Issendolus
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 23.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 35 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Issendolus (INSEE 46132) is in Lot (46), part of CC Grand-Figeac. Population 529 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/46132-issendolus
Vitality score
Vitality score 23.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 35 % of the 17,629 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.95 | 10 | 9.49 |
| Housing mix | 0.7 | 5 | 3.48 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE D’ISSENDOLUS). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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) | 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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE D’ISSENDOLUS | 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 519 (2012) → 529 (2023): 1.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 365 (1990) → 529 (2023): 44.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 348, of which 15.2 % second homes and 12.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gramat): 6.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Thémines): 3.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Gramat): 5.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Gramat): 6.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Gramat): 6.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
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. [10]
Measured at the LUNEGARDE weather station, 10.5 km away at 383 m; the village itself is at 338 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LUNEGARDE, 10.5 km away at 383 m, over 23 summers. [10]
An average of 980 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 7.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at GRAMAT - PARC, 5.2 km away at 312 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
29 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 125,000 € — 1,035 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Lot is 1,246 € per m², so this commune sits below 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 — 46132/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46132/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46132/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46132/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46128
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46318
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avaux | 08 | 552 km N | 520 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 93 % |
| Saint-Méard-de-Drône | 24 | 121 km NW | 485 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 57 % |
| Faÿ-lès-Nemours | 77 | 394 km N | 524 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Compeyre | 12 | 123 km SE | 526 | 27.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Busloup | 41 | 354 km N | 494 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sécheras | 07 | 239 km E | 516 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Méard-de-Drône | 24 | 121 km NW | 485 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 57 % |
| Compeyre | 12 | 123 km SE | 526 | 27.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sécheras | 07 | 239 km E | 516 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Busloup | 41 | 354 km N | 494 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Faÿ-lès-Nemours | 77 | 394 km N | 524 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Avaux | 08 | 552 km N | 520 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 93 % |
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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 Issendolus'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faÿ-lès-Nemours | 77 | 394 km N | 524 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Compeyre | 12 | 123 km SE | 526 | 27.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sécheras | 07 | 239 km E | 516 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontenille-Saint-Martin-d'Entraigues | 79 | 214 km NW | 531 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marsais-Sainte-Radégonde | 85 | 287 km NW | 553 | 21.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mairé-Levescault | 79 | 206 km NW | 582 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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