Valady
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 40.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 48 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Valady (INSEE 12288) is in Aveyron (12), part of CC Conques-Marcillac. Population 1,610 (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/12288-valady
Vitality score
Vitality score 40.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 48 % of the 11,128 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.59 | 20 | 11.7 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.72 | 5 | 3.59 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (JADICAL). [4,3]
3 × Restaurant (AU BON COIN · AU VIEUX PARIS D'ARCOLE · L'AUBERGE DE L'ADY). [4,3]
1 × Café / bar. [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE NUCES). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE VALADY). [4]
3 × Hairdresser (ENC COIFFURE). [4,3]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | JADICAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | AU BON COIN · AU VIEUX PARIS D'ARCOLE · L'AUBERGE DE L'ADY | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE NUCES | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE VALADY | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | ENC COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,3] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,551 (2012) → 1,610 (2023): 3.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,014 (1990) → 1,610 (2023): 58.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 868, of which 14.1 % second homes and 6.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Christophe-Vallon): 1.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Christophe-Vallon): 1.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Christophe-Vallon): 1.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Marcillac-Vallon): 3.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Valady): 1.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the RODEZ-AVEYRON weather station, 6.6 km away at 578 m; the village itself is at 324 m. [11]
The village sits 254 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at RODEZ-AVEYRON, 6.6 km away at 578 m, over 28 summers. [11]
That station sits 254 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 862 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at RODEZ-AVEYRON, 6.6 km away at 578 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12288/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12288/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12288/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12288/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12215
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12138
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12288
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jacut-les-Pins | 56 | 507 km NW | 1,745 | 33.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plémy | 22 | 583 km NW | 1,578 | 37.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bertholène | 12 | 29 km E | 1,043 | 35.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tauxigny-Saint-Bauld | 37 | 331 km N | 1,688 | 35.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Savasse | 26 | 187 km E | 1,631 | 37.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Neuville-sur-Ain | 01 | 293 km NE | 1,794 | 36.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertholène | 12 | 29 km E | 1,043 | 35.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Savasse | 26 | 187 km E | 1,631 | 37.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Neuville-sur-Ain | 01 | 293 km NE | 1,794 | 36.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tauxigny-Saint-Bauld | 37 | 331 km N | 1,688 | 35.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jacut-les-Pins | 56 | 507 km NW | 1,745 | 33.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plémy | 22 | 583 km NW | 1,578 | 37.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 88 % · 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 Valady'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trévol | 03 | 251 km N | 1,643 | 32.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sauvigny-les-Bois | 58 | 287 km N | 1,409 | 33.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Colombe-en-Bruilhois | 47 | 155 km W | 1,546 | 29.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Père-sur-Loire | 45 | 369 km N | 1,034 | 32.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rives-du-Fougerais | 85 | 352 km NW | 1,500 | 25.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Banassac-Canilhac | 48 | 62 km E | 1,064 | 36.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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