Saint-Cirgues
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 25.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 63 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Cirgues (INSEE 46255) is in Lot (46), part of CC Grand-Figeac. Population 324 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 25.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 63 % of the 17,979 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.27 | 10 | 2.7 |
| Housing mix | 0.68 | 5 | 3.41 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LAUTHIER). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT CIRGUES AP). [3]
1 × Library (DÉPÔT DE SAINT-CIRGUES). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 1 | LAUTHIER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE 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 | SAINT CIRGUES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | DÉPÔT DE SAINT-CIRGUES | 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 | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 372 (2012) → 324 (2023): -12.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 421 (1990) → 324 (2023): -23 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 289, of which 15.9 % second homes and 26 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Maurs): 6.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Maurs): 6.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Maurs): 6.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Maurs): 6.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Cirgues): 0 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LATRONQUIERE weather station, 8.3 km away at 658 m; the village itself is at 549 m. [10]
The village sits 109 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at FIGEAC-VINADIE, 19.7 km away at 304 m, over 10 summers. [10]
That station sits 245 m below 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 1,364 mm of rain a year, spread over 139 days — about 9.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LATRONQUIERE, 8.3 km away at 658 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46255/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46255/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46255/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46255/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15122
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46255
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compolibat | 12 | 41 km S | 335 | 24.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Poncy | 15 | 96 km NE | 339 | 27 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 16 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lannédern | 29 | 607 km NW | 321 | 29.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gigouzac | 46 | 57 km W | 303 | 36.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Martin-Sainte-Catherine | 23 | 142 km N | 330 | 26.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Solférino | 40 | 251 km W | 374 | 27.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 96 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compolibat | 12 | 41 km S | 335 | 24.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gigouzac | 46 | 57 km W | 303 | 36.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Poncy | 15 | 96 km NE | 339 | 27 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 16 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-Sainte-Catherine | 23 | 142 km N | 330 | 26.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Solférino | 40 | 251 km W | 374 | 27.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 96 % · humidity 50 % |
| Lannédern | 29 | 607 km NW | 321 | 29.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
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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-Cirgues'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quézac | 15 | 5.0 km E | 344 | 29.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Firbeix | 24 | 132 km NW | 294 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rouvres-les-Bois | 36 | 262 km N | 281 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montapas | 58 | 285 km NE | 269 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-la-Treille | 87 | 180 km N | 361 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chalais | 24 | 127 km NW | 405 | 26.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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