Miers
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 37/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 80 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Miers (INSEE 46193) is in Lot (46), part of CC Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne. Population 445 (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/46193-miers
Vitality score
Vitality score 37/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 80 % of the 17,952 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 | 0.29 | 25 | 7.21 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.78 | 10 | 7.82 |
| Housing mix | 0.44 | 5 | 2.21 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE GASTRO-FOLIES · GASTRO FOLIES). [3]
1 × Restaurant (SARL AU FIL DE L'EAU). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MIERS AP). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LE PIGEONNIER). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LE GASTRO-FOLIES · GASTRO FOLIES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 | 1 | SARL AU FIL DE L'EAU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 1 | MIERS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | CAMPING LE PIGEONNIER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 437 (2012) → 445 (2023): 1.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 347 (1990) → 445 (2023): 28.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 319, of which 27.9 % second homes and 3.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Miers): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Alvignac): 3.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Alvignac): 3.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Alvignac): 3.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Miers): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LUNEGARDE weather station, 19.5 km away at 383 m; the village itself is at 353 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LUNEGARDE, 19.5 km away at 383 m, over 23 summers. [10]
An average of 980 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 7.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at GRAMAT - PARC, 10.5 km away at 312 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
27 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 143,000 € — 1,386 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Lot is 1,246 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [11]
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 — 46193/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46193/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46193/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46193/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46193
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46003
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfort-du-Quercy | 46 | 66 km S | 504 | 32.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Peyrilles | 46 | 35 km SW | 347 | 31.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tours-sur-Meymont | 63 | 172 km NE | 542 | 32.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 58 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Estèphe | 24 | 116 km NW | 583 | 34.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Allemans | 24 | 120 km NW | 544 | 33.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Julien-aux-Bois | 19 | 46 km NE | 430 | 35.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyrilles | 46 | 35 km SW | 347 | 31.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Julien-aux-Bois | 19 | 46 km NE | 430 | 35.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
| Belfort-du-Quercy | 46 | 66 km S | 504 | 32.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Estèphe | 24 | 116 km NW | 583 | 34.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Allemans | 24 | 120 km NW | 544 | 33.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Tours-sur-Meymont | 63 | 172 km NE | 542 | 32.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 58 % · 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 Miers'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villars | 24 | 98 km NW | 470 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chiddes | 58 | 283 km NE | 353 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tamniès | 24 | 46 km W | 414 | 43.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Paul-la-Roche | 24 | 89 km NW | 542 | 25.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Crux-la-Ville | 58 | 292 km NE | 399 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Parnac | 36 | 179 km N | 509 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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