Salvagnac-Cajarc
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 16.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 22 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Salvagnac-Cajarc (INSEE 12256) is in Aveyron (12), part of CC Grand-Figeac. Population 372 (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 16.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 22 % of the 18,071 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.58 | 10 | 5.78 |
| Housing mix | 0.23 | 5 | 1.14 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VRAC &CO). [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SALVAGNAC-CAJARC MAIRIE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (SB COIFFURE A DOMICILE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DU PLAN D'EAU). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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) | 1 | VRAC &CO | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SALVAGNAC-CAJARC MAIRIE | 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 | SB COIFFURE A DOMICILE | 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 | CAMPING DU PLAN D'EAU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 359 (2012) → 372 (2023): 3.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 345 (1990) → 372 (2023): 7.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 324, of which 38.6 % second homes and 0.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cajarc): 1.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Salvagnac-Cajarc): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Cajarc): 1.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Cajarc): 1.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Cajarc): 1.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 43 days a year at or above 30 °C and 47 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VILLENEUVE weather station, 14.7 km away at 353 m; the village itself is at 173 m. [10]
The village sits 180 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 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VILLEFRANCHE-DE-ROUERGUE, 18.1 km away at 330 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 157 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 934 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at VILLENEUVE, 14.7 km away at 353 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 — 12256/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12256/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12256/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12256/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46045
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12256
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Clerjus | 88 | 518 km NE | 457 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 33 % · winter 43 % |
| Gaillac-d'Aveyron | 12 | 87 km E | 322 | 9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 53 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Léger-de-Fougeret | 58 | 325 km NE | 315 | 10 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chadron | 43 | 174 km E | 346 | 16 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 46 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Jean-Lachalm | 43 | 157 km E | 306 | 22.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 3 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Crespin | 12 | 49 km SE | 319 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 68 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crespin | 12 | 49 km SE | 319 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 68 % |
| Gaillac-d'Aveyron | 12 | 87 km E | 322 | 9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 53 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Jean-Lachalm | 43 | 157 km E | 306 | 22.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 3 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Chadron | 43 | 174 km E | 346 | 16 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 46 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Léger-de-Fougeret | 58 | 325 km NE | 315 | 10 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Clerjus | 88 | 518 km NE | 457 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 33 % · winter 43 % |
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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 Salvagnac-Cajarc'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cremps | 46 | 22 km SW | 410 | 14 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ginals | 82 | 29 km S | 203 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Esclauzels | 46 | 19 km W | 224 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cézac | 46 | 43 km W | 179 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Balaguier-d'Olt | 12 | 11 km NE | 179 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ambeyrac | 12 | 8.6 km NE | 184 | 30.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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