Sauveterre-de-Rouergue
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 51.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 92 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sauveterre-de-Rouergue (INSEE 12262) is in Aveyron (12), part of CC Pays Ségali Communauté. Population 709 (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 51.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 92 % of the 16,352 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 | 0.5 | 25 | 12.47 |
| Social | 0.48 | 20 | 9.5 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.3 | 10 | 2.98 |
| Housing mix | 0.61 | 5 | 3.05 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE DE TAURINES). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (O VENDANGES DE LA TOUR). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT DES AMIS · O VENDANGES DE LA TOUR · LA GRAPPE D'OR). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PHILIPPE GALTIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (TERRA SEGALI). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE SAUVETERRE DE ROUERGUE). [3]
1 × Hotel (AUBERGE DU SENECHAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | BOULANGERIE DE TAURINES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | O VENDANGES DE LA TOUR | 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 | 3 | RESTAURANT DES AMIS · O VENDANGES DE LA TOUR · LA GRAPPE D'OR | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | PHILIPPE GALTIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | TERRA SEGALI | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE SAUVETERRE DE ROUERGUE | 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | AUBERGE DU SENECHAL | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Sunday de 9h à 12h place des arcades. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 793 (2012) → 709 (2023): -10.6 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 888 (1990) → 709 (2023): -20.2 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 564, of which 19.5 % second homes and 22.2 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sauveterre-de-Rouergue): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Sauveterre-de-Rouergue): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Sauveterre-de-Rouergue): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Naucelle): 3.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Sauveterre-de-Rouergue): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 23 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the PRADINAS_SAPC weather station, 5.5 km away at 564 m; the village itself is at 470 m. [12]
The village sits 94 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. [12]
An average of 1,015 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 8.5 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at PRADINAS_SAPC, 5.5 km away at 564 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12262/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.sauveterre-de-rouergue.fr/vie-quotidienne/marches/— “Le marché de plein vent le dimanche matin de 9h à 12h, à l'année”
- DATAtourisme 2026-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/31/3a63e2cb-a652-3453-bc7c-2b79e3f609f5— “Marché du dimanche matin.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12262/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12262/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12262/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12262
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12169
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayen | 19 | 139 km NW | 717 | 50.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 11 % |
| Châteldon | 63 | 217 km NE | 740 | 47 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 38 % |
| Adriers | 86 | 256 km NW | 698 | 46.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 58 % |
| Clelles | 38 | 271 km E | 596 | 61.3 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 5 % |
| Le Grand-Pressigny | 37 | 323 km N | 872 | 49.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 77 % |
| Sommières-du-Clain | 86 | 276 km NW | 729 | 57.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 74 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayen | 19 | 139 km NW | 717 | 50.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 11 % |
| Châteldon | 63 | 217 km NE | 740 | 47 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 38 % |
| Adriers | 86 | 256 km NW | 698 | 46.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 58 % |
| Clelles | 38 | 271 km E | 596 | 61.3 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 5 % |
| Sommières-du-Clain | 86 | 276 km NW | 729 | 57.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 74 % |
| Le Grand-Pressigny | 37 | 323 km N | 872 | 49.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 77 % |
Elsewhere
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