La Serre
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 5.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 3 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Serre (INSEE 12269) is in Aveyron (12), part of CC Monts, Rance et Rougier. Population 124 (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 5.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 3 % of the 12,501 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.2 | 10 | 2.05 |
| Housing mix | 0.57 | 5 | 2.84 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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) | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 124 (2012) → 124 (2023): 0 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 176 (1990) → 124 (2023): -29.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 88, of which 21.6 % second homes and 3.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Sernin-sur-Rance): 6.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Sernin-sur-Rance): 6.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Sernin-sur-Rance): 6.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Sernin-sur-Rance): 6.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Sernin-sur-Rance): 6.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 86 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the BELMONT LIMOU weather station, 7.8 km away at 410 m; the village itself is at 602 m. [9]
The village sits 192 m above 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at MONTLAUR, 12.3 km away at 374 m, over 23 summers. [9]
That station sits 228 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 890 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 7.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ST SERNIN/RANCE, 5.7 km away at 341 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
No price figures: fewer than five comparable sales were registered here between 2021 and 2025. A median of two sales is not a median. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12269/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12269/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12269/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12269/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12248
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chenon | 16 | 299 km NW | 124 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 51 % · humidity 79 % |
| Marillet | 85 | 396 km NW | 123 | 10 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 30 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hautefaye | 24 | 252 km NW | 123 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 59 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-la-Fage | 34 | 61 km E | 122 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ménil-Hubert-en-Exmes | 61 | 580 km N | 126 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Andillac | 81 | 65 km W | 127 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 35 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Pierre-de-la-Fage | 34 | 61 km E | 122 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Andillac | 81 | 65 km W | 127 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 35 % · humidity 71 % |
| Hautefaye | 24 | 252 km NW | 123 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 59 % |
| Chenon | 16 | 299 km NW | 124 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 51 % · humidity 79 % |
| Marillet | 85 | 396 km NW | 123 | 10 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 30 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ménil-Hubert-en-Exmes | 61 | 580 km N | 126 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 La Serre'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nivollet-Montgriffon | 01 | 320 km NE | 122 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Graye-et-Charnay | 39 | 360 km NE | 134 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Feyre-la-Montagne | 23 | 227 km N | 121 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rohaire | 28 | 550 km N | 132 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chevreaux | 39 | 362 km NE | 124 | 7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Anglure-sous-Dun | 71 | 293 km NE | 143 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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