Laval-de-Cère
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 28.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 72 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Laval-de-Cère (INSEE 46163) is in Lot (46), part of CC Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne. Population 296 (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 28.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 72 % of the 17,802 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 | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.26 | 10 | 2.57 |
| Housing mix | 0.48 | 5 | 2.38 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE ASFAUX). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LAVAL DE CERE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LAVAL-DE-CÈRE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (LAC DE LAVAL DE CERE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (MOULIN CORINNE). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL DU LAC · CAMPING DU LAC). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). [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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE ASFAUX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LAVAL DE CERE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LAVAL-DE-CÈRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | LAC DE LAVAL DE CERE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | MOULIN CORINNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL DU LAC · CAMPING DU LAC | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 339 (2012) → 296 (2023): -12.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 391 (1990) → 296 (2023): -24.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 275, of which 26.2 % second homes and 18.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gagnac-sur-Cère): 2.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Cornac): 5.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Gagnac-sur-Cère): 3.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Laval-de-Cère): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Laval-de-Cère): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 20 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the COMIAC weather station, 5.2 km away at 562 m; the village itself is at 181 m. [11]
The village sits 381 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at COMIAC, 5.2 km away at 562 m, over 20 summers. [11]
That station sits 381 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 1,341 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 10.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at COMIAC, 5.2 km away at 562 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
35 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 72,000 € — 796 € per m² of built surface. [12]
8 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 67,500 € — 467 € per m². [12]
The median across Lot is 1,246 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
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 — 46163/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46163/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46163/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46163/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46117
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46076
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46163
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nalliers | 86 | 201 km NW | 302 | 25.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Roman-de-Malegarde | 84 | 251 km E | 339 | 31.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 76 % · humidity 79 % |
| Tournissan | 11 | 216 km S | 292 | 32.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 64 % |
| Varennes-sur-Amance | 52 | 432 km NE | 255 | 24 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 18 % · humidity 79 % |
| Ongles | 04 | 318 km E | 358 | 32.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Riverie | 69 | 220 km E | 293 | 33.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 50 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nalliers | 86 | 201 km NW | 302 | 25.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tournissan | 11 | 216 km S | 292 | 32.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 64 % |
| Riverie | 69 | 220 km E | 293 | 33.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 50 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Roman-de-Malegarde | 84 | 251 km E | 339 | 31.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 76 % · humidity 79 % |
| Ongles | 04 | 318 km E | 358 | 32.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Varennes-sur-Amance | 52 | 432 km NE | 255 | 24 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 18 % · 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 Laval-de-Cère'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-Fort-sur-le-Né | 16 | 189 km W | 386 | 31.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bélesta | 66 | 254 km S | 270 | 29.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Bat | 33 | 174 km W | 281 | 21.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Geniès-de-Varensal | 34 | 166 km SE | 202 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Pons | 07 | 212 km E | 308 | 30.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tauriac | 46 | 14 km W | 473 | 29.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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