Saint-Jean-du-Bruel
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 49.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 92 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Jean-du-Bruel (INSEE 12231) is in Aveyron (12), part of CC Larzac et Vallées. Population 639 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 49.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 92 % of the 16,791 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 | 0.63 | 25 | 15.8 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.28 | 10 | 2.79 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (FERREIRA LUIS). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (MEUNIER). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPICERIE VIALA SEBASTIEN). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA BULLE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (CAFE DES HALLES). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MARIE-LAURENCE...). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA DOURBIE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (PLAGE LA ROQUE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (FERNANDEZ EDITH). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL DU MIDI · HOTEL DES GORGES). [3,4]
1 × Campsite. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | FERREIRA LUIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | MEUNIER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | EPICERIE VIALA SEBASTIEN | 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 | 1 | LA BULLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | CAFE DES HALLES | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MARIE-LAURENCE... | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA DOURBIE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PLAGE LA ROQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | FERNANDEZ EDITH | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL DU MIDI · HOTEL DES GORGES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 655 (2012) → 639 (2023): -2.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 820 (1990) → 639 (2023): -22.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 838, of which 57.5 % second homes and 4.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Jean-du-Bruel): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Jean-du-Bruel): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Bez-et-Esparon): 14.6 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Jean-du-Bruel): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Jean-du-Bruel): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MILLAU-LARZAC_SAPC weather station, 14.9 km away at 794 m; the village itself is at 520 m. [11]
The village sits 274 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]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CORNUS, 17.6 km away at 718 m, over 23 summers. [11]
That station sits 198 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 915 mm of rain a year, spread over 102 days — about 9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MILLAU-LARZAC_SAPC, 14.9 km away at 794 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12231/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/31/fb27ed8a-7cd5-3021-8fa7-9e0ed45c6937— “Marché Traditionnel”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12231/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12231/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12231/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12231
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30038
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yport | 76 | 676 km N | 652 | 55.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 53 % |
| Rogliano | 2B | 503 km E | 530 | 72 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 34 % · humidity 0 % |
| Levie | 2A | 536 km SE | 674 | 70.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Anthème | 63 | 173 km N | 716 | 67 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer | 83 | 268 km E | 639 | 62.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · humidity 50 % |
| Castellare-di-Casinca | 2B | 524 km E | 701 | 53.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 58 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Anthème | 63 | 173 km N | 716 | 67 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer | 83 | 268 km E | 639 | 62.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · humidity 50 % |
| Rogliano | 2B | 503 km E | 530 | 72 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 34 % · humidity 0 % |
| Castellare-di-Casinca | 2B | 524 km E | 701 | 53.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 58 % · humidity 0 % |
| Levie | 2A | 536 km SE | 674 | 70.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Yport | 76 | 676 km N | 652 | 55.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 53 % |
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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-Jean-du-Bruel'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villefort | 48 | 65 km NE | 618 | 68.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montpezat-sous-Bauzon | 07 | 102 km NE | 770 | 68.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cierp-Gaud | 31 | 252 km SW | 689 | 46.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Saulge | 58 | 343 km N | 650 | 57 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mers-sur-Indre | 36 | 315 km N | 659 | 51 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Amans-des-Cots | 12 | 93 km NW | 709 | 53.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
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