Saint-Martin-sous-Vigouroux
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 25.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 76 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Martin-sous-Vigouroux (INSEE 15201) is in Cantal (15), part of CC de Saint-Flour. Population 217 (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 25.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 76 % of the 16,488 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 | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.11 | 10 | 1.08 |
| Housing mix | 0.44 | 5 | 2.2 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (HOTEL RESTAURANT DE LA POSTE · L OSTAL PIZZA). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE BAR B'ROCK HOTEL). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT MARTIN SOUS VIGOUROUX RP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL RESTAURANT DE LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Primary school (élémentaire).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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 | 2 | HOTEL RESTAURANT DE LA POSTE · L OSTAL PIZZA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE BAR B'ROCK HOTEL | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | SAINT MARTIN SOUS VIGOUROUX RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL RESTAURANT DE LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 248 (2012) → 217 (2023): -12.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 357 (1990) → 217 (2023): -39.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 168, of which 28 % second homes and 8.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pierrefort): 2.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pierrefort): 2.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Pierrefort): 2.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Pierrefort): 2.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Pierrefort): 2.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the PRAT DE BOUC weather station, 14.4 km away at 1,405 m; the village itself is at 767 m. [9]
The village sits 638 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LE LIORAN_SAPC, 18.1 km away at 1,236 m, over 14 summers. [9]
That station sits 469 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 1,243 mm of rain a year, spread over 132 days — about 9.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at PIERREFORT, 2.9 km away at 1,000 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15201/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15201/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15201/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15201/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15152
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sémelay | 58 | 229 km N | 223 | 22.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Santin-Cantalès | 15 | 45 km W | 279 | 26.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 42 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rezay | 18 | 201 km N | 204 | 26 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 95 % · humidity 57 % |
| Auriac | 19 | 60 km NW | 216 | 23.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 76 % |
| Bor-et-Bar | 12 | 100 km SW | 206 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 3 % · winter 93 % |
| Palluaud | 16 | 206 km W | 215 | 23.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 81 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Santin-Cantalès | 15 | 45 km W | 279 | 26.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 42 % · humidity 100 % |
| Auriac | 19 | 60 km NW | 216 | 23.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 76 % |
| Bor-et-Bar | 12 | 100 km SW | 206 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 3 % · winter 93 % |
| Rezay | 18 | 201 km N | 204 | 26 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 95 % · humidity 57 % |
| Palluaud | 16 | 206 km W | 215 | 23.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 81 % · humidity 50 % |
| Sémelay | 58 | 229 km N | 223 | 22.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Saint-Martin-sous-Vigouroux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosmoreau-les-Mines | 23 | 145 km NW | 230 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontanges | 15 | 32 km NW | 213 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Brigitte | 56 | 579 km NW | 178 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Projet-de-Salers | 15 | 28 km NW | 133 | 23.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Brisson | 58 | 279 km N | 252 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-de-Salers | 15 | 38 km NW | 246 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
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