Cazals
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 72.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 100 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cazals (INSEE 46066) is in Lot (46), part of CC Cazals-Salviac. Population 659 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 72.1/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 100 % of the 16,687 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 | 0.71 | 25 | 17.74 |
| Social | 0.81 | 20 | 16.25 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.79 | 10 | 7.91 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.72 | 10 | 7.25 |
| Housing mix | 0.53 | 5 | 2.64 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE LALANDE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (ALL FERMIER). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (GC 46 CAZALS). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (RIGAL MERE ET FILS · MADE IN LOT · CUISINE SANTE A EMPORTER · PAMPA'S BURGER). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ELENA AURICA NOVAC, MÉDECIN · MARC ROUSSEAU, MÉDECIN · MOUNIR KILANI, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE CAZALS). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (DOS RAMOS MARIE-PIERRE). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (LES RIVES DU LAC · CAMPING MUNICIPAL DU PLAN D'EAU). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE LALANDE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | ALL FERMIER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | GC 46 CAZALS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 | 5 | RIGAL MERE ET FILS · MADE IN LOT · CUISINE SANTE A EMPORTER · PAMPA'S BURGER | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | ELENA AURICA NOVAC, MÉDECIN · MARC ROUSSEAU, MÉDECIN · MOUNIR KILANI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 INTERCOMMUNALE DE CAZALS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | DOS RAMOS MARIE-PIERRE | 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 | 2 | LES RIVES DU LAC · CAMPING MUNICIPAL DU PLAN D'EAU | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 607 (2012) → 659 (2023): 8.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 538 (1990) → 659 (2023): 22.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 457, of which 23.6 % second homes and 5.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cazals): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Cazals): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Cazals): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Salviac): 5.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Cazals): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 47 days a year at or above 30 °C and 76 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CAZALS - DDE weather station, 0.4 km away at 184 m; the village itself is at 188 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 9 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ANGLARS, 16.8 km away at 104 m, over 15 summers. [11]
That station sits 84 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 902 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CAZALS - DDE, 0.4 km away at 184 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 — 46066/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/22/a0a75b26-25eb-3c7b-b6f5-e3bdd2901779— “Marché à Cazals”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46066/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46066/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46066/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46066
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46297
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villefranche-du-Périgord | 24 | 12 km W | 674 | 63.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 42 % · humidity 64 % |
| Tauves | 63 | 150 km NE | 684 | 58.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 36 % |
| Bourdeaux | 26 | 309 km E | 670 | 74.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 93 % · humidity 43 % |
| Blesle | 43 | 170 km NE | 611 | 61.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 51 % · humidity 36 % |
| Tardets-Sorholus | 64 | 239 km SW | 589 | 71.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 36 % · winter 32 % |
| Cormatin | 71 | 342 km NE | 569 | 75.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 78 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villefranche-du-Périgord | 24 | 12 km W | 674 | 63.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 42 % · humidity 64 % |
| Tauves | 63 | 150 km NE | 684 | 58.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 36 % |
| Blesle | 43 | 170 km NE | 611 | 61.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 51 % · humidity 36 % |
| Tardets-Sorholus | 64 | 239 km SW | 589 | 71.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 36 % · winter 32 % |
| Bourdeaux | 26 | 309 km E | 670 | 74.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 93 % · humidity 43 % |
| Cormatin | 71 | 342 km NE | 569 | 75.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 78 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Cazals'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cyprien | 24 | 29 km NW | 1,580 | 63.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Castels et Bézenac | 24 | 29 km NW | 813 | 44.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Frayssinet-le-Gélat | 46 | 8.3 km SW | 376 | 32.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère | 24 | 42 km N | 431 | 43.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thonac | 24 | 43 km N | 275 | 30.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Campagne | 24 | 36 km NW | 416 | 26.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
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