Barriac-les-Bosquets
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 14/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 43 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Barriac-les-Bosquets (INSEE 15018) is in Cantal (15), part of CC du Pays de Salers. Population 140 (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 14/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 43 % of the 13,571 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.28 | 10 | 2.78 |
| Housing mix | 0.24 | 5 | 1.21 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (SARL LE BOUNTY). [4]
1 × Library (RELAIS-LECTURE MARIE DE BARRIAC-LES-BOSQUETS). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 | 1 | SARL LE BOUNTY | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | RELAIS-LECTURE MARIE DE BARRIAC-LES-BOSQUETS | 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 163 (2012) → 140 (2023): -14.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 180 (1990) → 140 (2023): -22.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 124, of which 37.9 % second homes and 2.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pleaux): 2.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pleaux): 2.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Pleaux): 3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Pleaux): 2.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Pleaux): 2.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 62 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the MAURIAC weather station, 9.1 km away at 674 m; the village itself is at 663 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at MAURIAC, 9.1 km away at 674 m, over 29 summers. [9]
An average of 1,146 mm of rain a year, spread over 132 days — about 8.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at MAURIAC, 9.1 km away at 674 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15018/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15018/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15018/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15018/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15153
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lépinas | 23 | 107 km N | 145 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mornay | 71 | 224 km NE | 146 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lastic | 15 | 75 km E | 109 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Hilaire | 63 | 111 km N | 144 | 5.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Trémouille-Saint-Loup | 63 | 45 km NE | 140 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chevannes-Changy | 58 | 256 km N | 136 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trémouille-Saint-Loup | 63 | 45 km NE | 140 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lastic | 15 | 75 km E | 109 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lépinas | 23 | 107 km N | 145 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Hilaire | 63 | 111 km N | 144 | 5.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mornay | 71 | 224 km NE | 146 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chevannes-Changy | 58 | 256 km N | 136 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 95 % · 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 Barriac-les-Bosquets'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trémouille-Saint-Loup | 63 | 45 km NE | 140 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Conand | 01 | 264 km E | 134 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Salins | 15 | 12 km NE | 145 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sauret-Besserve | 63 | 104 km NE | 163 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boursay | 41 | 335 km N | 179 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaulieu | 58 | 254 km N | 142 | 5.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
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