Assier

Lot · CC Grand-Figeac · INSEE 46009

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

Partly served 59.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 97 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Assier (INSEE 46009) is in Lot (46), part of CC Grand-Figeac. Population 709 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). ^[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/46009-assier

Vitality score

Vitality score 59.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 97 % of the 16,352 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	0.49	20	9.82
Education	0.63	10	6.32
Health	0.32	10	3.16
Public & culture	0.75	5	3.74
Population trend	0.83	10	8.3
Housing mix	0.69	5	3.47

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 3 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 0 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 1 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 0 of 2

Everyday services 1 of 3

Lodging 1 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) (LE FOURNIL D'ASSIER). ^[3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SASU BOUCHERIE DE LA SOURCE). ^[3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPICERIE DE LA SOURCE). ^[3,4]

4 × Restaurant (LAQUIEVRE · LE BRIN D'ASSIER). ^[3,4]

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

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA SOURCE). ^[3,4]

2 × Post office / agence postale (ASSIER EPICERIE DE LA SOURCE RP · LA POSTE). ^[3]

1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE D'ASSIER). ^[3]

2 × Hairdresser (LE SALON D'OPHELIA · UN TEMPS POUR SOI). ^[3,4]

1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LES PRADELS). ^[3,4]

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

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

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	1	LE FOURNIL D'ASSIER	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	1	SASU BOUCHERIE DE LA SOURCE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	1	EPICERIE DE LA SOURCE	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	4	LAQUIEVRE · LE BRIN D'ASSIER	INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4]
Café / bar	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Pharmacy	1	PHARMACIE DE LA SOURCE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Nurse	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale	2	ASSIER EPICERIE DE LA SOURCE RP · LA POSTE	INSEE BPE 2 [3]
Library	1	MÉDIATHÈQUE D'ASSIER	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	2	LE SALON D'OPHELIA · UN TEMPS POUR SOI	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Fuel station	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Campsite	1	CAMPING MUNICIPAL LES PRADELS	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]

Market and village life

Monthly market (reported, unverified): Monday (seasonal). See the source for which week of the month. ^[5]

Trajectory

1968: 557 2023: 709 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 684 (2012) → 709 (2023): 3.7 % over 10 years. ^[6,1]

Population 533 (1990) → 709 (2023): 33 % over 30 years. ^[7,1]

Dwellings (2023): 439, of which 15.3 % second homes and 9.8 % vacant. ^[8]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, Pharmacy GP — 4.0 km SW 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 (Assier): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). ^[9]

Food shop (Assier): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Livernon): 4 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[10]

Pharmacy (Assier): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). ^[9]

Primary school (Assier): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). ^[9]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 25.9

Days at or below 0 °C 38.6

Muggy days a summer 1.8

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 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[11]

Measured at the LUNEGARDE weather station, 14.9 km away at 383 m; the village itself is at 349 m. ^[11]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. ^[11]

Humidity measured at LUNEGARDE, 14.9 km away at 383 m, over 23 summers. ^[11]

An average of 962 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 8.1 mm on a day it rains. ^[11]

Rainfall measured at LIVERNON, 3.8 km away at 308 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 — 46009/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
DATAtourisme 2025-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/22/9f789fe4-7ce7-3bc8-ba28-ee11d37e3633— “Marché le 1er et 3ème Lundi de chaque mois”(unverified)
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46009/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46009/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46009/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 46009
INSEE BPE 2025 — 46176
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
Damvix	85	273 km NW	733	55.7	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 %
Bazoches-sur-Hoëne	61	444 km N	827	51.6	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 %
Val Suran	39	338 km NE	777	52.8	Partly served	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 %
Courtomer	61	455 km N	731	57.7	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 %
Montreuil-l'Argillé	27	486 km N	783	68.4	Served	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Christophe-en-Brionnais	71	254 km NE	503	55.6	Partly served	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Saint-Christophe-en-Brionnais	71	254 km NE	503	55.6	Partly served	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 %
Damvix	85	273 km NW	733	55.7	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 %
Val Suran	39	338 km NE	777	52.8	Partly served	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 %
Bazoches-sur-Hoëne	61	444 km N	827	51.6	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 %
Courtomer	61	455 km N	731	57.7	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 %
Montreuil-l'Argillé	27	486 km N	783	68.4	Served	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 66 % · 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 Assier'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
Damvix	85	273 km NW	733	55.7	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 %
Villeneuve-la-Comtesse	17	244 km NW	743	45.2	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 %
Aynac	46	12 km N	561	46.6	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 %
Maillezais	85	278 km NW	890	65	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 %
Beauregard-de-Terrasson	24	73 km NW	731	42.2	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 %
Alvignac	46	23 km NW	699	65.8	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 %

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