Champagnac
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 27.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 24 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Champagnac (INSEE 15037) is in Cantal (15), part of CC Sumène - Artense. Population 1,020 (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/15037-champagnac
Vitality score
Vitality score 27.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 24 % of the 14,214 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.26 | 10 | 2.62 |
| Housing mix | 0.66 | 5 | 3.28 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE MERLIN). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE ANTHONY). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (COCCI MARKET). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE LAJARRIGE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CHAMPAGNAC AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE-RELAIS). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE MERLIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE ANTHONY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | COCCI MARKET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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] | |
| 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 | 1 | PHARMACIE LAJARRIGE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | CHAMPAGNAC AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE-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 1,028 (2012) → 1,020 (2023): -0.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,339 (1990) → 1,020 (2023): -23.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 710, of which 17.2 % second homes and 13.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Champagnac): 0 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Champagnac): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Ydes): 3.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Champagnac): 0.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Champagnac): 0 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 87 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SAIGNES weather station, 7.6 km away at 533 m; the village itself is at 620 m. [10]
The village sits 87 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MAURIAC, 17.2 km away at 674 m, over 29 summers. [10]
That station sits 54 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 984 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 7.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SAIGNES, 7.6 km away at 533 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15037/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15037/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15037/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15037/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15037
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15265
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meusnes | 41 | 222 km N | 1,013 | 35.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montpont-en-Bresse | 71 | 252 km NE | 1,077 | 42.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 70 % · humidity 79 % |
| Clion | 36 | 198 km NW | 1,015 | 31.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 35 % · humidity 86 % |
| Foussais-Payré | 85 | 272 km NW | 1,168 | 37.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 28 % · humidity 93 % |
| Salviac | 46 | 117 km SW | 1,231 | 47.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
| Pellevoisin | 36 | 196 km N | 792 | 45.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salviac | 46 | 117 km SW | 1,231 | 47.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
| Pellevoisin | 36 | 196 km N | 792 | 45.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Clion | 36 | 198 km NW | 1,015 | 31.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 35 % · humidity 86 % |
| Meusnes | 41 | 222 km N | 1,013 | 35.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montpont-en-Bresse | 71 | 252 km NE | 1,077 | 42.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 70 % · humidity 79 % |
| Foussais-Payré | 85 | 272 km NW | 1,168 | 37.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 28 % · 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 Champagnac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Montsaugeonnais | 52 | 340 km NE | 1,140 | 54.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Belmont-de-la-Loire | 42 | 176 km NE | 1,410 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sadroc | 19 | 67 km W | 1,010 | 38.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saignes | 15 | 6.7 km E | 835 | 60.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Voutezac | 19 | 76 km W | 1,249 | 22.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Biol | 38 | 234 km E | 1,594 | 47.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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