Montcléra
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 23.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 60 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montcléra (INSEE 46200) is in Lot (46), part of CC Cazals-Salviac. Population 292 (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/46200-montclera
Vitality score
Vitality score 23.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 60 % of the 17,786 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.42 | 10 | 4.21 |
| Housing mix | 0.66 | 5 | 3.3 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 278 (2012) → 292 (2023): 5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 317 (1990) → 292 (2023): -7.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 235, of which 17 % second homes and 18.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cazals): 2.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Cazals): 3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Cazals): 3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Salviac): 8.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Montcléra): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 38 days a year at or above 30 °C and 76 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CAZALS - DDE weather station, 2.8 km away at 184 m; the village itself is at 235 m. [11]
The village sits 51 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 8 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ANGLARS, 14.1 km away at 104 m, over 15 summers. [11]
That station sits 131 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 902 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CAZALS - DDE, 2.8 km away at 184 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 — 46200/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46200/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46200/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46200/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46066
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46297
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46200
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lantabat | 64 | 241 km SW | 297 | 24.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 45 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bournan | 37 | 274 km N | 277 | 29.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 53 % · humidity 64 % |
| Antrenas | 48 | 163 km E | 331 | 26.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 61 % · humidity 43 % |
| Lohuec | 22 | 560 km NW | 245 | 22.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 39 % · humidity 43 % |
| Burg | 65 | 174 km SW | 271 | 24.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Varennes-sur-Tèche | 03 | 268 km NE | 228 | 28.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 54 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antrenas | 48 | 163 km E | 331 | 26.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 61 % · humidity 43 % |
| Burg | 65 | 174 km SW | 271 | 24.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lantabat | 64 | 241 km SW | 297 | 24.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 45 % · humidity 71 % |
| Varennes-sur-Tèche | 03 | 268 km NE | 228 | 28.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 54 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bournan | 37 | 274 km N | 277 | 29.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 53 % · humidity 64 % |
| Lohuec | 22 | 560 km NW | 245 | 22.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 39 % · 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 Montcléra'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauzens-et-Miremont | 24 | 48 km NW | 288 | 22.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gindou | 46 | 3.4 km NE | 356 | 22.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Félix-de-Reillac-et-Mortemart | 24 | 50 km NW | 180 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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