Biars-sur-Cère
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 58.9/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 91 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Biars-sur-Cère (INSEE 46029) is in Lot (46), part of CC Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne. Population 1,957 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/46029-biars-sur-cere
Vitality score
Vitality score 58.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 91 % of the 9,774 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 | 0.55 | 25 | 13.81 |
| Social | 0.78 | 20 | 15.5 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.37 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL BOUZOU CHRISTIAN · REVES GOURMANDS). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL ERIC GLEMET). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SOURIRE D'AFRIQUE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (BIARS DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (TOUT SIMPLEMENT · GALAXY BOWLING · BK SPECIALITES TURQUES · LA TABLE DE NICOLAS). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (BAR TABAC CHEZ EMILIE · LIO). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (BRUNO BONNARIC, MÉDECIN · MAGALI RAYSSAC-BONNARIC, MÉDECIN · MARION CAILLE STERKE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA CERE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE - LUDOTHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE CAUVALDOR CENTRE SOCIAL ET CULTUREL ROBERT DOISNEAU). [3]
1 × Cinema. [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (CENTRE CULTUREL R DOISNEAU). [3]
3 × Bank (AGENCE BIARS -BRETENOUX · BANQUE POPULAIRE OCCITANE · BNP PARIBAS). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE METAMORPHOSE · STUDIO L · LE SALON · BURLAN & PERRIER). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | SARL BOUZOU CHRISTIAN · REVES GOURMANDS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | SARL ERIC GLEMET | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SOURIRE D'AFRIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | BIARS DISTRIBUTION | 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 | 5 | TOUT SIMPLEMENT · GALAXY BOWLING · BK SPECIALITES TURQUES · LA TABLE DE NICOLAS | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | BAR TABAC CHEZ EMILIE · LIO | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | BRUNO BONNARIC, MÉDECIN · MAGALI RAYSSAC-BONNARIC, MÉDECIN · MARION CAILLE STERKE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA CERE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 - LUDOTHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE CAUVALDOR CENTRE SOCIAL ET CULTUREL ROBERT DOISNEAU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | CENTRE CULTUREL R DOISNEAU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | AGENCE BIARS -BRETENOUX · BANQUE POPULAIRE OCCITANE · BNP PARIBAS | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | COIFFURE METAMORPHOSE · STUDIO L · LE SALON · BURLAN & PERRIER | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,933 (2012) → 1,957 (2023): 1.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,023 (1990) → 1,957 (2023): -3.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,183, of which 6.3 % second homes and 10 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Biars-sur-Cère): 0.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Biars-sur-Cère): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Biars-sur-Cère): 0.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Biars-sur-Cère): 0.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Biars-sur-Cère): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 29 days a year at or above 30 °C and 19 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the COMIAC weather station, 12.9 km away at 562 m; the village itself is at 141 m. [9]
The village sits 421 m below 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at COMIAC, 12.9 km away at 562 m, over 20 summers. [9]
That station sits 421 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 928 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at BRETENOUX, 1.7 km away at 136 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
115 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 138,970 € — 1,250 € per m² of built surface. [10]
7 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 178,000 € — 687 € per m². [10]
The median across Lot is 1,246 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [10]
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
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46029/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46029/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46029/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46029/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46029
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bessé-sur-Braye | 72 | 334 km N | 1,972 | 55.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 62 % · winter 76 % |
| Sauveterre-de-Guyenne | 33 | 155 km W | 1,885 | 59.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tulette | 26 | 254 km E | 1,994 | 63.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
| Beaujeu | 69 | 253 km NE | 2,082 | 62.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 32 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châtillon-Coligny | 45 | 331 km N | 1,894 | 59.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 36 % · humidity 64 % |
| Montmédy | 55 | 576 km NE | 2,052 | 63.1 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 42 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauveterre-de-Guyenne | 33 | 155 km W | 1,885 | 59.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beaujeu | 69 | 253 km NE | 2,082 | 62.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 32 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tulette | 26 | 254 km E | 1,994 | 63.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
| Châtillon-Coligny | 45 | 331 km N | 1,894 | 59.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 36 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bessé-sur-Braye | 72 | 334 km N | 1,972 | 55.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 62 % · winter 76 % |
| Montmédy | 55 | 576 km NE | 2,052 | 63.1 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 42 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Biars-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vergt | 24 | 89 km W | 1,773 | 67.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tocane-Saint-Apre | 24 | 112 km W | 1,742 | 54.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Mothe-Saint-Héray | 79 | 220 km NW | 1,652 | 56.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cavignac | 33 | 177 km W | 2,372 | 73.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ribérac | 24 | 124 km W | 3,734 | 58.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Langoiran | 33 | 179 km W | 2,215 | 54.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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