Marcillac-la-Croze
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 15.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 43 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Marcillac-la-Croze (INSEE 19126) is in Corrèze (19), part of CC Midi Corrézien. Population 190 (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 15.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 43 % of the 15,694 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.34 | 10 | 3.41 |
| Housing mix | 0.42 | 5 | 2.1 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE | 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 [3,4] | |
| 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 180 (2012) → 190 (2023): 5.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 226 (1990) → 190 (2023): -15.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 169, of which 29 % second homes and 12.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Meyssac): 5.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Pescher): 3.7 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Meyssac): 5.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Meyssac): 5.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Marcillac-la-Croze): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 34 days a year at or above 30 °C and 52 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BRANCEILLES weather station, 3.9 km away at 190 m; the village itself is at 223 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BRANCEILLES, 3.9 km away at 190 m, over 12 summers. [11]
An average of 958 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 7.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BRANCEILLES, 3.9 km away at 190 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 19126/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 19126/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 19126/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 19126/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 19138
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 19163
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 19126
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mazerat-Aurouze | 43 | 144 km E | 187 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 70 % · humidity 57 % |
| Ineuil | 18 | 198 km N | 207 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Venterol | 04 | 351 km E | 236 | 23.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 32 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Geyrac | 24 | 65 km W | 197 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Marcelin-de-Cray | 71 | 275 km NE | 193 | 12 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 100 % · humidity 79 % |
| Grèzes | 48 | 139 km SE | 195 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 26 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Geyrac | 24 | 65 km W | 197 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grèzes | 48 | 139 km SE | 195 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 26 % · humidity 57 % |
| Mazerat-Aurouze | 43 | 144 km E | 187 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 70 % · humidity 57 % |
| Ineuil | 18 | 198 km N | 207 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Marcelin-de-Cray | 71 | 275 km NE | 193 | 12 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 100 % · humidity 79 % |
| Venterol | 04 | 351 km E | 236 | 23.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 32 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Marcillac-la-Croze'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontcirq | 46 | 66 km SW | 178 | 14 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Julien-Maumont | 19 | 2.5 km W | 184 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Essards | 16 | 129 km W | 175 | 7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martin-des-Combes | 24 | 89 km W | 205 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Astaillac | 19 | 12 km SE | 204 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Salvy | 47 | 132 km SW | 200 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
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