Montcuq-en-Quercy-Blanc
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Partly served 52.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 79 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montcuq-en-Quercy-Blanc (INSEE 46201) is in Lot (46), part of CC du Quercy Blanc. Population 1,816 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 4 former communes: Belmontet (46025), Lebreil (46166), Sainte-Croix (46261), Valprionde (46326). [3]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/46201-montcuq-en-quercy-blanc
Vitality score
Vitality score 52.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 79 % of the 10,242 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.87 | 20 | 17.47 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.59 | 10 | 5.93 |
| Housing mix | 0.55 | 5 | 2.75 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [4,5]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAISON PETERSEN). [4,5]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL DELAGE). [4,5]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL). [4,5]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT). [4,5]
7 × Restaurant (TITI PIZZ · LE BISTRO · L'OUSTAL · LA BARGUELONNE · L'ATELIER DU BONGOUT). [4,5]
3 × Café / bar (ROCKING HORSE · CAFE DU CENTRE). [5]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN-JACQUES FAURIE). [4]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (HERVE GUILLEUX, MÉDECIN · JEROME BRAMAUD-GRATTAU, MÉDECIN · THIERRY ROUMAT, MÉDECIN · BARBARA KUBINOWSKA, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE NEAU). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE MONTCUQ-EN-QUERCY). [4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [4]
1 × Swimming pool (PLAN D EAU DE SAINT SERNIN). [4]
2 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MONTCUQ · AGENCE MONTCUQ). [4]
3 × Hairdresser (DIFFUSION COIFFURE). [4,5]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4,5]
1 × Hotel (LA BARGUELONNE). [4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire). [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | MAISON PETERSEN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | SARL DELAGE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VIVAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 7 | TITI PIZZ · LE BISTRO · L'OUSTAL · LA BARGUELONNE · L'ATELIER DU BONGOUT | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 3 | ROCKING HORSE · CAFE DU CENTRE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JEAN-JACQUES FAURIE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | HERVE GUILLEUX, MÉDECIN · JEROME BRAMAUD-GRATTAU, MÉDECIN · THIERRY ROUMAT, MÉDECIN · BARBARA KUBINOWSKA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE NEAU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE MONTCUQ-EN-QUERCY | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PLAN D EAU DE SAINT SERNIN | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MONTCUQ · AGENCE MONTCUQ | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | DIFFUSION COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Hotel | 1 | LA BARGUELONNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] |
Market and village life
Market day (reported, unverified): Sunday En été : 8 H 00 – 13 H 00 / En hiver : 8 H 30 – 12 H 30. No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [6]
Trajectory
Population 1,775 (2012) → 1,816 (2023): 2.3 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 1,662 (1990) → 1,816 (2023): 9.3 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,331, of which 22.5 % second homes and 9.7 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montcuq-en-Quercy-Blanc): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Montcuq-en-Quercy-Blanc): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Montcuq-en-Quercy-Blanc): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Montcuq-en-Quercy-Blanc): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Bouloc-en-Quercy): 7.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 36 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the MONTCUQ - ROUIL weather station, 2.9 km away at 193 m; the village itself is at 198 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 9 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ANGLARS, 17.2 km away at 104 m, over 15 summers. [12]
That station sits 94 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 823 mm of rain a year, spread over 114 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at MONTCUQ - ROUIL, 2.9 km away at 193 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46201/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://mairie-montcuq-en-quercy-blanc.fr/marches/— “Marché dominical toute l'année, un des « cent plus beaux marchés de France ».”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46201/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46201/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46201/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46201
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 82021
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Julien-Chapteuil | 43 | 238 km E | 2,019 | 56.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 22 % · humidity 36 % |
| Verdun-Ciel | 71 | 411 km NE | 1,811 | 49.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 68 % · humidity 50 % |
| La Bégude-de-Mazenc | 26 | 297 km E | 1,779 | 61.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 88 % · humidity 64 % |
| Argences en Aubrac | 12 | 133 km NE | 1,581 | 49.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 43 % · humidity 36 % |
| Lalbenque | 46 | 27 km E | 1,899 | 64 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 57 % |
| Mareuil en Périgord | 24 | 137 km NW | 2,326 | 56.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 76 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lalbenque | 46 | 27 km E | 1,899 | 64 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 57 % |
| Argences en Aubrac | 12 | 133 km NE | 1,581 | 49.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 43 % · humidity 36 % |
| Mareuil en Périgord | 24 | 137 km NW | 2,326 | 56.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 76 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Julien-Chapteuil | 43 | 238 km E | 2,019 | 56.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 22 % · humidity 36 % |
| La Bégude-de-Mazenc | 26 | 297 km E | 1,779 | 61.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 88 % · humidity 64 % |
| Verdun-Ciel | 71 | 411 km NE | 1,811 | 49.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 68 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Montcuq-en-Quercy-Blanc'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Pizou | 24 | 119 km NW | 1,428 | 50.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Penne-d'Agenais | 47 | 32 km W | 2,496 | 60.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maubourguet | 65 | 135 km SW | 2,242 | 57.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Préchac | 33 | 125 km W | 1,061 | 39.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Duras | 47 | 90 km NW | 1,208 | 57.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Fleix | 24 | 97 km NW | 1,488 | 45 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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