Girac
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 26.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 61 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Girac (INSEE 46123) is in Lot (46), part of CC Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne. Population 355 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 26.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 61 % of the 18,079 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.58 | 10 | 5.79 |
| Housing mix | 0.79 | 5 | 3.93 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (L'ARCOCH). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Campsite (LES CHALETS SUR LA DORDOGNE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 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 | L'ARCOCH | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | LES CHALETS SUR LA DORDOGNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 361 (2012) → 355 (2023): -1.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 329 (1990) → 355 (2023): 7.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 214, of which 10.7 % second homes and 5.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bretenoux): 1.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bretenoux): 1.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Bretenoux): 1.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bretenoux): 1.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Girac): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 29 days a year at or above 30 °C and 18 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the COMIAC weather station, 15.1 km away at 562 m; the village itself is at 135 m. [10]
The village sits 427 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 6 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at COMIAC, 15.1 km away at 562 m, over 20 summers. [10]
That station sits 427 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 928 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BRETENOUX, 1.9 km away at 136 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 — 46123/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46123/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46123/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46123/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46038
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46123
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornant | 89 | 372 km N | 367 | 29.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 62 % · humidity 64 % |
| Cosges | 39 | 344 km NE | 367 | 32 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 46 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Breuil | 51 | 472 km N | 372 | 27.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 65 % |
| Cox | 31 | 143 km SW | 364 | 31.5 | Few services | no figures |
| Chitry | 89 | 347 km NE | 346 | 26.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 23 % · humidity 64 % |
| Les Hays | 39 | 353 km NE | 362 | 31 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 43 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cox | 31 | 143 km SW | 364 | 31.5 | Few services | no figures |
| Cosges | 39 | 344 km NE | 367 | 32 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 46 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chitry | 89 | 347 km NE | 346 | 26.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 23 % · humidity 64 % |
| Les Hays | 39 | 353 km NE | 362 | 31 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 43 % · humidity 71 % |
| Cornant | 89 | 372 km N | 367 | 29.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 62 % · humidity 64 % |
| Le Breuil | 51 | 472 km N | 372 | 27.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 65 % |
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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 Girac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argenton | 47 | 149 km SW | 331 | 28.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Michel-Loubéjou | 46 | 4.0 km SE | 418 | 30 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tizac-de-Curton | 33 | 163 km W | 383 | 34.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Daignac | 33 | 164 km W | 473 | 32.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Samonac | 33 | 189 km W | 474 | 28.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villenave-de-Rions | 33 | 172 km W | 374 | 40.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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