Cahors
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 76.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 89 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cahors (INSEE 46042) is in Lot (46), part of CA du Grand Cahors. Population 20,050 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/46042-cahors
Vitality score
Vitality score 76.4/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 89 % of the 1,201 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 | 0.83 | 25 | 20.69 |
| Social | 0.95 | 20 | 18.95 |
| Education | 0.68 | 10 | 6.75 |
| Health | 0.77 | 10 | 7.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.27 | 5 | 1.33 |
| Population trend | 0.52 | 10 | 5.16 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.39 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
25 × Bakery (boulangerie) (ROUERGUE QUERCY SPECIALITES · AU MANON · PATISSERIE DHAISNE · LE FOURNIL DE ST GERY). [3,4]
8 × Butcher (boucherie) (SOC JEAN CLAUDE MARLAS · COMPOZIEUX · BOUCHERIE FLAUJAC · CHEZ HAKIM). [3,4]
18 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (TERRE GOURMANDE · MAISON MARLAS · CAHORS SAVEURS - FRERES PIERON · PROXI TOTEM · ACTION). [3,4]
8 × Supermarket (HORACE · LIDL · NETTO · CAPEL 4 SAISONS · INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (POISSONNERIE DE LA HALLE). [3,4]
84 × Restaurant (SOC FINANCIERE DARAUT · LES TERRASSES DU VALENTRE · LES PIZZAS DU CAMION JAUNE · RESTAURANT TRAITEUR TOUAJIN · SARL MARRE). [3,4]
18 × Café / bar (BAR DU PONT NEUF · LE PUKEKO BAR PIZZERIA · BAR DU CENTRE · LE BISTRO DE L'ISA · OH MY BEER). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LUCIEN BENAC · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CAMILLE CHAPOU). [3]
9 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JOSEPH TEYSSEYRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MARTHE DURAND · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN CALVET · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ZACHARIE LAFAGE). [3]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE GAMBETTA · COLLEGE OLIVIER DE MAGNY · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME). [3]
24 × GP (médecin généraliste) (HELENE LE NAOURES, MÉDECIN · ROMAIN DEMAZIERE, MÉDECIN · MAREK LEWANDOWSKI, MÉDECIN · VALERIE CARAMEL-GOUTINES, MÉDECIN · JEROME LAURENT, MÉDECIN). [3]
7 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE FABRE ET MAUREL · PHARMACIE DE TERRE ROUGE · PHARMACIE INTER SANTE · PHARMACIE LEWI · PHARMACIE SAINT GEORGES). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
3 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DU GRAND CAHORS · 46 - BIBLIOTHÈQUE DÉPARTEMENTALE DU LOT · BIBLIOTHÈQUE PATRIMONIALE ET DE RECHERCHE DU GRAND CAHORS). [3]
2 × Cinema (LE GRAND PALAIS · LE QUERCY). [3]
7 × Gym / sports hall (PALAIS DES SPORTS · ECOLE ZACHARIE LAFAGE GROUPE SUD · GYMNASE CCAS EDF MARCEL PAUL · COLLEGE GAMBETTA · GYMNASE HENRI THAMIER). [3]
16 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL MIDI ATLANTIQUE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE CAHORS · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · CAHORS MARYSE BASTIE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRIC CAHORS RURAL). [3]
37 × Hairdresser (L.D. COIFFURE · DIMINUTIF · AQUARELLE COIFFURE). [3,4]
9 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
11 × Hotel (BRIT HOTEL - CAHORS - LE FRANCE · BRIT HÔTEL - CAHORS - HOTEL DU VALENTRE · LA CHARTREUSE · CAMPANILE · HOTEL TERMINUS). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING RIVIERE DE CABESSUT). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 25 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 4 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 6 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 25 | ROUERGUE QUERCY SPECIALITES · AU MANON · PATISSERIE DHAISNE · LE FOURNIL DE ST GERY | INSEE BPE 25 / INSEE SIRENE 28 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 8 | SOC JEAN CLAUDE MARLAS · COMPOZIEUX · BOUCHERIE FLAUJAC · CHEZ HAKIM | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 18 | TERRE GOURMANDE · MAISON MARLAS · CAHORS SAVEURS - FRERES PIERON · PROXI TOTEM · ACTION | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 26 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 8 | HORACE · LIDL · NETTO · CAPEL 4 SAISONS · INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | POISSONNERIE DE LA HALLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 84 | SOC FINANCIERE DARAUT · LES TERRASSES DU VALENTRE · LES PIZZAS DU CAMION JAUNE · RESTAURANT TRAITEUR TOUAJIN · SARL MARRE | INSEE BPE 84 / INSEE SIRENE 119 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 18 | BAR DU PONT NEUF · LE PUKEKO BAR PIZZERIA · BAR DU CENTRE · LE BISTRO DE L'ISA · OH MY BEER | INSEE SIRENE 18 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LUCIEN BENAC · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CAMILLE CHAPOU | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 9 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JOSEPH TEYSSEYRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MARTHE DURAND · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN CALVET · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ZACHARIE LAFAGE | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE GAMBETTA · COLLEGE OLIVIER DE MAGNY · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 24 | HELENE LE NAOURES, MÉDECIN · ROMAIN DEMAZIERE, MÉDECIN · MAREK LEWANDOWSKI, MÉDECIN · VALERIE CARAMEL-GOUTINES, MÉDECIN · JEROME LAURENT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 24 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 7 | PHARMACIE FABRE ET MAUREL · PHARMACIE DE TERRE ROUGE · PHARMACIE INTER SANTE · PHARMACIE LEWI · PHARMACIE SAINT GEORGES | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 3 | MEDIATHEQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DU GRAND CAHORS · 46 - BIBLIOTHÈQUE DÉPARTEMENTALE DU LOT · BIBLIOTHÈQUE PATRIMONIALE ET DE RECHERCHE DU GRAND CAHORS | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Cinema | 2 | LE GRAND PALAIS · LE QUERCY | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 7 | PALAIS DES SPORTS · ECOLE ZACHARIE LAFAGE GROUPE SUD · GYMNASE CCAS EDF MARCEL PAUL · COLLEGE GAMBETTA · GYMNASE HENRI THAMIER | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 16 | CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL MIDI ATLANTIQUE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE CAHORS · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · CAHORS MARYSE BASTIE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRIC CAHORS RURAL | INSEE BPE 16 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 37 | L.D. COIFFURE · DIMINUTIF · AQUARELLE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 37 / INSEE SIRENE 50 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 9 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 11 | BRIT HOTEL - CAHORS - LE FRANCE · BRIT HÔTEL - CAHORS - HOTEL DU VALENTRE · LA CHARTREUSE · CAMPANILE · HOTEL TERMINUS | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING RIVIERE DE CABESSUT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 19,991 (2012) → 20,050 (2023): 0.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 19,735 (1990) → 20,050 (2023): 1.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 13,459, of which 6.1 % second homes and 12 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cahors): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Cahors): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Cahors): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Cahors): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Cahors): 0.5 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 48 days a year at or above 30 °C and 32 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LE MONTAT weather station, 8.1 km away at 260 m; the village itself is at 128 m. [10]
The village sits 132 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LE MONTAT, 8.1 km away at 260 m, over 28 summers. [10]
That station sits 132 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 823 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LE MONTAT, 8.1 km away at 260 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 — 46042/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/22/3367abff-3c1e-3a28-adea-cdea1dbf4a72— “Marché à Cahors”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46042/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46042/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46042/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46042
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaune | 21 | 390 km NE | 20,352 | 73.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
| Albertville | 73 | 412 km E | 19,978 | 74 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 54 % · humidity 71 % |
| Carquefou | 44 | 390 km NW | 20,921 | 63 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Puy-en-Velay | 43 | 204 km E | 18,540 | 77.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 46 % · humidity 64 % |
| Moulins | 03 | 278 km NE | 19,206 | 68.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 64 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vitré | 35 | 457 km NW | 19,365 | 70.1 | Served | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Puy-en-Velay | 43 | 204 km E | 18,540 | 77.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 46 % · humidity 64 % |
| Moulins | 03 | 278 km NE | 19,206 | 68.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 64 % · humidity 79 % |
| Beaune | 21 | 390 km NE | 20,352 | 73.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
| Carquefou | 44 | 390 km NW | 20,921 | 63 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Albertville | 73 | 412 km E | 19,978 | 74 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 54 % · humidity 71 % |
| Vitré | 35 | 457 km NW | 19,365 | 70.1 | Served | no figures |
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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 Cahors'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardanne | 13 | 341 km E | 21,597 | 71.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pamiers | 09 | 149 km S | 16,473 | 69.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gaillac | 81 | 71 km SE | 16,162 | 69.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pierrelatte | 26 | 259 km E | 13,756 | 58.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pont-Saint-Esprit | 30 | 256 km E | 10,958 | 54.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vitrolles | 13 | 325 km E | 36,758 | 73 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
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