219 km S | 478 | 57.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · 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 Saint-Amans-des-Cots'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sournia | 66 | 219 km S | 478 | 57.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chaudes-Aigues | 15 | 33 km NE | 813 | 67.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Meyrueis | 48 | 83 km SE | 770 | 72 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Genouillac | 23 | 192 km N | 721 | 63.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-Valmeroux | 15 | 51 km N | 716 | 53.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mur-de-Barrez | 12 | 17 km N | 693 | 68 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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