Puy-l'Évêque
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 86 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Puy-l'Évêque (INSEE 46231) is in Lot (46), part of CC de la Vallée du Lot et du Vignoble. Population 1,860 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 55.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 86 % of the 10,080 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 | 9.75 |
| Social | 0.87 | 20 | 17.47 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.34 | 10 | 3.42 |
| Housing mix | 0.64 | 5 | 3.21 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PATISSERIE FRANCK TONEL · SARL BOULANGERIE LASCAZES · BOULANGERIE DU PONT). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (LEODE). [3,4]
7 × Restaurant (LA TOSCANE · GOUTS DU TERROIR SAVEURS DU MONDE M · LE MEDIEVAL · PETIT BISCUIT & GOURMANDISE · COTE LOT). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (HOTEL RESTAURANT LA TRUFFIERE). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT-JOSEPH). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE D'OLT). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ERIC LEVY, MÉDECIN · DIDIER CHARIERAS, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE POUZARGUE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE PUY-L'EVÊQUE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (CAMPING DES VIGNES). [3]
1 × Bank (AGENCE PUY L EVEQUE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (STYL'COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL HENRY · COTE LOT). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING L'EVASION · CAMPING LES VIGNES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | PATISSERIE FRANCK TONEL · SARL BOULANGERIE LASCAZES · BOULANGERIE DU PONT | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | LEODE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 7 | LA TOSCANE · GOUTS DU TERROIR SAVEURS DU MONDE M · LE MEDIEVAL · PETIT BISCUIT & GOURMANDISE · COTE LOT | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | HOTEL RESTAURANT LA TRUFFIERE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT-JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE D'OLT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | ERIC LEVY, MÉDECIN · DIDIER CHARIERAS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE POUZARGUE | 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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE PUY-L'EVÊQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | CAMPING DES VIGNES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 1 | AGENCE PUY L EVEQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 2 | STYL'COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL HENRY · COTE LOT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING L'EVASION · CAMPING LES VIGNES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,044 (2012) → 1,860 (2023): -9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,209 (1990) → 1,860 (2023): -15.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,410, of which 17.9 % second homes and 14.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Puy-l'Évêque): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Puy-l'Évêque): 0.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Puy-l'Évêque): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Puy-l'Évêque): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Puy-l'Évêque): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 42 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ANGLARS weather station, 5.8 km away at 104 m; the village itself is at 115 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 11 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ANGLARS, 5.8 km away at 104 m, over 15 summers. [10]
An average of 861 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PUY-L'EVEQUE, 0.8 km away at 112 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
215 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 140,000 € — 1,250 € per m² of built surface. [11]
23 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 92,000 € — 882 € per m². [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 — 46231/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/22/a88bce51-3e1b-39dc-941d-c77f31080bf5— “Marché à Puy-l'Evêque”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46231/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46231/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46231/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46231
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Réquista | 12 | 123 km SE | 1,924 | 53.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 38 % · winter 97 % |
| Noirétable | 42 | 253 km NE | 1,585 | 55.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 80 % · humidity 29 % |
| Saint-Nicolas-du-Pélem | 22 | 537 km NW | 1,523 | 49.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 29 % |
| Avize | 51 | 543 km NE | 1,742 | 50.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 93 % · humidity 36 % |
| Prissé | 71 | 347 km NE | 1,898 | 49 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 96 % · humidity 36 % |
| Roujan | 34 | 206 km SE | 2,336 | 53.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Réquista | 12 | 123 km SE | 1,924 | 53.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 38 % · winter 97 % |
| Roujan | 34 | 206 km SE | 2,336 | 53.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Noirétable | 42 | 253 km NE | 1,585 | 55.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 80 % · humidity 29 % |
| Prissé | 71 | 347 km NE | 1,898 | 49 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 96 % · humidity 36 % |
| Saint-Nicolas-du-Pélem | 22 | 537 km NW | 1,523 | 49.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 29 % |
| Avize | 51 | 543 km NE | 1,742 | 50.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 93 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Puy-l'Évêque'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzech | 46 | 12 km E | 1,750 | 42 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Castelmoron-sur-Lot | 47 | 52 km W | 1,842 | 47 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maubourguet | 65 | 145 km SW | 2,242 | 57.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Castéra-Verduzan | 32 | 96 km SW | 1,041 | 59 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pontonx-sur-l'Adour | 40 | 183 km SW | 3,021 | 44.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tartas | 40 | 172 km SW | 3,169 | 48.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
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