Saint-Céré
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 71 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Céré (INSEE 46251) is in Lot (46), part of CC Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne. Population 3,429 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/46251-saint-cere
Vitality score
Vitality score 55/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 71 % of the 6,374 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 | 0.52 | 25 | 12.94 |
| Social | 0.76 | 20 | 15.13 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.52 | 10 | 5.24 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.41 | 10 | 4.12 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.24 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE ROUDAYRE SIMBELIE · BOULANGERIE BODART · ELAIA). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAS S.A.S). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SPAR · COLOQUINTE · MERVEILLE D'AFRIQUE). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (CAPEL 4 SAISONS · CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
17 × Restaurant (LA TAVERNE · L'ENTRE - POTS · EURL LE CAPRICE · BRASSERIE DES VOYAGEURS · LE BISTROT DE BACCHUS). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (SARO'S BAR · L'ESTANC). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE DU NARBONNET). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE SOULHOL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE CALANDRETA L'ESQUIROL). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN LURCAT). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ADRIEN PARIS, MÉDECIN · MICHELE ROUX, MÉDECIN · ELISABET VECINO MARTINEZ, MÉDECIN · VIOLETA POPOVICI, MÉDECIN · PATRICK RAKOTOMANANA, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE SAINT-CERE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE SAINT-CÉRÉ). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINEMA DE SAINT CERE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE SOULHOL · SALLE MULTISPORTS). [3]
5 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE ST CERE · AGENCE SAINT CERE · BANQUE POPULAIRE OCCITANE · CREDIT LYONNAIS). [3]
9 × Hairdresser (MARTY SIMONE · COIFFURE MIXTE NATHALIE · SYLISA · K SALON HOMME). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL DU TOURING · GRAND HOTEL MAURY). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING LE SOULHOL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 6 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel, 1 × Campsite.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | BOULANGERIE ROUDAYRE SIMBELIE · BOULANGERIE BODART · ELAIA | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | MAS S.A.S | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | SPAR · COLOQUINTE · MERVEILLE D'AFRIQUE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | CAPEL 4 SAISONS · CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 17 | LA TAVERNE · L'ENTRE - POTS · EURL LE CAPRICE · BRASSERIE DES VOYAGEURS · LE BISTROT DE BACCHUS | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 25 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | SARO'S BAR · L'ESTANC | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE DU NARBONNET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE SOULHOL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE CALANDRETA L'ESQUIROL | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JEAN LURCAT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | ADRIEN PARIS, MÉDECIN · MICHELE ROUX, MÉDECIN · ELISABET VECINO MARTINEZ, MÉDECIN · VIOLETA POPOVICI, MÉDECIN · PATRICK RAKOTOMANANA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE SAINT-CERE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 SAINT-CÉRÉ | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINEMA DE SAINT CERE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE SOULHOL · SALLE MULTISPORTS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE ST CERE · AGENCE SAINT CERE · BANQUE POPULAIRE OCCITANE · CREDIT LYONNAIS | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 9 | MARTY SIMONE · COIFFURE MIXTE NATHALIE · SYLISA · K SALON HOMME | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL DU TOURING · GRAND HOTEL MAURY | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING LE SOULHOL | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Saturday, Sunday matins. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Confirmed by two independent sources: Saturday. Reported by one source only: Sunday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,540 (2012) → 3,429 (2023): -3.1 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 3,760 (1990) → 3,429 (2023): -8.8 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,524, of which 7.6 % second homes and 16.8 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Céré): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Saint-Céré): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Saint-Céré): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Céré): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Céré): 0.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 37 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SOUSCEYRAC weather station, 11.1 km away at 550 m; the village itself is at 151 m. [11]
The village sits 399 m below 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 6 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at COMIAC, 14.5 km away at 562 m, over 20 summers. [11]
That station sits 411 m above 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 928 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BRETENOUX, 7.3 km away at 136 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 — 46251/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.saint-cere.fr/decouvrir-saint-cere/economie/foires-et-marches— “le premier a lieu tous les samedis matins sur la Place Jean Jaurès, sous la halle, et le second tous les dimanches matins sur la Place de la République”
- DATAtourisme 2025-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/22/7716ffdb-83a6-3e02-994b-8b961fbc8f3e— “Chaque samedi matin, sous la halle de Saint-Céré, le marché prend vie au rythme des saisons et des producteurs locaux.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46251/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46251/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46251/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46251
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vescovato | 2B | 661 km E | 3,406 | 57.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 59 % · humidity 7 % |
| Pont-sur-Yonne | 89 | 394 km N | 3,391 | 49.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 84 % · humidity 71 % |
| Cléry-Saint-André | 45 | 330 km N | 3,596 | 49.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 64 % · humidity 64 % |
| Azay-le-Rideau | 37 | 289 km N | 3,438 | 55.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bourgueil | 37 | 301 km NW | 3,631 | 49.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 89 % · humidity 71 % |
| Gramat | 46 | 16 km SW | 3,512 | 58.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 100 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gramat | 46 | 16 km SW | 3,512 | 58.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 100 % · humidity 71 % |
| Azay-le-Rideau | 37 | 289 km N | 3,438 | 55.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bourgueil | 37 | 301 km NW | 3,631 | 49.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 89 % · humidity 71 % |
| Cléry-Saint-André | 45 | 330 km N | 3,596 | 49.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 64 % · humidity 64 % |
| Pont-sur-Yonne | 89 | 394 km N | 3,391 | 49.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 84 % · humidity 71 % |
| Vescovato | 2B | 661 km E | 3,406 | 57.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 59 % · humidity 7 % |
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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 Saint-Céré'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montesquieu-Volvestre | 31 | 191 km S | 3,050 | 44.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Castillon-la-Bataille | 33 | 153 km W | 3,344 | 56.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gourdon | 46 | 43 km W | 4,206 | 56.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Casteljaloux | 47 | 155 km W | 4,755 | 56.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rion-des-Landes | 40 | 246 km SW | 3,142 | 39.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Morcenx-la-Nouvelle | 40 | 241 km W | 5,022 | 53.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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