Linac
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 19 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Linac (INSEE 46174) is in Lot (46), part of CC Grand-Figeac. Population 233 (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 11.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 19 % of the 16,841 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.56 | 10 | 5.59 |
| Housing mix | 0.58 | 5 | 2.91 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LINAC). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 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) | 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) | 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 DE LINAC | 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 231 (2012) → 233 (2023): 0.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 220 (1990) → 233 (2023): 5.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 158, of which 20.9 % second homes and 5.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bagnac-sur-Célé): 3.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bagnac-sur-Célé): 4.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Lunan): 6 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Maurs): 8.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Bagnac-sur-Célé): 4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the FIGEAC-VINADIE weather station, 12.2 km away at 304 m; the village itself is at 368 m. [11]
The village sits 64 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at FIGEAC-VINADIE, 12.2 km away at 304 m, over 10 summers. [11]
That station sits 64 m below 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 1,061 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 8.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VIAZAC - LABOUD, 3.2 km away at 394 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 — 46174/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46174/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46174/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46174/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46015
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46180
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15122
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trévérec | 22 | 594 km NW | 228 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jory-las-Bloux | 24 | 119 km NW | 245 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Georges-les-Landes | 87 | 196 km N | 232 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chenailler-Mascheix | 19 | 48 km NW | 215 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 49 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martial-le-Mont | 23 | 154 km N | 265 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Buxières-d'Aillac | 36 | 221 km N | 238 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chenailler-Mascheix | 19 | 48 km NW | 215 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 49 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jory-las-Bloux | 24 | 119 km NW | 245 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Martial-le-Mont | 23 | 154 km N | 265 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Georges-les-Landes | 87 | 196 km N | 232 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Buxières-d'Aillac | 36 | 221 km N | 238 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trévérec | 22 | 594 km NW | 228 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Linac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rioux-Martin | 16 | 178 km W | 231 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montastruc | 47 | 128 km W | 232 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-l'Isle | 17 | 251 km NW | 248 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boisse | 24 | 116 km W | 251 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vanzay | 79 | 234 km NW | 234 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-Mirabel | 46 | 5.2 km S | 296 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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