Sainte-Colombe
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 15 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sainte-Colombe (INSEE 46260) is in Lot (46), part of CC Grand-Figeac. Population 236 (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 11.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 15 % of the 16,921 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.64 | 10 | 6.4 |
| Housing mix | 0.61 | 5 | 3.04 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, 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) | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 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 200 (2012) → 236 (2023): 18 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 207 (1990) → 236 (2023): 14 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 153, of which 19.6 % second homes and 11.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cardaillac): 5.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Montet-et-Bouxal): 2.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Lacapelle-Marival): 6 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Leyme): 10.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Labathude): 1.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [12]
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. [13]
Measured at the LATRONQUIERE weather station, 9.9 km away at 658 m; the village itself is at 542 m. [13]
The village sits 116 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. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at FAYCELLES, 16.6 km away at 342 m, over 20 summers. [13]
That station sits 200 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [13]
An average of 1,046 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 8.2 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at ST BRESSOU, 4.8 km away at 388 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46260/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46260/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46260/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46260/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46057
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46203
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46143
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46170
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46139
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Sauveur-de-Carrouges | 61 | 459 km N | 236 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rioux-Martin | 16 | 168 km W | 231 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais | 14 | 499 km N | 237 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boussan | 31 | 187 km SW | 227 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 100 % · humidity 71 % |
| Charly | 18 | 249 km N | 226 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Canapville | 61 | 488 km N | 226 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 82 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rioux-Martin | 16 | 168 km W | 231 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Boussan | 31 | 187 km SW | 227 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 100 % · humidity 71 % |
| Charly | 18 | 249 km N | 226 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Sauveur-de-Carrouges | 61 | 459 km N | 236 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Canapville | 61 | 488 km N | 226 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 82 % |
| Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais | 14 | 499 km N | 237 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 89 % · 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 Sainte-Colombe'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charly | 18 | 249 km N | 226 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arpheuilles | 36 | 248 km N | 240 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Presnoy | 45 | 362 km N | 257 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Berrie | 86 | 306 km NW | 251 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Charles-la-Forêt | 53 | 406 km NW | 231 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vaux-sur-Lunain | 77 | 396 km N | 229 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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