Lacapelle-Viescamp
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 27.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 49 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lacapelle-Viescamp (INSEE 15088) is in Cantal (15), part of CA du Bassin d'Aurillac. Population 528 (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 27.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 49 % of the 17,619 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.71 | 10 | 7.05 |
| Housing mix | 0.41 | 5 | 2.07 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Library (RELAIS-LECTURE MAIRIE DE LACAPELLE-VIESCAMP). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (BAIGNADE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE DELPHINE). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL · CAMPING PUECH DE OUILHES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | RELAIS-LECTURE MAIRIE DE LACAPELLE-VIESCAMP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | BAIGNADE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | COIFFURE DELPHINE | 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] | |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL · CAMPING PUECH DE OUILHES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 501 (2012) → 528 (2023): 5.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 438 (1990) → 528 (2023): 20.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 375, of which 29.3 % second homes and 4.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Paul-des-Landes): 4.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Paul-des-Landes): 4.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Paul-des-Landes): 4.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Paul-des-Landes): 4.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Lacapelle-Viescamp): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 63 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the AURILLAC weather station, 12.7 km away at 632 m; the village itself is at 552 m. [10]
The village sits 80 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 AURILLAC, 12.7 km away at 632 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 80 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 1,154 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 8.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST ETIENNE.CANT, 4.4 km away at 463 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 — 15088/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15088/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15088/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15088/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15204
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15088
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coubisou | 12 | 55 km SE | 462 | 24.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Georges-Lagricol | 43 | 134 km E | 518 | 33.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 86 % |
| Rancon | 87 | 159 km NW | 475 | 28.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Brommat | 12 | 35 km E | 628 | 23.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Viévy | 21 | 291 km NE | 364 | 25.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Céaux-d'Allègre | 43 | 120 km E | 487 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brommat | 12 | 35 km E | 628 | 23.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coubisou | 12 | 55 km SE | 462 | 24.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Céaux-d'Allègre | 43 | 120 km E | 487 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Georges-Lagricol | 43 | 134 km E | 518 | 33.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 86 % |
| Rancon | 87 | 159 km NW | 475 | 28.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Viévy | 21 | 291 km NE | 364 | 25.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · 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 Lacapelle-Viescamp'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brommat | 12 | 35 km E | 628 | 23.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Viévy | 21 | 291 km NE | 364 | 25.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Isserteaux | 63 | 120 km NE | 416 | 30.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chapelle | 03 | 165 km NE | 399 | 28 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Domaize | 63 | 131 km NE | 386 | 36 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jacques-d'Ambur | 63 | 116 km N | 295 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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