Bellefont-La Rauze
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 25/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 13 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bellefont-La Rauze (INSEE 46156) is in Lot (46), part of CA du Grand Cahors. Population 1,183 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2017-01-01 from 2 former communes: Cours (46077), Valroufié (46327). [3]
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/46156-bellefont-la-rauze
Vitality score
Vitality score 25/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 13 % of the 13,280 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 | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.74 | 10 | 7.36 |
| Housing mix | 0.75 | 5 | 3.75 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [4,5]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DANY ET LAURENT FLAUJAC · MEME DU QUERCY). [4,5]
1 × Restaurant. [4,5]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BELLEFONT-LA RAUZE). [4]
1 × Hairdresser (SYLVIE). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Primary school (élémentaire).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | BOUCHERIE DANY ET LAURENT FLAUJAC · MEME DU QUERCY | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BELLEFONT-LA RAUZE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | SYLVIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,251 (2012) → 1,183 (2023): -5.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 957 (1990) → 1,183 (2023): 23.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 770, of which 12.5 % second homes and 11.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cahors): 1.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Cahors): 1.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Lamagdelaine): 1.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Cahors): 2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Lamagdelaine): 1.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 52 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST GERY weather station, 9 km away at 137 m; the village itself is at 127 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LE MONTAT, 11.7 km away at 260 m, over 28 summers. [11]
That station sits 133 m above 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 869 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 7.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST GERY, 9 km away at 137 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 — 46156/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46156/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46156/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46156/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46042
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46149
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresnes | 41 | 329 km N | 1,200 | 31.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 15 % · winter 81 % |
| Ballaison | 74 | 430 km NE | 1,472 | 21.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 89 % · humidity 71 % |
| La Chapelle-Palluau | 85 | 352 km NW | 1,124 | 23 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 10 % · winter 92 % |
| Achères-la-Forêt | 77 | 439 km N | 1,191 | 24.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 58 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Offenge | 73 | 382 km NE | 1,179 | 29.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 66 % · humidity 64 % |
| Gillonnay | 38 | 318 km E | 1,009 | 30.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 65 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gillonnay | 38 | 318 km E | 1,009 | 30.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 65 % · humidity 64 % |
| Fresnes | 41 | 329 km N | 1,200 | 31.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 15 % · winter 81 % |
| La Chapelle-Palluau | 85 | 352 km NW | 1,124 | 23 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 10 % · winter 92 % |
| Saint-Offenge | 73 | 382 km NE | 1,179 | 29.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 66 % · humidity 64 % |
| Ballaison | 74 | 430 km NE | 1,472 | 21.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 89 % · humidity 71 % |
| Achères-la-Forêt | 77 | 439 km N | 1,191 | 24.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 58 % · 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 Bellefont-La Rauze'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-Victor-de-Malcap | 30 | 220 km E | 819 | 31.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aumelas | 34 | 196 km SE | 624 | 26.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arcambal | 46 | 4.4 km SE | 1,004 | 26.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Meyrannes | 30 | 216 km E | 792 | 33.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle | 30 | 214 km E | 589 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Boissière | 34 | 196 km SE | 1,072 | 32.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
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