Fridefont
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 23.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 91 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fridefont (INSEE 15073) is in Cantal (15), part of CC de Saint-Flour. Population 103 (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 23.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 91 % of the 10,844 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.32 | 10 | 3.17 |
| Housing mix | 0.23 | 5 | 1.16 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (AU CIRQUE DE MALLET). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (FRIDEFONT AP). [3]
1 × Library (RELAIS-LECTURE MAIRIE). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL DE FRIDEFONT). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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 | 1 | AU CIRQUE DE MALLET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | 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 | 1 | FRIDEFONT AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | RELAIS-LECTURE MAIRIE | 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 | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL DE FRIDEFONT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 98 (2012) → 103 (2023): 5.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 126 (1990) → 103 (2023): -18.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 86, of which 38.4 % second homes and 8.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chaudes-Aigues): 8.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Val d'Arcomie): 6.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Chaudes-Aigues): 8.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Chaudes-Aigues): 8.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Val d'Arcomie): 6.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 80 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the DEUX-VERGES weather station, 12.6 km away at 1,080 m; the village itself is at 915 m. [10]
The village sits 165 m below 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 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at DEUX-VERGES, 12.6 km away at 1,080 m, over 22 summers. [10]
That station sits 165 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 759 mm of rain a year, spread over 103 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at FAVEROLLES, 6.8 km away at 903 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 — 15073/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15073/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15073/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15073/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15045
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15108
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Renaudie | 63 | 105 km NE | 132 | 21.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Domps | 87 | 137 km NW | 98 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Projet-de-Salers | 15 | 48 km NW | 133 | 23.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Minerve | 34 | 174 km S | 98 | 36.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 23 % · humidity 50 % |
| Laurie | 15 | 42 km N | 84 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 57 % |
| Coustouges | 66 | 284 km S | 95 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurie | 15 | 42 km N | 84 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 57 % |
| Saint-Projet-de-Salers | 15 | 48 km NW | 133 | 23.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Renaudie | 63 | 105 km NE | 132 | 21.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Domps | 87 | 137 km NW | 98 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Minerve | 34 | 174 km S | 98 | 36.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 23 % · humidity 50 % |
| Coustouges | 66 | 284 km S | 95 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 39 % · 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 Fridefont'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Alyre-d'Arlanc | 63 | 68 km NE | 132 | 27.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-de-Condat | 15 | 48 km NW | 113 | 4.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cassuéjouls | 12 | 29 km SW | 107 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Merd-les-Oussines | 19 | 115 km NW | 105 | 8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cros-de-Ronesque | 15 | 38 km W | 145 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Saturnin | 15 | 45 km NW | 186 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
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