Sauclières
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 22.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 72 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sauclières (INSEE 12260) is in Aveyron (12), part of CC Larzac et Vallées. Population 188 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/12260-sauclieres
Vitality score
Vitality score 22.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 72 % of the 15,585 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.43 | 10 | 4.31 |
| Housing mix | 0.21 | 5 | 1.03 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PETIT FOURNIL BIO). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPICERIE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAUCLIERES AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAUCLIÈRES MAIRIE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | PETIT FOURNIL BIO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | EPICERIE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | SAUCLIERES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAUCLIÈRES 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 | 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
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 147 (2012) → 188 (2023): 27.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 202 (1990) → 188 (2023): -6.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 199, of which 39.7 % second homes and 8.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sauclières): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Jean-du-Bruel): 5.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Bez-et-Esparon): 13 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Jean-du-Bruel): 5.5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Jean-du-Bruel): 5.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 72 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MILLAU-LARZAC_SAPC weather station, 14.9 km away at 794 m; the village itself is at 746 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CORNUS, 15.3 km away at 718 m, over 23 summers. [11]
An average of 915 mm of rain a year, spread over 102 days — about 9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MILLAU-LARZAC_SAPC, 14.9 km away at 794 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
16 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 61,765 € — 1,009 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Aveyron is 1,239 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
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 — 12260/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12260/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12260/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12260/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12260
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12231
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30038
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cénevières | 46 | 140 km NW | 185 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 59 % |
| Cabrerets | 46 | 149 km NW | 220 | 36.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 71 % |
| Champagnac-le-Vieux | 43 | 154 km N | 191 | 20.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
| Segonzac | 19 | 220 km NW | 192 | 8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Barthélemy-le-Meil | 07 | 135 km NE | 201 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 43 % · humidity 93 % |
| Clavières | 15 | 113 km N | 184 | 23.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 35 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clavières | 15 | 113 km N | 184 | 23.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 35 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Barthélemy-le-Meil | 07 | 135 km NE | 201 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 43 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cénevières | 46 | 140 km NW | 185 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 59 % |
| Cabrerets | 46 | 149 km NW | 220 | 36.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 71 % |
| Champagnac-le-Vieux | 43 | 154 km N | 191 | 20.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
| Segonzac | 19 | 220 km NW | 192 | 8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 84 % · 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 Sauclières'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montferrer | 66 | 183 km S | 218 | 5.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-de-Salers | 15 | 150 km NW | 246 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Genès-la-Tourette | 63 | 171 km N | 195 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Mars | 23 | 234 km N | 180 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaussenac | 15 | 159 km NW | 218 | 16 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bassignac-le-Haut | 19 | 171 km NW | 160 | 2.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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