Fajoles
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 28/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 69 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fajoles (INSEE 46098) is in Lot (46), part of CC Quercy - Bouriane. Population 319 (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 28/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 69 % of the 17,924 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.95 | 10 | 9.5 |
| Housing mix | 0.54 | 5 | 2.7 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (FOURNIL DE COMPASSY). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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) | 1 | FOURNIL DE COMPASSY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 262 (2012) → 319 (2023): 21.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 220 (1990) → 319 (2023): 45 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 209, of which 23 % second homes and 7.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Payrac): 2.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Payrac): 6.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Payrac): 3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Payrac): 6.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Fajoles): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 36 days a year at or above 30 °C and 37 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the GOURDON weather station, 6.5 km away at 260 m; the village itself is at 172 m. [10]
The village sits 88 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 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at GOURDON, 6.5 km away at 260 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 88 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 891 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PAYRAC - BOURG, 5.9 km away at 279 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
26 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 193,400 € — 1,337 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Lot is 1,246 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46098/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46098/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46098/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46098/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46215
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46098
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy-Chevannes | 58 | 293 km NE | 326 | 25.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 42 % · humidity 79 % |
| Feux | 18 | 293 km N | 317 | 22.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Prades-Salars | 12 | 125 km SE | 311 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 33 % · winter 66 % |
| Paulhiac | 47 | 53 km SW | 304 | 21 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montcabrier | 46 | 39 km SW | 342 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| Sainte-Mondane | 24 | 6.4 km NW | 305 | 20.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Mondane | 24 | 6.4 km NW | 305 | 20.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montcabrier | 46 | 39 km SW | 342 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| Paulhiac | 47 | 53 km SW | 304 | 21 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 79 % |
| Prades-Salars | 12 | 125 km SE | 311 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 33 % · winter 66 % |
| Feux | 18 | 293 km N | 317 | 22.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Billy-Chevannes | 58 | 293 km NE | 326 | 25.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 42 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Fajoles'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viazac | 46 | 57 km E | 344 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maxou | 46 | 30 km S | 287 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beaupuy | 82 | 111 km S | 273 | 24.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Frayssinet | 46 | 17 km SE | 309 | 21.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Antagnac | 47 | 121 km SW | 223 | 20.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Boussan | 31 | 178 km S | 227 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
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