Sainte-Croix
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 30.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 46 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sainte-Croix (INSEE 12217) is in Aveyron (12), part of CC Ouest Aveyron Communauté. Population 734 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/12217-sainte-croix
Vitality score
Vitality score 30.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 46 % of the 16,179 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.71 | 10 | 7.07 |
| Housing mix | 0.64 | 5 | 3.18 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (STE CROIX LPR RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINTE-CROIX). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | STE CROIX LPR RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINTE-CROIX | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 726 (2012) → 734 (2023): 1.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 608 (1990) → 734 (2023): 20.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 439, of which 18.2 % second homes and 5.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Villeneuve): 5.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Villeneuve): 5.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Villeneuve): 5.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Villeneuve): 5.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Sainte-Croix): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 36 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VILLENEUVE weather station, 7.3 km away at 353 m; the village itself is at 383 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VILLEFRANCHE-DE-ROUERGUE, 7.6 km away at 330 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 53 m below 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 934 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at VILLENEUVE, 7.3 km away at 353 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
36 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 165,250 € — 1,066 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Aveyron is 1,239 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12217/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12217/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12217/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12217/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12301
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12217
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombiès | 12 | 31 km E | 884 | 28.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Queaux | 86 | 234 km NW | 586 | 27.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 86 % · humidity 57 % |
| Monbahus | 47 | 114 km W | 626 | 28.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 69 % · humidity 79 % |
| Pionnat | 23 | 194 km N | 721 | 27.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Séglien | 56 | 568 km NW | 673 | 34.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Paule | 22 | 593 km NW | 671 | 39.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 42 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombiès | 12 | 31 km E | 884 | 28.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Monbahus | 47 | 114 km W | 626 | 28.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 69 % · humidity 79 % |
| Pionnat | 23 | 194 km N | 721 | 27.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Queaux | 86 | 234 km NW | 586 | 27.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 86 % · humidity 57 % |
| Séglien | 56 | 568 km NW | 673 | 34.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Paule | 22 | 593 km NW | 671 | 39.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 42 % · 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 Sainte-Croix'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Causse-et-Diège | 12 | 13 km N | 760 | 47.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Parisot | 82 | 20 km SW | 557 | 43.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vailhourles | 12 | 14 km S | 648 | 37.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lacropte | 24 | 112 km NW | 699 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Foissac | 12 | 9.8 km N | 454 | 33.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Azay-le-Ferron | 36 | 279 km N | 817 | 46.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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