Salmiech
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Salmiech (INSEE 12255) is in Aveyron (12), part of CC du Pays de Salars. Population 757 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/12255-salmiech
Vitality score
Vitality score 55.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 95 % of the 15,991 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 | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.79 | 10 | 7.91 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.63 | 10 | 6.28 |
| Housing mix | 0.69 | 5 | 3.43 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (POUGET JACQUES SARL). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (RESTAURANT BAR CHEZ NADINE · AL MIECH). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANTHONY FUND, MÉDECIN · YANNICK VEZIN-WEETS, MÉDECIN · JEAN-FRANCOIS WEETS, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE FERRIEU REBOUL). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SALMIECH AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SALMIECH). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (DE MECHE AVEC VOUS · O'SALON DE SONIA). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (MAIRIE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [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) | 1 | POUGET JACQUES SARL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 2 | RESTAURANT BAR CHEZ NADINE · AL MIECH | INSEE SIRENE 2 [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) | 3 | ANTHONY FUND, MÉDECIN · YANNICK VEZIN-WEETS, MÉDECIN · JEAN-FRANCOIS WEETS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE FERRIEU REBOUL | 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 | SALMIECH AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SALMIECH | 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 | 2 | DE MECHE AVEC VOUS · O'SALON DE SONIA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 734 (2012) → 757 (2023): 3.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 671 (1990) → 757 (2023): 12.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 498, of which 15.7 % second homes and 7.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Comps-la-Grand-Ville): 5.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Salmiech): 0.5 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Salmiech): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Salmiech): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Salmiech): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 36 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the DURENQUE_SAPC weather station, 9.6 km away at 812 m; the village itself is at 603 m. [10]
The village sits 209 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]
An average of 977 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 8.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ARVIEU, 4.1 km away at 733 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
54 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 128,100 € — 1,281 € per m² of built surface. [11]
6 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 141,600 € — 779 € per m². [11]
The median across Aveyron is 1,239 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12255/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12255/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12255/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12255/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12073
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12255
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre | 36 | 259 km N | 778 | 58.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 82 % |
| Auzon | 43 | 149 km NE | 858 | 47.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 43 % |
| Saramon | 32 | 162 km SW | 864 | 64.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 76 % |
| Irissarry | 64 | 322 km W | 870 | 63 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 99 % |
| Arrest | 80 | 665 km N | 820 | 46.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 91 % |
| Vabre | 81 | 55 km S | 726 | 54.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 84 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vabre | 81 | 55 km S | 726 | 54.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 84 % |
| Auzon | 43 | 149 km NE | 858 | 47.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 43 % |
| Saramon | 32 | 162 km SW | 864 | 64.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 76 % |
| Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre | 36 | 259 km N | 778 | 58.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 82 % |
| Irissarry | 64 | 322 km W | 870 | 63 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 99 % |
| Arrest | 80 | 665 km N | 820 | 46.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 91 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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