Pinsac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 36.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 62 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pinsac (INSEE 46220) is in Lot (46), part of CC Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne. Population 769 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/46220-pinsac
Vitality score
Vitality score 36.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 62 % of the 15,887 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| 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 | 0.82 | 10 | 8.24 |
| Housing mix | 0.6 | 5 | 2.98 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MON PETIT MARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE PEYRALOU). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (PINSAC RP). [3]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING LA VERTE RIVE · LES GRANDS CHENES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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) | 1 | MON PETIT MARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | LE PEYRALOU | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE 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 | PINSAC RP | 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 | 2 | CAMPING LA VERTE RIVE · LES GRANDS CHENES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 754 (2012) → 769 (2023): 2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 581 (1990) → 769 (2023): 32.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 504, of which 20.2 % second homes and 7.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Souillac): 4.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pinsac): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Souillac): 5.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Souillac): 5.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Pinsac): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 50 days a year at or above 30 °C and 57 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SOUILLAC-PRESSIGNAC weather station, 6.9 km away at 101 m; the village itself is at 128 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at GOURDON, 15.3 km away at 260 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 132 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 924 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SOUILLAC-PRESSIGNAC, 6.9 km away at 101 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
57 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 160,000 € — 1,278 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Lot is 1,246 € per m², so this commune sits about level with 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 — 46220/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46220/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46220/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46220/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46309
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46220
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palluau-sur-Indre | 36 | 233 km N | 785 | 29.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Monteaux | 41 | 294 km N | 729 | 35.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 15 % · winter 92 % |
| Saint-Germain-la-Campagne | 27 | 474 km N | 845 | 34.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 71 % |
| Piffonds | 89 | 377 km N | 582 | 37.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 85 % · humidity 71 % |
| Marcilly-en-Gault | 41 | 292 km N | 754 | 38.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Cabrières | 34 | 205 km SE | 560 | 41.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabrières | 34 | 205 km SE | 560 | 41.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Palluau-sur-Indre | 36 | 233 km N | 785 | 29.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marcilly-en-Gault | 41 | 292 km N | 754 | 38.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Monteaux | 41 | 294 km N | 729 | 35.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 15 % · winter 92 % |
| Piffonds | 89 | 377 km N | 582 | 37.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 85 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Germain-la-Campagne | 27 | 474 km N | 845 | 34.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Pinsac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pouzilhac | 30 | 260 km E | 756 | 33.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Salvetat-Belmontet | 82 | 99 km S | 993 | 31.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Florentin | 81 | 115 km S | 762 | 23 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Castelnau-Valence | 30 | 237 km E | 469 | 23 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rouffiac | 81 | 117 km S | 639 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montdragon | 81 | 129 km S | 614 | 35.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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