Saint-Urcize

Cantal · CC de Saint-Flour · INSEE 15216

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 43.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 89 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Saint-Urcize (INSEE 15216) is in Cantal (15), part of CC de Saint-Flour. Population 475 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.

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Vitality score

Vitality score 43.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 89 % of the 17,911 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	0.63	25	15.8
Social	0.32	20	6.32
Education	0.63	10	6.32
Health	0	10	0
Public & culture	0.63	5	3.16
Population trend	0.37	10	3.75
Housing mix	0.4	5	2

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 3 of 6

Eating out 0 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 0 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 0 of 2

Everyday services 0 of 3

Lodging 2 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie). ^[3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL HOSTALIER). ^[3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). ^[3,4]

1 × Café / bar (CAFE GAILLARD). ^[4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT URCIZE RP). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE-RELAIS). ^[3]

1 × Hotel (HOTEL RESTAURANT REMISE). ^[3,4]

1 × Campsite (DOMAINE DE L'OURS). ^[3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.

Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	1		INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	1	SARL HOSTALIER	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	1		INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Café / bar	1	CAFE GAILLARD	INSEE SIRENE 1 [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)	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 URCIZE RP	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	1	BIBLIOTHÈQUE-RELAIS	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]
Fuel station	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel	1	HOTEL RESTAURANT REMISE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Campsite	1	DOMAINE DE L'OURS	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]

Market and village life

Weekly market (reported, unverified): Sunday. ^[5]

Trajectory

1968: 654 2023: 475 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 496 (2012) → 475 (2023): -4.2 % over 10 years. ^[6,1]

Population 543 (1990) → 475 (2023): -12.5 % over 30 years. ^[7,1]

Dwellings (2023): 414, of which 30 % second homes and 12.6 % vacant. ^[8]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school GP — 4.9 km SEPharmacy — 12.4 km W Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Saint-Urcize): 0 km to the west (straight line). ^[9]

Food shop (Saint-Urcize): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Nasbinals): 4.9 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[10]

Pharmacy (Laguiole): 12.4 km to the west (straight line). ^[11]

Primary school (Saint-Urcize): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). ^[9]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 3.5▸

Days at or below 0 °C 111.2▸

Muggy days a summer 0

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 4 days a year at or above 30 °C and 111 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[12]

Measured at the DEUX-VERG weather station, 11.5 km away at 1,098 m; the village itself is at 1,118 m. ^[12]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. ^[12]

Humidity measured at DEUX-VERGES, 11.6 km away at 1,080 m, over 22 summers. ^[12]

An average of 1,023 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 8.7 mm on a day it rains. ^[12]

Rainfall measured at DEUX-VERG, 11.5 km away at 1,098 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[12]

Uncertainties

The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. ^[5]

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15216/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
DATAtourisme 2025-11— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/40529273-1bb0-357a-8d73-811568a22c94— “Retrouvez le meilleur de notre région lors de nos marchés traditionnels les dimanches matins sur la place du marché, un marché présent toute l'année (avec moins d'exposants en hiver).”(unverified)
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15216/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15216/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15216/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 15216
INSEE BPE 2025 — 48104
INSEE BPE 2025 — 12119
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
Viala-du-Tarn	12	70 km S	529	47.9	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 1 % · humidity 93 %
Chomelix	43	90 km NE	457	41.7	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Constant-Fournoulès	15	61 km W	579	53	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 47 % · humidity 79 %
Fresselines	23	214 km NW	509	37.4	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 8 % · humidity 71 %
Condat-en-Combraille	63	133 km N	413	36.2	Few services	no figures
Fox-Amphoux	83	275 km SE	504	51.7	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Saint-Constant-Fournoulès	15	61 km W	579	53	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 47 % · humidity 79 %
Viala-du-Tarn	12	70 km S	529	47.9	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 1 % · humidity 93 %
Chomelix	43	90 km NE	457	41.7	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 %
Condat-en-Combraille	63	133 km N	413	36.2	Few services	no figures
Fresselines	23	214 km NW	509	37.4	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 8 % · humidity 71 %
Fox-Amphoux	83	275 km SE	504	51.7	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 38 % · 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-Urcize'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
Chomelix	43	90 km NE	457	41.7	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 %
Araules	43	102 km NE	620	57.3	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Front	43	95 km E	410	26.3	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 %
Paulhac	15	35 km N	431	30.8	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 %
Caille	06	314 km E	441	49.5	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 %
Talizat	15	46 km N	592	40.3	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 %

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