Castelnau-Montratier

Lot · CC du Quercy Blanc · INSEE 46063

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 48.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 69 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Castelnau-Montratier (INSEE 46063) is in Lot (46), part of CC du Quercy Blanc. Population 1,840 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). ^[2]

Commune nouvelle formed on 2017-01-01 from 1 former commune: Sainte-Alauzie (46248). ^[3]

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/46063-castelnau-montratier

Vitality score

Vitality score 48.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 69 % of the 10,155 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	0.47	25	11.83
Social	0.7	20	14.09
Education	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0.2	10	1.97
Public & culture	0.39	5	1.97
Population trend	0.45	10	4.55
Housing mix	0.61	5	3.05

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 3 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 3 of 3

Health 1 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 1 of 2

Everyday services 3 of 3

Lodging 1 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[4,5]

2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL QUERCYNOIS · CHEZ LOULOU ET MAT). ^[4,5]

1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DES ARCADES). ^[4,5]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VINEL). ^[4,5]

3 × Restaurant (PIZZA DE RUE · LE 17 · L ESPRIT PIZZERIA). ^[4,5]

2 × Café / bar. ^[5]

1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). ^[4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). ^[4]

1 × Collège (MAIRIE). ^[4]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE FOURNIOLS). ^[4,5]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). ^[4]

1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE CASTELNAU-MONTRATIER-SAINTE ALAUZIE). ^[4]

1 × Gym / sports hall (STADE DU COLLEGE EMILE VAYSSE). ^[4]

3 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRI QUERCY BLANC · AGENCE CASTELNAU MONTRATIER · BANQUE POPULAIRE OCCITANE). ^[4]

3 × Hairdresser (EVOLU' TIFF · L'HAIR DE PLAIRE · LA MECHE S'EN MELE). ^[4,5]

1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). ^[4]

1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LES TROIS MOULINS). ^[4,5]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette).

Not found in the commune: Supermarket, GP (médecin généraliste). ^[4,5]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	2	LE FOURNIL QUERCYNOIS · CHEZ LOULOU ET MAT	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5]
Butcher (boucherie)	1	BOUCHERIE DES ARCADES	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	1	VINEL	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5]
Supermarket	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [5]
Fishmonger	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5]
Restaurant	3	PIZZA DE RUE · LE 17 · L ESPRIT PIZZERIA	INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5]
Café / bar	2		INSEE SIRENE 2 [5]
Nursery school (maternelle)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE	INSEE BPE 1 [4]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE	INSEE BPE 1 [4]
Collège	1	MAIRIE	INSEE BPE 1 [4]
GP (médecin généraliste)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Pharmacy	1	PHARMACIE FOURNIOLS	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5]
Nurse	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Dentist	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Post office / agence postale	1	LA POSTE	INSEE BPE 1 [4]
Library	1	MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE CASTELNAU-MONTRATIER-SAINTE ALAUZIE	INSEE BPE 1 [4]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Gym / sports hall	1	STADE DU COLLEGE EMILE VAYSSE	INSEE BPE 1 [4]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Bank	3	CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRI QUERCY BLANC · AGENCE CASTELNAU MONTRATIER · BANQUE POPULAIRE OCCITANE	INSEE BPE 3 [4]
Hairdresser	3	EVOLU' TIFF · L'HAIR DE PLAIRE · LA MECHE S'EN MELE	INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5]
Fuel station	1	STATION SERVICE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Hotel	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5]
Campsite	1	CAMPING MUNICIPAL LES TROIS MOULINS	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5]

Market and village life

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

Trajectory

1968: 2,108 2023: 1,840 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,982 (2012) → 1,840 (2023): -7.2 % over 10 years. ^[6,1]

Population 1,927 (1990) → 1,840 (2023): -4.5 % over 30 years. ^[7,1]

Dwellings (2023): 1,297, of which 19.5 % second homes and 10.3 % vacant. ^[8]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, Pharmacy GP — 10.0 km E Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Castelnau-Montratier): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[9]

Food shop (Castelnau-Montratier): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Montpezat-de-Quercy): 10 km to the east (straight line). ^[10]

Pharmacy (Castelnau-Montratier): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[9]

Primary school (Castelnau-Montratier): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[9]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 36.2

Days at or below 0 °C 38.4

Muggy days a summer 3

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 36 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[11]

Measured at the MONTCUQ - ROUIL weather station, 12.2 km away at 193 m; the village itself is at 238 m. ^[11]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. ^[11]

Humidity measured at LE MONTAT, 13.5 km away at 260 m, over 28 summers. ^[11]

An average of 827 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. ^[11]

Rainfall measured at SAINT-PAUL-FLAUGNAC, 8.6 km away at 266 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 — 46063/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE COG 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46063/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46063/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46063/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 46063
INSEE BPE 2025 — 82131
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
Savigny-sur-Braye	41	404 km N	1,962	39.6	Few services	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 %
Bussière-Galant	87	153 km N	1,298	50.1	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 %
Langonnet	56	566 km NW	1,930	49.3	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 %
Montredon-Labessonnié	81	99 km SE	2,076	53.4	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 %
Plonévez-du-Faou	29	595 km NW	2,160	56.7	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 %
Guiscriff	56	570 km NW	2,037	61.8	Served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Montredon-Labessonnié	81	99 km SE	2,076	53.4	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 %
Bussière-Galant	87	153 km N	1,298	50.1	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 %
Savigny-sur-Braye	41	404 km N	1,962	39.6	Few services	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 %
Langonnet	56	566 km NW	1,930	49.3	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 %
Guiscriff	56	570 km NW	2,037	61.8	Served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 %
Plonévez-du-Faou	29	595 km NW	2,160	56.7	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 81 % · 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 Castelnau-Montratier'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
Conques-en-Rouergue	12	90 km E	1,540	58.6	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 %
Montaigu-de-Quercy	82	28 km W	1,294	49.1	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 %
Le Vigan-en-Quercy	46	53 km N	1,535	54.1	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 %
Chamoux-sur-Gelon	73	408 km E	966	70.7	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 %
Lautrec	81	89 km SE	1,673	60.7	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 %
Castelnau-de-Montmiral	81	50 km SE	1,062	47.4	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 %

Elsewhere

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