Saint-Projet-de-Salers
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 23.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 84 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Projet-de-Salers (INSEE 15208) is in Cantal (15), part of CC du Pays de Salers. Population 133 (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 23.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 84 % of the 13,086 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.35 | 10 | 3.47 |
| Housing mix | 0.13 | 5 | 0.65 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (AUBERGE DU COL DE LEGAL). [4,3]
1 × Café / bar (AUBERGE DU PONT). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT PROJET DE SALERS LPAC AP). [4]
1 × Library (RELAIS-LECTURE MAIRIE DE SAINT-PROJET-DE-SALERS). [4]
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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | AUBERGE DU COL DE LEGAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 1 | AUBERGE DU PONT | INSEE SIRENE 1 [3] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | SAINT PROJET DE SALERS LPAC AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | RELAIS-LECTURE MAIRIE DE SAINT-PROJET-DE-SALERS | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 121 (2012) → 133 (2023): 9.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 157 (1990) → 133 (2023): -15.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 161, of which 43.5 % second homes and 12.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Fau): 5.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Salers): 6.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Salers): 6.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Salers): 6.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Salers): 6.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 62 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LE FAU weather station, 6.5 km away at 1,060 m; the village itself is at 808 m. [10]
The village sits 252 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 LE LIORAN_SAPC, 17.3 km away at 1,236 m, over 14 summers. [10]
That station sits 428 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 2,102 mm of rain a year, spread over 155 days — about 13.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LE FAU, 6.5 km away at 1,060 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15208/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15208/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15208/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15208/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15067
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15219
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Renaudie | 63 | 118 km NE | 132 | 21.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Minervois | 34 | 190 km S | 131 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 36 % · humidity 57 % |
| Fridefont | 15 | 48 km SE | 103 | 23.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chevannes-Changy | 58 | 255 km N | 136 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Poil | 58 | 231 km NE | 152 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Alyre-d'Arlanc | 63 | 93 km E | 132 | 27.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fridefont | 15 | 48 km SE | 103 | 23.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Alyre-d'Arlanc | 63 | 93 km E | 132 | 27.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Renaudie | 63 | 118 km NE | 132 | 21.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Minervois | 34 | 190 km S | 131 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 36 % · humidity 57 % |
| Poil | 58 | 231 km NE | 152 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chevannes-Changy | 58 | 255 km N | 136 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 95 % · 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-Projet-de-Salers'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brezons | 15 | 26 km SE | 177 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-Château | 23 | 103 km NW | 150 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Barriac-les-Bosquets | 15 | 22 km W | 140 | 14 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Laurent-de-Lévézou | 12 | 103 km S | 161 | 25.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chaussenac | 15 | 22 km NW | 218 | 16 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontanges | 15 | 3.8 km NW | 213 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
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