Marcolès
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 93 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Marcolès (INSEE 15117) is in Cantal (15), part of CC de la Châtaigneraie Cantalienne. Population 600 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 50/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 93 % of the 17,091 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.46 | 10 | 4.65 |
| Housing mix | 0.57 | 5 | 2.86 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE GRENIER DES SAVEURS). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PROXI). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (CHEZ GAELLE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MARCOLES AP). [3]
1 × Library (RELAIS-LECTURE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (SABUT LILIANE · EMILIE COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (AUBERGE DE LA TOUR). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (MAIRIE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE GRENIER DES SAVEURS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | PROXI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | CHEZ GAELLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 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 | MARCOLES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | RELAIS-LECTURE | 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 | 2 | SABUT LILIANE · EMILIE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | AUBERGE DE LA TOUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 594 (2012) → 600 (2023): 1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 622 (1990) → 600 (2023): -3.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 439, of which 21.4 % second homes and 10.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Marcolès): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Marcolès): 0 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Lacapelle-del-Fraisse): 6.7 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Puycapel): 7.1 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Marcolès): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 53 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the SENEZERGUES weather station, 10.6 km away at 530 m; the village itself is at 687 m. [12]
The village sits 157 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at AURILLAC, 13.3 km away at 632 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 55 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,251 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 9.4 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST MAMET, 9.1 km away at 740 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
45 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 115,000 € — 1,122 € per m² of built surface. [13]
5 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 85,000 € — 773 € per m². [13]
The median across Cantal is 1,059 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [13]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15117/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/d3cf74b0-1088-391e-ac47-779e7d4ee462— “Marché hebdomadaire de Marcolès”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15117/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15117/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15117/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15117
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15087
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15027
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clémont | 18 | 310 km N | 687 | 48.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Estivareilles | 42 | 148 km NE | 721 | 54.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 59 % · humidity 50 % |
| Propières | 69 | 226 km NE | 484 | 50 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Souvigny-en-Sologne | 41 | 319 km N | 495 | 54.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 92 % |
| Saint-Léon | 03 | 208 km NE | 530 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pressac | 86 | 203 km NW | 544 | 53.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estivareilles | 42 | 148 km NE | 721 | 54.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 59 % · humidity 50 % |
| Pressac | 86 | 203 km NW | 544 | 53.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Léon | 03 | 208 km NE | 530 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Propières | 69 | 226 km NE | 484 | 50 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Clémont | 18 | 310 km N | 687 | 48.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Souvigny-en-Sologne | 41 | 319 km N | 495 | 54.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 92 % |
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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 Marcolès'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-Léon | 03 | 208 km NE | 530 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mers-sur-Indre | 36 | 212 km N | 659 | 51 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fours | 58 | 250 km NE | 582 | 51.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Millançay | 41 | 300 km N | 716 | 46.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ourouer-les-Bourdelins | 18 | 241 km N | 603 | 36.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dornecy | 58 | 310 km N | 451 | 49.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
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