Caniac-du-Causse
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 23.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 48 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Caniac-du-Causse (INSEE 46054) is in Lot (46), part of CC du Causse de Labastide Murat. Population 371 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 23.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 48 % of the 18,041 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.36 | 5 | 1.78 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Library (DÉPÔT DE CANIAC-DU-CAUSSE). [3]
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. [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 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 1 | DÉPÔT DE CANIAC-DU-CAUSSE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 350 (2012) → 371 (2023): 6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 246 (1990) → 371 (2023): 50.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 270, of which 32.2 % second homes and 1.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cœur de Causse): 6.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Cœur de Causse): 6.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Cœur de Causse): 5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Germain-du-Bel-Air): 16.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Marcilhac-sur-Célé): 12.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
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. [11]
Measured at the LUNEGARDE weather station, 7.4 km away at 383 m; the village itself is at 368 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LUNEGARDE, 7.4 km away at 383 m, over 23 summers. [11]
An average of 847 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LUNEGARDE, 7.4 km away at 383 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46054/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46054/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46054/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46054/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46138
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46267
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46183
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venteuges | 43 | 152 km E | 341 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Archignac | 24 | 51 km NW | 409 | 24.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Auzelles | 63 | 183 km NE | 391 | 22 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 46 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gindou | 46 | 31 km W | 356 | 22.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 46 % · humidity 64 % |
| Mayrinhac-Lentour | 46 | 25 km NE | 484 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rullac-Saint-Cirq | 12 | 87 km SE | 340 | 24.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 89 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayrinhac-Lentour | 46 | 25 km NE | 484 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gindou | 46 | 31 km W | 356 | 22.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 46 % · humidity 64 % |
| Archignac | 24 | 51 km NW | 409 | 24.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rullac-Saint-Cirq | 12 | 87 km SE | 340 | 24.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 89 % |
| Venteuges | 43 | 152 km E | 341 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Auzelles | 63 | 183 km NE | 391 | 22 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 46 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Caniac-du-Causse'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archignac | 24 | 51 km NW | 409 | 24.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mayrinhac-Lentour | 46 | 25 km NE | 484 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Campagnac-lès-Quercy | 24 | 38 km W | 323 | 25.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Crozon-sur-Vauvre | 36 | 209 km N | 335 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Baraize | 36 | 208 km N | 352 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-Lagineste | 46 | 28 km NE | 378 | 25.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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