Salles-la-Source
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 41/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 39 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Salles-la-Source (INSEE 12254) is in Aveyron (12), part of CC Conques-Marcillac. Population 2,333 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/12254-salles-la-source
Vitality score
Vitality score 41/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 39 % of the 8,636 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.87 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.96 | 10 | 9.64 |
| Housing mix | 0.7 | 5 | 3.52 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (JADICAL). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT LA CASCADE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (L'ATELIER). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT-JOSEPH). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SALLES LA SOURCE LPR RP). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (VAURS ASTRID). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL DES BAINS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | JADICAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | RESTAURANT LA CASCADE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | L'ATELIER | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT-JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [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 LA SOURCE LPR RP | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | VAURS ASTRID | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL DES BAINS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| 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 2,131 (2012) → 2,333 (2023): 9.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,594 (1990) → 2,333 (2023): 46.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,240, of which 14.8 % second homes and 8.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Salles-la-Source): 3.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Salles-la-Source): 4.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Marcillac-Vallon): 5.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Marcillac-Vallon): 5.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Salles-la-Source): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 54 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the RODEZ-AVEYRON weather station, 3.9 km away at 578 m; the village itself is at 430 m. [10]
The village sits 148 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at RODEZ-AVEYRON, 3.9 km away at 578 m, over 28 summers. [10]
That station sits 148 m above 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 862 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at RODEZ-AVEYRON, 3.9 km away at 578 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12254/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12254/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12254/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12254/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12254
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12138
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veyrac | 87 | 196 km NW | 2,137 | 45.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Amand-Villages | 50 | 576 km NW | 2,525 | 43 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plaine-et-Vallées | 79 | 344 km NW | 2,317 | 45.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 73 % |
| Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche | 07 | 168 km E | 2,346 | 41.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 57 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gaillan-en-Médoc | 33 | 291 km W | 2,385 | 58.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
| Ménesplet | 24 | 201 km W | 1,928 | 34.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 82 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche | 07 | 168 km E | 2,346 | 41.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 57 % · humidity 86 % |
| Veyrac | 87 | 196 km NW | 2,137 | 45.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ménesplet | 24 | 201 km W | 1,928 | 34.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 82 % · humidity 36 % |
| Gaillan-en-Médoc | 33 | 291 km W | 2,385 | 58.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
| Plaine-et-Vallées | 79 | 344 km NW | 2,317 | 45.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 73 % |
| Saint-Amand-Villages | 50 | 576 km NW | 2,525 | 43 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
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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-la-Source'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châtillon-sur-Cher | 41 | 325 km N | 1,700 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valady | 12 | 7.2 km W | 1,610 | 40.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Vallées de la Vanne | 89 | 421 km N | 1,021 | 33.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Calmont | 12 | 21 km S | 2,192 | 37.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Roche | 38 | 244 km NE | 2,196 | 52.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boulleret | 18 | 333 km N | 1,397 | 33.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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