Ayrens
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 36.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ayrens (INSEE 15016) is in Cantal (15), part of CA du Bassin d'Aurillac. Population 614 (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/15016-ayrens
Vitality score
Vitality score 36.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 70 % of the 16,950 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.63 | 10 | 6.27 |
| Housing mix | 0.67 | 5 | 3.35 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE PAIN D'ANTAN). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (L'AYR D'ICI). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (AYRENS AP). [3]
1 × Library (BILBLIOTHÈQUE-RELAIS). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE PAIN D'ANTAN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 1 | L'AYR D'ICI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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) | 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 | AYRENS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BILBLIOTHÈQUE-RELAIS | 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 580 (2012) → 614 (2023): 5.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 545 (1990) → 614 (2023): 12.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 351, of which 16.5 % second homes and 9.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ayrens): 0.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Paul-des-Landes): 4.7 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Paul-des-Landes): 4.7 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Paul-des-Landes): 4.8 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Ayrens): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 30 days a year at or above 30 °C and 99 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the JUSSAC weather station, 7.1 km away at 630 m; the village itself is at 615 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at AURILLAC, 12.7 km away at 632 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 1,318 mm of rain a year, spread over 144 days — about 9.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at JUSSAC, 7.1 km away at 630 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
47 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 130,650 € — 857 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Cantal is 1,059 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
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 — 15016/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15016/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15016/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15016/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15016
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15204
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oizon | 18 | 277 km N | 664 | 32.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 45 % · humidity 79 % |
| Faux-en-Périgord | 24 | 135 km W | 672 | 38.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 43 % · humidity 79 % |
| Corveissiat | 01 | 283 km NE | 601 | 42.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sury-en-Vaux | 18 | 268 km N | 680 | 34.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 28 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Vincent-de-Connezac | 24 | 153 km W | 664 | 40.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 14 % |
| Rancy | 71 | 279 km NE | 616 | 39.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 54 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faux-en-Périgord | 24 | 135 km W | 672 | 38.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 43 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Vincent-de-Connezac | 24 | 153 km W | 664 | 40.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 14 % |
| Sury-en-Vaux | 18 | 268 km N | 680 | 34.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 28 % · humidity 64 % |
| Oizon | 18 | 277 km N | 664 | 32.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 45 % · humidity 79 % |
| Rancy | 71 | 279 km NE | 616 | 39.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 54 % · humidity 71 % |
| Corveissiat | 01 | 283 km NE | 601 | 42.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Ayrens'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moncey | 25 | 394 km NE | 610 | 42.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marmanhac | 15 | 12 km E | 667 | 33.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pouligney-Lusans | 25 | 396 km NE | 850 | 41.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Deluz | 25 | 394 km NE | 630 | 36.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mantoche | 70 | 366 km NE | 458 | 28.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Crandelles | 15 | 3.2 km SE | 872 | 36.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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