Maurs
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 66.1/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 98 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Maurs (INSEE 15122) is in Cantal (15), part of CC de la Châtaigneraie Cantalienne. Population 2,174 (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/15122-maurs
Vitality score
Vitality score 66.1/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)).
Better served than 98 % of the 9,070 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 | 0.68 | 25 | 17.01 |
| Social | 0.96 | 20 | 19.2 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.43 | 10 | 4.25 |
| Housing mix | 0.7 | 5 | 3.5 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (M. CRUZEL ET FILS · LA FONTAINE). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAS S.A.S · BOUCHERIE DAMIEN BERGER). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PANIER SYMPA · SPAR). [3,4]
7 × Restaurant (LE PARISIEN · CHEZ CHRISTIAN · L'A COTE · LA CHENAIE). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (LE COSY · LA GRANDE FONTAINE · LE GRAND CAFE · STAR PIZZA · A LA P'TITE SOIF). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DENIS FORESTIER). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE DES PORTES DU MIDI). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ARMELLE ROBERT, MÉDECIN · YVES FABRE, MÉDECIN · SYLVIE MEGHE, MÉDECIN · JEAN-LUC DELORT, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE L'EUROPE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE ESPACE CABRESPINE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE MUNICIPAL). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ECUREUIL · CAISSE LOCALE DU CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (SYLVIANE COIFFURE · MELANIE COIFFURE · VIGIER EMILIE ADELINE · MG COIFFURE · LE SALON DE KARINE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
2 × Hotel. [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LE VERT). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | M. CRUZEL ET FILS · LA FONTAINE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | MAS S.A.S · BOUCHERIE DAMIEN BERGER | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | PANIER SYMPA · SPAR | INSEE BPE 2 / 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 | 7 | LE PARISIEN · CHEZ CHRISTIAN · L'A COTE · LA CHENAIE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | LE COSY · LA GRANDE FONTAINE · LE GRAND CAFE · STAR PIZZA · A LA P'TITE SOIF | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DENIS FORESTIER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE DES PORTES DU MIDI | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | ARMELLE ROBERT, MÉDECIN · YVES FABRE, MÉDECIN · SYLVIE MEGHE, MÉDECIN · JEAN-LUC DELORT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE L'EUROPE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 MUNICIPALE ESPACE CABRESPINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ECUREUIL · CAISSE LOCALE DU CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | SYLVIANE COIFFURE · MELANIE COIFFURE · VIGIER EMILIE ADELINE · MG COIFFURE · LE SALON DE KARINE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LE VERT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Thursday matin. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 2,160 (2012) → 2,174 (2023): 0.6 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 2,350 (1990) → 2,174 (2023): -7.5 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,458, of which 15 % second homes and 12.3 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Maurs): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Maurs): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
GP (Maurs): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Maurs): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Maurs): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 29 days a year at or above 30 °C and 28 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MAURS weather station, 3.6 km away at 480 m; the village itself is at 287 m. [11]
The village sits 193 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MAURS, 3.6 km away at 480 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 193 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,166 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 9.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MAURS, 3.6 km away at 480 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15122/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-maurs.fr/tourisme/— “le marché le jeudi matin « un des 100 marchés de France »”
- DATAtourisme 2025-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/c03c1655-c771-387b-8725-c544d508d4e0— “Les jeudis matin, au cœur de la cité.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15122/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15122/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15122/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15122
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Just-Luzac | 17 | 281 km NW | 2,136 | 55.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 92 % · humidity 64 % |
| Rignac | 12 | 34 km S | 2,000 | 61 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Cavalerie | 12 | 109 km SE | 2,223 | 63.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 41 % · humidity 79 % |
| Mérindol | 84 | 262 km SE | 2,283 | 65.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 81 % · humidity 64 % |
| Messery | 74 | 367 km NE | 2,474 | 56.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sauve | 30 | 164 km SE | 1,988 | 66.3 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rignac | 12 | 34 km S | 2,000 | 61 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Cavalerie | 12 | 109 km SE | 2,223 | 63.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 41 % · humidity 79 % |
| Sauve | 30 | 164 km SE | 1,988 | 66.3 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mérindol | 84 | 262 km SE | 2,283 | 65.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 81 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Just-Luzac | 17 | 281 km NW | 2,136 | 55.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 92 % · humidity 64 % |
| Messery | 74 | 367 km NE | 2,474 | 56.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 85 % · 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 Maurs'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labastide-Rouairoux | 81 | 142 km S | 1,420 | 54.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Frangy | 74 | 326 km NE | 2,262 | 62.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Étienne-des-Oullières | 69 | 244 km NE | 2,264 | 61.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Georges-de-Luzençon | 12 | 95 km SE | 1,565 | 51.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bournezeau | 85 | 338 km NW | 3,452 | 49.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cherveux | 79 | 275 km NW | 1,885 | 50.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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