Saint-Symphorien-de-Thénières
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 11.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 20 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Symphorien-de-Thénières (INSEE 12250) is in Aveyron (12), part of CC Aubrac, Carladez et Viadène. Population 218 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 11.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 20 % of the 16,490 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.37 | 10 | 3.69 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Swimming pool (PLAN D EAU). [3]
1 × Campsite (DOMAINE RELAIS DU LAC). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PLAN D EAU | INSEE BPE 1 [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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | DOMAINE RELAIS DU LAC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 232 (2012) → 218 (2023): -6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 251 (1990) → 218 (2023): -13.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 255, of which 56.5 % second homes and 0.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Huparlac): 3.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Huparlac): 3.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Argences en Aubrac): 7.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Amans-des-Cots): 7.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Huparlac): 3.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 61 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the HUPARLAC weather station, 3.7 km away at 860 m; the village itself is at 753 m. [11]
The village sits 107 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 ALPUECH, 11.2 km away at 1,107 m, over 11 summers. [11]
That station sits 354 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 1,284 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 10 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at HUPARLAC, 3.7 km away at 860 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 — 12250/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12250/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12250/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12250/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12116
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12223
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12209
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pérols-sur-Vézère | 19 | 111 km NW | 201 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 % |
| Colleville-sur-Mer | 14 | 580 km NW | 207 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 39 % · humidity 86 % |
| Merry-sur-Yonne | 89 | 322 km N | 187 | 12 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 81 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Ilpize | 43 | 73 km NE | 202 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Farinole | 2B | 577 km E | 236 | 24.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 20 % · humidity 0 % |
| Occhiatana | 2B | 559 km SE | 235 | 25.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 19 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Ilpize | 43 | 73 km NE | 202 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pérols-sur-Vézère | 19 | 111 km NW | 201 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 % |
| Merry-sur-Yonne | 89 | 322 km N | 187 | 12 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 81 % · humidity 79 % |
| Occhiatana | 2B | 559 km SE | 235 | 25.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 19 % · humidity 0 % |
| Farinole | 2B | 577 km E | 236 | 24.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 20 % · humidity 0 % |
| Colleville-sur-Mer | 14 | 580 km NW | 207 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 39 % · 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-Symphorien-de-Thénières'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champagnac-la-Noaille | 19 | 85 km NW | 237 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bazelat | 23 | 202 km NW | 221 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Champeau-en-Morvan | 21 | 303 km N | 223 | 4.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Croze | 23 | 128 km N | 185 | 5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Fontenelle | 41 | 392 km N | 204 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boursay | 41 | 389 km N | 179 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
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