Bio
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 23/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 50 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bio (INSEE 46030) is in Lot (46), part of CC Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne. Population 350 (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/46030-bio
Vitality score
Vitality score 23/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 50 % of the 18,079 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.64 | 5 | 3.2 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (SAS GRANARY). [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (MON SALON EN CAMION). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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 | 1 | SAS GRANARY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | MON SALON EN CAMION | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 332 (2012) → 350 (2023): 5.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 214 (1990) → 350 (2023): 63.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 206, of which 18 % second homes and 10.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gramat): 4.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lavergne): 2.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Gramat): 4.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Gramat): 4.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Lavergne): 2.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
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. [10]
Measured at the LUNEGARDE weather station, 13.8 km away at 383 m; the village itself is at 335 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LUNEGARDE, 13.8 km away at 383 m, over 23 summers. [10]
An average of 980 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 7.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at GRAMAT - PARC, 5.3 km away at 312 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46030/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46030/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46030/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46030/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46128
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46165
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canihuel | 22 | 544 km NW | 350 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Aubin-de-Cadelech | 24 | 104 km W | 346 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chamblac | 27 | 477 km N | 353 | 18 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Laleu | 61 | 433 km N | 362 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Champniers | 86 | 196 km NW | 358 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fierville-les-Mines | 50 | 575 km NW | 348 | 24.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Aubin-de-Cadelech | 24 | 104 km W | 346 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Champniers | 86 | 196 km NW | 358 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laleu | 61 | 433 km N | 362 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chamblac | 27 | 477 km N | 353 | 18 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Canihuel | 22 | 544 km NW | 350 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fierville-les-Mines | 50 | 575 km NW | 348 | 24.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 91 % · 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 Bio'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braslou | 37 | 269 km NW | 319 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize | 36 | 206 km N | 311 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montredon | 46 | 37 km SE | 300 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Ferrière-Airoux | 86 | 202 km NW | 334 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Aigny | 36 | 215 km N | 276 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moularès | 81 | 89 km SE | 257 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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