Salles-Courbatiès
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Partly served 41.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 86 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Salles-Courbatiès (INSEE 12252) is in Aveyron (12), part of CC Ouest Aveyron Communauté. Population 480 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 41.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 86 % of the 17,890 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 | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.86 | 10 | 8.56 |
| Housing mix | 0.44 | 5 | 2.21 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (KARIBOU). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SALLES COURBATIERS AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SALLES-COURBATIÈS). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 2 | KARIBOU | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | SALLES COURBATIERS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SALLES-COURBATIÈS | 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Tuesday 18h à 19h place de la chaussée. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 408 (2012) → 480 (2023): 17.6 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 354 (1990) → 480 (2023): 35.6 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 344, of which 27.9 % second homes and 6.7 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Drulhe): 4.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Villeneuve): 4.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
GP (Villeneuve): 5.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Villeneuve): 5.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Salles-Courbatiès): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 36 days a year at or above 30 °C and 53 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the VILLENEUVE weather station, 3.5 km away at 353 m; the village itself is at 293 m. [13]
The village sits 60 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. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at VILLEFRANCHE-DE-ROUERGUE, 11.9 km away at 330 m, over 30 summers. [13]
An average of 934 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at VILLENEUVE, 3.5 km away at 353 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12252/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://sallescourbaties.fr/vivre-a-salles-courbaties/— “Tous les mardis soir de 18h à 19h sur la place de la chaussée, les producteurs et artisans locaux vous proposent pain, légumes, fromages, charcuterie, miel, jus de pommes, plats exotiques ou encore créations artistiques.”
- DATAtourisme 2026-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/31/e195ec49-5a01-36e8-9146-9a79e4b3a79c— “Tous les mardis soir à partir de 18h sur la place de Salles-Courbatiès.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12252/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12252/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12252/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12091
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12301
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12252
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caseneuve | 84 | 280 km E | 527 | 43.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 20 % · humidity 79 % |
| Cesseras | 34 | 138 km S | 435 | 39.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 57 % · humidity 64 % |
| Méthamis | 84 | 256 km E | 450 | 41 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saints-en-Puisaye | 89 | 362 km N | 548 | 37.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Allemagne-en-Provence | 04 | 323 km E | 544 | 45.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Tour | 06 | 411 km E | 540 | 44.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cesseras | 34 | 138 km S | 435 | 39.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 57 % · humidity 64 % |
| Méthamis | 84 | 256 km E | 450 | 41 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Caseneuve | 84 | 280 km E | 527 | 43.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 20 % · humidity 79 % |
| Allemagne-en-Provence | 04 | 323 km E | 544 | 45.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saints-en-Puisaye | 89 | 362 km N | 548 | 37.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Tour | 06 | 411 km E | 540 | 44.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Salles-Courbatiès'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méthamis | 84 | 256 km E | 450 | 41 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marquixanes | 66 | 206 km S | 599 | 47.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villedieu | 84 | 236 km E | 507 | 42.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lanquais | 24 | 118 km W | 506 | 27.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Foissac | 12 | 7.2 km NW | 454 | 33.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nauviale | 12 | 28 km E | 577 | 45.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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