Lherm
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 14.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 32 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lherm (INSEE 46171) is in Lot (46), part of CA du Grand Cahors. Population 228 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 14.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 32 % of the 16,725 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.48 | 10 | 4.83 |
| Housing mix | 0.29 | 5 | 1.43 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 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) | 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 | 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 239 (2012) → 228 (2023): -4.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 232 (1990) → 228 (2023): -1.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 224, of which 35.7 % second homes and 10.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Frayssinet-le-Gélat): 6.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Catus): 7.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Catus): 7.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Prayssac): 8.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Lherm): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 42 days a year at or above 30 °C and 25 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the CATUS weather station, 8.1 km away at 307 m; the village itself is at 171 m. [12]
The village sits 136 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 9 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ANGLARS, 8.8 km away at 104 m, over 15 summers. [12]
That station sits 67 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 854 mm of rain a year, spread over 104 days — about 8.2 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at CATUS, 7.4 km away at 165 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46171/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46171/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46171/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46171/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46114
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46064
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46225
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46171
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queyssac-les-Vignes | 19 | 61 km NE | 235 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 57 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Frion | 23 | 163 km NE | 251 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 45 % · humidity 43 % |
| Le Masnau-Massuguiès | 81 | 132 km SE | 248 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 50 % · humidity 50 % |
| La Celette | 18 | 252 km NE | 205 | 17 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Ferréol-Trente-Pas | 26 | 316 km E | 218 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 84 % · humidity 43 % |
| Simeyrols | 24 | 39 km N | 256 | 20 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 58 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simeyrols | 24 | 39 km N | 256 | 20 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 58 % · humidity 57 % |
| Queyssac-les-Vignes | 19 | 61 km NE | 235 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 57 % · humidity 64 % |
| Le Masnau-Massuguiès | 81 | 132 km SE | 248 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 50 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Frion | 23 | 163 km NE | 251 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 45 % · humidity 43 % |
| La Celette | 18 | 252 km NE | 205 | 17 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Ferréol-Trente-Pas | 26 | 316 km E | 218 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 84 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Lherm'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pruno | 2B | 703 km E | 180 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Castelnau-d'Arbieu | 32 | 88 km SW | 223 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lagardiolle | 81 | 136 km SE | 238 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Mézard | 32 | 81 km SW | 240 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| L'Isle-Bouzon | 32 | 82 km SW | 252 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Médard | 46 | 5.0 km SE | 198 | 21.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
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