Mechmont
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 30 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mechmont (INSEE 46190) is in Lot (46), part of CA du Grand Cahors. Population 134 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/46190-mechmont
Vitality score
Vitality score 11.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 30 % of the 13,199 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 | 0.8 | 10 | 8.01 |
| Housing mix | 0.36 | 5 | 1.81 |
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 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 | 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 116 (2012) → 134 (2023): 15.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 103 (1990) → 134 (2023): 30.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 94, of which 31.9 % second homes and 4.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Nuzéjouls): 7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Pierre-Lafeuille): 6.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Germain-du-Bel-Air): 8.5 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Germain-du-Bel-Air): 7.6 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Gigouzac): 1.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 38 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the CATUS weather station, 8.2 km away at 307 m; the village itself is at 289 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at GOURDON, 18.9 km away at 260 m, over 30 summers. [12]
An average of 1,034 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 8.5 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST GERM. - COMB, 5.8 km away at 251 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 — 46190/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46190/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46190/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46190/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46211
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46340
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46267
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46119
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brognon | 08 | 632 km N | 130 | 7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 70 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bouffry | 41 | 382 km N | 137 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 76 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Marcel-du-Périgord | 24 | 69 km NW | 137 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 69 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Folletière-Abenon | 14 | 496 km N | 138 | 8.2 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Montignac-le-Coq | 16 | 128 km NW | 130 | 5.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Corsaint | 21 | 392 km NE | 129 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 64 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Marcel-du-Périgord | 24 | 69 km NW | 137 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 69 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montignac-le-Coq | 16 | 128 km NW | 130 | 5.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bouffry | 41 | 382 km N | 137 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 76 % · humidity 79 % |
| Corsaint | 21 | 392 km NE | 129 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 64 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Folletière-Abenon | 14 | 496 km N | 138 | 8.2 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Brognon | 08 | 632 km N | 130 | 7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 70 % · 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 Mechmont'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-Beauzile | 81 | 69 km SE | 125 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Cirq-Madelon | 46 | 26 km NW | 153 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lamothe-Cassel | 46 | 5.7 km NE | 116 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Juliette | 82 | 39 km SW | 131 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ségalas | 47 | 73 km W | 155 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Essards | 16 | 128 km NW | 175 | 7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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