Beaulieu
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 22 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Beaulieu (INSEE 15020) is in Cantal (15), part of CC Sumène - Artense. Population 84 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/15020-beaulieu
Vitality score
Vitality score 9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 22 % of the 8,936 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.14 | 10 | 1.36 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE BEAULIEU). [4]
1 × Campsite. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Campsite.
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, 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 | 1 | LE BEAULIEU | 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 | 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 | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 89 (2012) → 84 (2023): -5.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 132 (1990) → 84 (2023): -36.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 122, of which 61.5 % second homes and 4.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lanobre): 2.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lanobre): 2.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Lanobre): 2.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Lanobre): 2.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Lanobre): 2.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 90 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the SAIGNES weather station, 13.7 km away at 533 m; the village itself is at 656 m. [9]
The village sits 123 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 6.06 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [9]
An average of 1,142 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 8.3 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at CHAMPS.TARENTAI, 7.9 km away at 501 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 — 15020/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15020/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15020/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15020/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15092
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croce | 2B | 644 km SE | 78 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 31 % |
| Arbéost | 65 | 353 km SW | 73 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 20 % |
| Rospigliani | 2B | 649 km SE | 70 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 5 % |
| Brion | 48 | 89 km SE | 88 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 51 % · winter 78 % |
| Le Roux | 07 | 152 km SE | 67 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 54 % |
| Lafarre | 43 | 134 km SE | 86 | 6.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brion | 48 | 89 km SE | 88 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 51 % · winter 78 % |
| Lafarre | 43 | 134 km SE | 86 | 6.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 86 % |
| Le Roux | 07 | 152 km SE | 67 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 54 % |
| Arbéost | 65 | 353 km SW | 73 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 20 % |
| Croce | 2B | 644 km SE | 78 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 31 % |
| Rospigliani | 2B | 649 km SE | 70 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 5 % |
Elsewhere
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