Mandailles-Saint-Julien
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 10.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 19 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mandailles-Saint-Julien (INSEE 15113) is in Cantal (15), part of CA du Bassin d'Aurillac. Population 172 (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 10.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 19 % of the 15,091 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 | 0.12 | 10 | 1.23 |
| 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 × Restaurant (AU BOUT DU MONDE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MANDAILLES RP). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL AUX GENETS D'OR). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING DE LA CASCADE DU LUC · FERME DU PERRUCHET). [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, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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 | 1 | AU BOUT DU MONDE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | MANDAILLES RP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | HOTEL AUX GENETS D'OR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING DE LA CASCADE DU LUC · FERME DU PERRUCHET | 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 193 (2012) → 172 (2023): -10.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 276 (1990) → 172 (2023): -37.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 268, of which 60.4 % second homes and 4.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Jacques-des-Blats): 4.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Thiézac): 6.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Thiézac): 6.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Thiézac): 6.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Jacques-des-Blats): 4.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 4 days a year at or above 30 °C and 73 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LE FAU weather station, 5.4 km away at 1,060 m; the village itself is at 926 m. [10]
The village sits 134 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 LE LIORAN_SAPC, 7.1 km away at 1,236 m, over 14 summers. [10]
That station sits 310 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 2,117 mm of rain a year, spread over 148 days — about 14.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MANDAILLES, 0.3 km away at 920 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 — 15113/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15113/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15113/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15113/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15192
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15236
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrettali | 2B | 589 km E | 174 | 21 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 5 % · humidity 0 % |
| Lachapelle-Graillouse | 07 | 111 km E | 182 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valjouffrey | 38 | 266 km E | 167 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 12 % |
| Saint-Romain | 63 | 108 km NE | 197 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Briançonnet | 06 | 352 km E | 165 | 21.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rivèrenert | 09 | 261 km SW | 208 | 21.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 76 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Romain | 63 | 108 km NE | 197 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lachapelle-Graillouse | 07 | 111 km E | 182 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rivèrenert | 09 | 261 km SW | 208 | 21.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 76 % · humidity 79 % |
| Valjouffrey | 38 | 266 km E | 167 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 12 % |
| Briançonnet | 06 | 352 km E | 165 | 21.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Barrettali | 2B | 589 km E | 174 | 21 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 5 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Mandailles-Saint-Julien'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-Romain | 63 | 108 km NE | 197 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs | 03 | 141 km NE | 146 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-le-Chastel | 63 | 87 km NE | 211 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Avèze | 63 | 59 km N | 158 | 3.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chastreix | 63 | 50 km N | 226 | 22 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Soulié | 34 | 169 km S | 137 | 27.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
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