Baladou

Identity

Baladou (INSEE 46016) is in Lot (46), part of CC Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne. Population 396 (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.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/46016-baladou

Vitality score

Vitality score 30/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 67 % of the 18,004 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.

Services

A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. ^[3,4]

1 × Restaurant (MADAM). ^[3,4]

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

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BALADOU). ^[3]

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. ^[3,4]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

Population 406 (2012) → 396 (2023): -2.5 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 295 (1990) → 396 (2023): 34.2 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 259, of which 21.6 % second homes and 7.3 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Bakery (Martel): 3.7 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Martel): 3.9 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Martel): 4.6 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Martel): 4.4 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[8]

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

Climate

An average of 39 days a year at or above 30 °C and 64 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[10]

Measured at the SOUILLAC-PRESSIGNAC weather station, 8.1 km away at 101 m; the village itself is at 242 m. ^[10]

The village sits 141 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.7 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. ^[10]

An average of 924 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. ^[10]

Rainfall measured at SOUILLAC-PRESSIGNAC, 8.1 km away at 101 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[10]

What property sold for

18 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 143,488 € — 1,179 € per m² of built surface. ^[11]

The median across Lot is 1,246 € 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

1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46016/2023
2. INSEE density grid 2026
3. INSEE BPE 2025
4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46016/2012
6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46016/1990
7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46016/logement/2023
8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 46185
9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 46016
10. Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
11. DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025