Vic-sur-Cère
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 86 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vic-sur-Cère (INSEE 15258) is in Cantal (15), part of CC Cère et Goul en Carladès. Population 1,905 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/15258-vic-sur-cere
Vitality score
Vitality score 56.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 86 % of the 9,922 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 | 0.47 | 25 | 11.83 |
| Social | 0.82 | 20 | 16.42 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.47 | 10 | 4.68 |
| Housing mix | 0.53 | 5 | 2.65 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (EURL CLAVERAS · PAN N' CAKE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE VALLEE DE LA). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LE TETON DE VENUS). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (L'INSTANT VICOIS · CAFE DE LA FONTAINE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE E.LABRUNIE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ETIENNE LABRUNIE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN DE LA FONTAINE). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JUDICAEL ROLAND, MÉDECIN · ALEXIS TAULE, MÉDECIN · VIRGINIE BERGOUS-ROCAGEL, MÉDECIN · MARIE LAVARELO--MARCOLIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE MUNICIPAL). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE DU CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (MARINA COIFFURE · COULEUR NATURE COIFFURE · NATUREA COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
5 × Hotel (FAMILY HOTEL · HOTEL DES BAINS · HOTEL BEL HORIZON · HOTEL ST JOSEPH · HOTEL BEAUSEJOUR). [3,4]
3 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LE CARLADEZ · CAMPING LA POMMERAIE · CAMPING GCU DE VIC SUR CÈRE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | EURL CLAVERAS · PAN N' CAKE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE VALLEE DE LA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | INTERMARCHE | 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 | 3 | LE TETON DE VENUS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | L'INSTANT VICOIS · CAFE DE LA FONTAINE | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE E.LABRUNIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ETIENNE LABRUNIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JEAN DE LA FONTAINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | JUDICAEL ROLAND, MÉDECIN · ALEXIS TAULE, MÉDECIN · VIRGINIE BERGOUS-ROCAGEL, MÉDECIN · MARIE LAVARELO--MARCOLIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE LOCALE DU CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | MARINA COIFFURE · COULEUR NATURE COIFFURE · NATUREA COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 5 | FAMILY HOTEL · HOTEL DES BAINS · HOTEL BEL HORIZON · HOTEL ST JOSEPH · HOTEL BEAUSEJOUR | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 3 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LE CARLADEZ · CAMPING LA POMMERAIE · CAMPING GCU DE VIC SUR CÈRE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday, Friday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,974 (2012) → 1,905 (2023): -3.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,968 (1990) → 1,905 (2023): -3.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,432, of which 23.5 % second homes and 12.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vic-sur-Cère): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Vic-sur-Cère): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Vic-sur-Cère): 0.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Thiézac): 5 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Vic-sur-Cère): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 91 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MARMANHAC weather station, 12.1 km away at 644 m; the village itself is at 673 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LE LIORAN_SAPC, 14.8 km away at 1,236 m, over 14 summers. [11]
That station sits 563 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,556 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 11.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VIC SUR CERE, 1.8 km away at 657 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15258/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/f00cac86-7c3f-3c37-9a2a-8e516974170c— “Tous les mardis et vendredis matins, retrouvez primeurs, fromagers, poissonniers, boulangers mais aussi des producteurs locaux.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15258/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15258/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15258/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15258
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15236
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille | 43 | 108 km E | 1,784 | 59.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Buis-les-Baronnies | 26 | 224 km E | 2,218 | 66.9 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne | 73 | 303 km E | 2,395 | 54 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rémalard en Perche | 61 | 409 km N | 1,866 | 51.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 65 % |
| Chalais | 16 | 205 km W | 1,812 | 58.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 30 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Germain-du-Bois | 71 | 283 km NE | 1,977 | 54.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 68 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille | 43 | 108 km E | 1,784 | 59.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chalais | 16 | 205 km W | 1,812 | 58.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 30 % · humidity 71 % |
| Buis-les-Baronnies | 26 | 224 km E | 2,218 | 66.9 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Germain-du-Bois | 71 | 283 km NE | 1,977 | 54.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 68 % |
| Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne | 73 | 303 km E | 2,395 | 54 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rémalard en Perche | 61 | 409 km N | 1,866 | 51.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 65 % |
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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 Vic-sur-Cère'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne | 73 | 303 km E | 2,395 | 54 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gouzon | 23 | 138 km N | 1,558 | 50.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saulxures-sur-Moselotte | 88 | 458 km NE | 2,566 | 44.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sauxillanges | 63 | 86 km NE | 1,316 | 57.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Roche-lez-Beaupré | 25 | 371 km NE | 2,158 | 59.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Laissac-Sévérac l'Église | 12 | 68 km S | 2,141 | 65.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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