Cœur de Causse
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Served 62.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 98 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cœur de Causse (INSEE 46138) is in Lot (46), part of CC du Causse de Labastide Murat. Population 886 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 4 former communes: Beaumat (46019), Fontanes-du-Causse (46110), Saint-Sauveur-la-Vallée (46291), Vaillac (46325). [3]
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 62.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 98 % of the 15,047 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 | 0.63 | 25 | 15.8 |
| Social | 0.97 | 20 | 19.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0.79 | 10 | 7.91 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.5 | 10 | 5.01 |
| Housing mix | 0.45 | 5 | 2.27 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [4,5]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL PRADIE-CHOUMILLE-LE PANIS). [4,5]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE IBANEZ). [4,5]
1 × Supermarket (LA POMMIERE). [4,5]
4 × Restaurant (FERME DE LARCHER · HAPPY BURGER · BUFALA PIZZA). [4,5]
3 × Café / bar (LA GARISSADE). [5]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PATRICK LANDON, MÉDECIN · CHRISTINE CHEVAUX, MÉDECIN · ELISABETH VAN HEERBEEK, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy. [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE INTERCOMMUNALE PAJATOUTAGE). [4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF POLYVALENT). [4]
3 × Hairdresser (ATELIER C). [4,5]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4,5]
1 × Hotel (LA GARISSADE). [4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire). [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | SARL PRADIE-CHOUMILLE-LE PANIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE IBANEZ | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | LA POMMIERE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | FERME DE LARCHER · HAPPY BURGER · BUFALA PIZZA | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LA GARISSADE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | PATRICK LANDON, MÉDECIN · CHRISTINE CHEVAUX, MÉDECIN · ELISABETH VAN HEERBEEK, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | BIBLIOTHEQUE INTERCOMMUNALE PAJATOUTAGE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF POLYVALENT | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | ATELIER C | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Hotel | 1 | LA GARISSADE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Monday (seasonal). [6]
Trajectory
Population 975 (2012) → 886 (2023): -9.1 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 885 (1990) → 886 (2023): 0.1 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 794, of which 27.3 % second homes and 11.8 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cœur de Causse): 0 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Cœur de Causse): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
GP (Cœur de Causse): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Germain-du-Bel-Air): 10.3 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Saint-Germain-du-Bel-Air): 10.2 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the LUNEGARDE weather station, 10.2 km away at 383 m; the village itself is at 448 m. [12]
The village sits 65 m above 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at LUNEGARDE, 10.2 km away at 383 m, over 23 summers. [12]
That station sits 65 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,034 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 8.5 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST GERM. - COMB, 9.7 km away at 251 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
100 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 131,438 € — 1,144 € per m² of built surface. [13]
6 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 160,000 € — 820 € per m². [13]
The median across Lot is 1,246 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [13]
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
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46138/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/22/8b19b344-5dae-3fd7-be51-7ad42ae5f00a— “Retrouvez le lundi matin les producteurs locaux et autres vendeurs de fruits, légumes, vêtements et artisanat sur la foire de Labastide-Murat.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46138/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46138/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46138/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46138
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46267
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loguivy-Plougras | 22 | 578 km NW | 840 | 59.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Usson-en-Forez | 42 | 204 km NE | 1,455 | 56.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 42 % · humidity 64 % |
| Lauzerte | 82 | 55 km SW | 1,443 | 57 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montaigu-de-Quercy | 82 | 55 km SW | 1,294 | 49.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Payzac | 24 | 88 km N | 984 | 57.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Cernin | 15 | 81 km NE | 1,039 | 50.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 7 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauzerte | 82 | 55 km SW | 1,443 | 57 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montaigu-de-Quercy | 82 | 55 km SW | 1,294 | 49.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Cernin | 15 | 81 km NE | 1,039 | 50.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 7 % · humidity 93 % |
| Payzac | 24 | 88 km N | 984 | 57.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Usson-en-Forez | 42 | 204 km NE | 1,455 | 56.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 42 % · humidity 64 % |
| Loguivy-Plougras | 22 | 578 km NW | 840 | 59.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 96 % · humidity 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 Cœur de Causse'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Éguzon-Chantôme | 36 | 200 km N | 1,301 | 55.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ancy-le-Franc | 89 | 401 km NE | 834 | 66.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ladignac-le-Long | 87 | 110 km N | 1,171 | 30.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne | 63 | 189 km NE | 556 | 43.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Val d'Issoire | 87 | 170 km N | 1,076 | 33.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Milhac-de-Nontron | 24 | 110 km NW | 520 | 31 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
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