Payrac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 66/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Payrac (INSEE 46215) is in Lot (46), part of CC Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne. Population 669 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
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/46215-payrac
Vitality score
Vitality score 66/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 16,620 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 | 0.71 | 25 | 17.74 |
| Social | 0.5 | 20 | 9.93 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.79 | 10 | 7.91 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.86 | 10 | 8.6 |
| Housing mix | 0.49 | 5 | 2.46 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PRUVOST). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA GOURMANDE FOIE GRAS JACQUIN). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PROXI · LA PAYRACOISE). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (LE SECHOIR · LE CENTRE · LITORNI · LA BONNE ASSIETTE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PAYRAC). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PATRICK VIGNON, MÉDECIN · GINTARÉ POLAC, MÉDECIN · AMIN HADJI, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE NADAUD). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE PAYRAC). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
3 × Campsite (LE PICOUTY · LE SEQUOIA · CAMPING LES PAILLOTES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | PRUVOST | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | LA GOURMANDE FOIE GRAS JACQUIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | PROXI · LA PAYRACOISE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 5 | LE SECHOIR · LE CENTRE · LITORNI · LA BONNE ASSIETTE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PAYRAC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | PATRICK VIGNON, MÉDECIN · GINTARÉ POLAC, MÉDECIN · AMIN HADJI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE NADAUD | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE PAYRAC | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 3 | LE PICOUTY · LE SEQUOIA · CAMPING LES PAILLOTES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day (reported, unverified): Sunday. No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5]
Trajectory
Population 639 (2012) → 669 (2023): 4.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 492 (1990) → 669 (2023): 36 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 555, of which 25.4 % second homes and 11.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Payrac): 3.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Payrac): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Payrac): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Payrac): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Payrac): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 32 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the GOURDON weather station, 8.2 km away at 260 m; the village itself is at 284 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at GOURDON, 8.2 km away at 260 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 891 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PAYRAC - BOURG, 0.3 km away at 279 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46215/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— http://www.mairie-payrac.com/agenda-mairie-payrac— “Dimanche 25 octobre uniquement le marché”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46215/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46215/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46215/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46215
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estang | 32 | 163 km SW | 668 | 57.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 74 % · humidity 50 % |
| Bonnebosq | 14 | 502 km N | 649 | 60.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germain-du-Bel-Air | 46 | 17 km S | 624 | 59.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Alvignac | 46 | 18 km E | 699 | 65.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Courtomer | 61 | 435 km N | 731 | 57.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Villefranche-du-Périgord | 24 | 36 km SW | 674 | 63.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Germain-du-Bel-Air | 46 | 17 km S | 624 | 59.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Alvignac | 46 | 18 km E | 699 | 65.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villefranche-du-Périgord | 24 | 36 km SW | 674 | 63.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Estang | 32 | 163 km SW | 668 | 57.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 74 % · humidity 50 % |
| Courtomer | 61 | 435 km N | 731 | 57.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bonnebosq | 14 | 502 km N | 649 | 60.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Payrac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourg-de-Visa | 82 | 72 km SW | 396 | 53.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Virieu-le-Grand | 01 | 347 km E | 1,111 | 45.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Francescas | 47 | 116 km SW | 750 | 54.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Néré | 17 | 187 km NW | 669 | 41.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Livernon | 46 | 34 km SE | 722 | 54.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Groléjac | 24 | 14 km W | 686 | 62 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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