Saint-Paul-des-Landes
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 52.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Paul-des-Landes (INSEE 15204) is in Cantal (15), part of CA du Bassin d'Aurillac. Population 1,542 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 52.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 82 % of the 11,421 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.9 | 10 | 8.95 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.62 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE PAIN DE SAINT-PAUL). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (PAT'PIZZAS · RESTAURANT DES VOYAGEURS). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (CAFE DES SPORTS · CAFE DU CENTRE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ALEXANDRE LEFEBVRE, MÉDECIN · MÉDÉRIC PERSIGNY, MÉDECIN · JACQUES DALBIN, MÉDECIN · MARGOT BARANDE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE SAINT PAUL). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LPAC SAINT PAUL DES LANDES AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE LA GRANGE). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (CREA STYLE · L'INSTANT COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE PAIN DE SAINT-PAUL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | PAT'PIZZAS · RESTAURANT DES VOYAGEURS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | CAFE DES SPORTS · CAFE DU CENTRE | 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) | 4 | ALEXANDRE LEFEBVRE, MÉDECIN · MÉDÉRIC PERSIGNY, MÉDECIN · JACQUES DALBIN, MÉDECIN · MARGOT BARANDE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE SAINT PAUL | 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 | LPAC SAINT PAUL DES LANDES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE LA GRANGE | 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 | 4 | CREA STYLE · L'INSTANT COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,510 (2012) → 1,542 (2023): 2.1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,105 (1990) → 1,542 (2023): 39.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 772, of which 3.8 % second homes and 6.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Paul-des-Landes): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Paul-des-Landes): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Paul-des-Landes): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Paul-des-Landes): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Paul-des-Landes): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 33 days a year at or above 30 °C and 89 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the JUSSAC weather station, 9.7 km away at 630 m; the village itself is at 555 m. [10]
The village sits 75 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 AURILLAC, 10 km away at 632 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 77 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 1,154 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 8.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST ETIENNE.CANT, 7.6 km away at 463 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
92 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 151,000 € — 1,285 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Cantal is 1,059 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [11]
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 — 15204/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2023-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/b8ed4073-2633-3014-838c-d7855b7c59f3— “Marché traditionnel de saint Paul des landes”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15204/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15204/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15204/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15204
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cirey-sur-Vezouze | 54 | 537 km NE | 1,555 | 40.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Scey-sur-Saône-et-Saint-Albin | 70 | 413 km NE | 1,525 | 50.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Rohan | 56 | 521 km NW | 1,526 | 54.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 9 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Léger-sur-Dheune | 71 | 278 km NE | 1,533 | 50.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cormicy | 51 | 507 km N | 1,500 | 53.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
| Finhan | 82 | 144 km SW | 1,471 | 48.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 42 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finhan | 82 | 144 km SW | 1,471 | 48.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 42 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Léger-sur-Dheune | 71 | 278 km NE | 1,533 | 50.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Scey-sur-Saône-et-Saint-Albin | 70 | 413 km NE | 1,525 | 50.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Cormicy | 51 | 507 km N | 1,500 | 53.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rohan | 56 | 521 km NW | 1,526 | 54.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 9 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cirey-sur-Vezouze | 54 | 537 km NE | 1,555 | 40.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 93 % · humidity 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 Saint-Paul-des-Landes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcey | 25 | 440 km NE | 1,489 | 42.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vorey | 43 | 128 km E | 1,488 | 51.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Félix | 74 | 301 km E | 2,439 | 62.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dortan | 01 | 302 km NE | 2,074 | 38.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jussac | 15 | 9.8 km NE | 2,040 | 47.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chambre | 73 | 316 km E | 1,221 | 58.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
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