Sourniac
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 17.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 53 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sourniac (INSEE 15230) is in Cantal (15), part of CC du Pays de Mauriac. Population 195 (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 17.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 53 % of the 15,840 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.57 | 10 | 5.71 |
| Housing mix | 0.6 | 5 | 3.02 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (PARRA MARIE CHRISTINE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | PARRA MARIE CHRISTINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 205 (2012) → 195 (2023): -4.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 182 (1990) → 195 (2023): 7.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 131, of which 19.8 % second homes and 10.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mauriac): 6.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mauriac): 6.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Mauriac): 6.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Mauriac): 6.5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Sourniac): 0 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 61 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MAURIAC-MOULIN weather station, 6.9 km away at 730 m; the village itself is at 686 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MAURIAC, 7.1 km away at 674 m, over 29 summers. [10]
An average of 1,366 mm of rain a year, spread over 148 days — about 9.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MAURIAC-MOULIN, 6.9 km away at 730 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
11 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 118,300 € — 1,111 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Cantal is 1,059 € per m², so this commune sits about level with 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 — 15230/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15230/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15230/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15230/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15120
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15230
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Roche-sur-Grane | 26 | 215 km E | 189 | 21.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ardenais | 18 | 152 km N | 205 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 97 % · humidity 64 % |
| Nassigny | 03 | 137 km N | 194 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bouloc-en-Quercy | 82 | 145 km SW | 196 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 53 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vic-de-Chassenay | 21 | 285 km NE | 207 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Piégut | 04 | 312 km E | 201 | 23.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassigny | 03 | 137 km N | 194 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bouloc-en-Quercy | 82 | 145 km SW | 196 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 53 % · humidity 79 % |
| Ardenais | 18 | 152 km N | 205 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 97 % · humidity 64 % |
| La Roche-sur-Grane | 26 | 215 km E | 189 | 21.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vic-de-Chassenay | 21 | 285 km NE | 207 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Piégut | 04 | 312 km E | 201 | 23.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 45 % · 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 Sourniac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labathude | 46 | 66 km SW | 203 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Voudenay | 21 | 256 km NE | 194 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Compainville | 76 | 491 km N | 159 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Charleville | 51 | 406 km N | 262 | 22.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Épizon | 52 | 414 km NE | 153 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Louâtre | 02 | 448 km N | 203 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
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