Saint-Hippolyte

Aveyron · CC Comtal Lot et Truyère · INSEE 12226

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Few services 31.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 69 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Saint-Hippolyte (INSEE 12226) is in Aveyron (12), part of CC Comtal Lot et Truyère. Population 428 (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/12226-saint-hippolyte

Vitality score

Vitality score 31.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 69 % of the 17,940 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	0.21	25	5.27
Social	0.43	20	8.65
Education	0.63	10	6.32
Health	0	10	0
Public & culture	0.63	5	3.16
Population trend	0.29	10	2.91
Housing mix	0.16	5	0.81

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 1 of 6

Eating out 0 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 0 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 0 of 2

Everyday services 1 of 3

Lodging 1 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MAISON PONCET). ^[3,4]

2 × Café / bar. ^[4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT SAINT IPOLI). ^[3]

1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT HIPPOLYTE AP). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-HIPPOLYTE MAIRIE). ^[3]

1 × Hairdresser. ^[3,4]

1 × Campsite (CAMPINGS ET GITES). ^[3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Collège.

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), 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]
Butcher (boucherie)	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	1	MAISON PONCET	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Café / bar	2		INSEE SIRENE 2 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT SAINT IPOLI	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	SAINT HIPPOLYTE AP	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	1	BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-HIPPOLYTE MAIRIE	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	1		INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Fuel station	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel	0		INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Campsite	1	CAMPINGS ET GITES	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

1968: 825 2023: 428 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 444 (2012) → 428 (2023): -3.6 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 541 (1990) → 428 (2023): -20.9 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 432, of which 41.9 % second homes and 6.5 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Primary school Food shop — 2.6 km SEPharmacy — 5.8 km SEGP — 6.1 km EBakery — 7.2 km W Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Montsalvy): 7.2 km to the west (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Campouriez): 2.6 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Saint-Amans-des-Cots): 6.1 km to the east (straight line). ^[10]

Pharmacy (Saint-Amans-des-Cots): 5.8 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[10]

Primary school (Saint-Hippolyte): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[11]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 25.2

Days at or below 0 °C 72.8

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 73 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[12]

Measured at the ENTRAYGUES SUR weather station, 8.4 km away at 292 m; the village itself is at 677 m. ^[12]

The village sits 385 m above 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. ^[12]

An average of 1,114 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 9.1 mm on a day it rains. ^[12]

Rainfall measured at ENTRAYGUES SUR, 8.4 km away at 292 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[12]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12226/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12226/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12226/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12226/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 15134
INSEE BPE 2025 — 12048
INSEE BPE 2025 — 12209
INSEE BPE 2025 — 12226
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
Sénergues	12	15 km SW	423	28.1	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 81 %
Le Truel	12	75 km S	350	33.2	Few services	Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 30 %
Saint-Front	43	126 km E	410	26.3	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 38 % · winter 62 %
Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère	24	123 km W	431	43.1	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 51 % · winter 89 %
Puivert	11	204 km S	491	42	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 26 %
Saint-Martin-la-Méanne	19	70 km NW	351	25.2	Few services	Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 78 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Sénergues	12	15 km SW	423	28.1	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 81 %
Saint-Martin-la-Méanne	19	70 km NW	351	25.2	Few services	Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 78 %
Le Truel	12	75 km S	350	33.2	Few services	Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 30 %
Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère	24	123 km W	431	43.1	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 51 % · winter 89 %
Saint-Front	43	126 km E	410	26.3	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 38 % · winter 62 %
Puivert	11	204 km S	491	42	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 26 %

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