Maxou
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 13.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 21 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Maxou (INSEE 46188) is in Lot (46), part of CA du Grand Cahors. Population 287 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 13.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 21 % of the 17,752 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.87 | 10 | 8.67 |
| Housing mix | 0.6 | 5 | 2.99 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
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, 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 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
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 306 (2012) → 287 (2023): -6.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 210 (1990) → 287 (2023): 36.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 169, of which 20.1 % second homes and 0.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Nuzéjouls): 5.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Pierre-Lafeuille): 1.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Mercuès): 6.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Pradines): 7.9 km to the south (straight line). [12]
Primary school (Saint-Pierre-Lafeuille): 1.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 39 days a year at or above 30 °C and 28 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the CATUS weather station, 9.1 km away at 307 m; the village itself is at 220 m. [13]
The village sits 87 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. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at LE MONTAT, 18 km away at 260 m, over 28 summers. [13]
An average of 854 mm of rain a year, spread over 104 days — about 8.2 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at CATUS, 8.6 km away at 165 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46188/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/22/437c99d4-36d9-3367-9b2a-8b143a66e83e— “<p>Le marché hebdomadaire estival fait son retour les mercredis soirs à Maxou</p>”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46188/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46188/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46188/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46211
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46340
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46191
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46224
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issoudun-Létrieix | 23 | 178 km N | 291 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 43 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bourgougnague | 47 | 82 km W | 285 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 84 % |
| Gouvets | 50 | 526 km N | 295 | 9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ligneyrac | 19 | 59 km N | 290 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
| Juignettes | 27 | 483 km N | 282 | 15 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 33 % · winter 51 % |
| Saint-Martin-le-Bouillant | 50 | 513 km N | 301 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligneyrac | 19 | 59 km N | 290 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bourgougnague | 47 | 82 km W | 285 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 84 % |
| Issoudun-Létrieix | 23 | 178 km N | 291 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 43 % · humidity 86 % |
| Juignettes | 27 | 483 km N | 282 | 15 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 33 % · winter 51 % |
| Saint-Martin-le-Bouillant | 50 | 513 km N | 301 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gouvets | 50 | 526 km N | 295 | 9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 89 % · 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 Maxou'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuq | 47 | 78 km SW | 278 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Uzech | 46 | 7.1 km NW | 196 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Vincent-d'Autéjac | 82 | 42 km S | 282 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Répara-Auriples | 26 | 281 km E | 244 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cros | 30 | 199 km E | 265 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Vincent-de-Lamontjoie | 47 | 89 km SW | 223 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
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