Mauriac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 88 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mauriac (INSEE 15120) is in Cantal (15), part of CC du Pays de Mauriac. Population 3,449 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/15120-mauriac
Vitality score
Vitality score 61.4/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 88 % of the 6,349 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 | 0.62 | 25 | 15.61 |
| Social | 0.9 | 20 | 18.01 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.62 | 10 | 6.21 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.32 | 10 | 3.17 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.19 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA PANETIERE · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE DAVID THIERR · LES DELICES D'AUDREY · LES FEUILLANTINES). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL MAISON PARROT · MAISON BONY). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
5 × Supermarket (LA MISOTIERE · ALDI MARCHE · ACTION · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
8 × Restaurant (LA OUESSANTINE · SAS PIZZAS BORIE · LE KIOSQUE A PIZZAS · CHEZ MELLIE). [3,4]
11 × Café / bar (LE CADRAN CHEZ GILLOU · LE TERMINUS · LE GRAND CAFE · LE CAFE DE LA POSTE · LE SAINT MARY). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE · ECOLE NOTRE DAME). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE DU MERIDIEN · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME DES MIRACLES). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-PHILIPPE DELORME, MÉDECIN · EDDY POIRIER, MÉDECIN · MIHAIL PODOSU, MÉDECIN · EMMANUEL PERAZZI, MÉDECIN · CLEMENCE IGONIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE MAZET BARANGER · PHARMACIE MALBEC · PHARMACIE MEYNIER DE SALINELLES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DU PAYS DE MAURIAC). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE PRE BOURGES). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF JEAN LAVIGNE · SALLE DES ASSOCIATIONS · GYMNASE MUNICIPAL). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (BAIGNADE DU PLAN D EAU VAL SAINT JEAN). [3]
6 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL MASSIF CENTRAL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ECUREUIL · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE MAURIAC · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALP). [3]
9 × Hairdresser (L'ATELIER ART ET COIFFURE · ARTS ET COIFFURE · CAPILL'STYLE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (LE SAINT MARY). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (ESPACE DE TOURISME LE VAL SAINT JEAN). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 1 × Hairdresser, 2 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | LA PANETIERE · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE DAVID THIERR · LES DELICES D'AUDREY · LES FEUILLANTINES | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | SARL MAISON PARROT · MAISON BONY | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 5 | LA MISOTIERE · ALDI MARCHE · ACTION · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 8 | LA OUESSANTINE · SAS PIZZAS BORIE · LE KIOSQUE A PIZZAS · CHEZ MELLIE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 11 | LE CADRAN CHEZ GILLOU · LE TERMINUS · LE GRAND CAFE · LE CAFE DE LA POSTE · LE SAINT MARY | INSEE SIRENE 11 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE · ECOLE NOTRE DAME | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE DU MERIDIEN · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME DES MIRACLES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | JEAN-PHILIPPE DELORME, MÉDECIN · EDDY POIRIER, MÉDECIN · MIHAIL PODOSU, MÉDECIN · EMMANUEL PERAZZI, MÉDECIN · CLEMENCE IGONIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE MAZET BARANGER · PHARMACIE MALBEC · PHARMACIE MEYNIER DE SALINELLES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DU PAYS DE MAURIAC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE PRE BOURGES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF JEAN LAVIGNE · SALLE DES ASSOCIATIONS · GYMNASE MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | BAIGNADE DU PLAN D EAU VAL SAINT JEAN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 6 | CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL MASSIF CENTRAL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ECUREUIL · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE MAURIAC · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALP | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 9 | L'ATELIER ART ET COIFFURE · ARTS ET COIFFURE · CAPILL'STYLE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | LE SAINT MARY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | ESPACE DE TOURISME LE VAL SAINT JEAN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Monday, Saturday 8h00 à 13h00 place Georges Pompidou. [5,6,7]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Confirmed by two independent sources: Saturday. Reported by one source only: Monday. [7]
Trajectory
Population 3,753 (2012) → 3,449 (2023): -8.1 % over 10 years. [8,1]
Population 4,224 (1990) → 3,449 (2023): -18.3 % over 30 years. [9,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,360, of which 8.1 % second homes and 17.3 % vacant. [10]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mauriac): 0 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Food shop (Mauriac): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
GP (Mauriac): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Mauriac): 0 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Mauriac): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 61 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the MAURIAC-MOULIN weather station, 0.9 km away at 730 m; the village itself is at 697 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at MAURIAC, 3.1 km away at 674 m, over 29 summers. [12]
An average of 1,366 mm of rain a year, spread over 148 days — about 9.2 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at MAURIAC-MOULIN, 0.9 km away at 730 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15120/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— http://www.mauriac.fr/marches-mauriac-cantal— “Jour de la semaine : samedi Horaires : 8h00 à 13h00”
- DATAtourisme 2026-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/c3d0750c-3e14-3b87-ac7b-653bb3016a1d— “Marché hebdomadaire tous les samedis matin.”
- DATAtourisme 2026-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/85cc1bd4-2061-3148-a876-f4ea28fe40e2— “Marché aux bestiaux, vente de bovins les lundi matin à partir de 9h30, également foire à thème : race Salers, chevaux...”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15120/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15120/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15120/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15120
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coëx | 85 | 357 km NW | 3,428 | 47.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 51 % |
| Clamecy | 58 | 265 km N | 3,544 | 53.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs | 38 | 236 km E | 3,425 | 56.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pélussin | 42 | 185 km E | 3,727 | 54.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laragne-Montéglin | 05 | 293 km E | 3,549 | 55.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Val-au-Perche | 61 | 361 km N | 3,336 | 39.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pélussin | 42 | 185 km E | 3,727 | 54.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs | 38 | 236 km E | 3,425 | 56.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Clamecy | 58 | 265 km N | 3,544 | 53.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laragne-Montéglin | 05 | 293 km E | 3,549 | 55.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coëx | 85 | 357 km NW | 3,428 | 47.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 51 % |
| Val-au-Perche | 61 | 361 km N | 3,336 | 39.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 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 Mauriac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbois | 39 | 325 km NE | 3,114 | 54.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey | 06 | 396 km SE | 3,658 | 53.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ligny-en-Barrois | 55 | 448 km NE | 3,677 | 50.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vouziers | 08 | 498 km N | 3,825 | 61.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montfort-l'Amaury | 78 | 398 km N | 2,779 | 63.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Florentin | 89 | 327 km N | 4,164 | 53.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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