Saint-Germain-du-Bel-Air
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 59.6/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 98 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Germain-du-Bel-Air (INSEE 46267) is in Lot (46), part of CC Quercy - Bouriane. Population 624 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 59.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 98 % of the 16,857 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 | 0.63 | 25 | 15.8 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.98 | 10 | 9.79 |
| Housing mix | 0.6 | 5 | 2.99 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SASU BOURRE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHEZ BEN). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA MARZELLE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (STADELMANN MERCEDES). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (BENOIT ASSIE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE FLORANTY). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE DE SAINT GERMAIN DU BEL AIR). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Campsite (LE MOULIN DU BEL AIR). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | SASU BOURRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | CHEZ BEN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LA MARZELLE | 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 | 1 | STADELMANN MERCEDES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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) | 1 | BENOIT ASSIE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE FLORANTY | 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 | BIBLIOTHEQUE DE SAINT GERMAIN DU BEL AIR | 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | LE MOULIN DU BEL AIR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Friday Vendredi matin Place du Foirail. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 552 (2012) → 624 (2023): 13 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 422 (1990) → 624 (2023): 47.9 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 423, of which 20.1 % second homes and 9.9 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Germain-du-Bel-Air): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Saint-Germain-du-Bel-Air): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
GP (Saint-Germain-du-Bel-Air): 1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Germain-du-Bel-Air): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Germain-du-Bel-Air): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 39 days a year at or above 30 °C and 28 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CATUS weather station, 10.4 km away at 307 m; the village itself is at 223 m. [11]
The village sits 84 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 4 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at GOURDON, 11.5 km away at 260 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 1,034 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 8.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST GERM. - COMB, 1.8 km away at 251 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46267/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.saintgermaindubelair.fr/agenda/774248?start_date=2026-10-30&end_date=2026-10-30— “Chaque vendredi matin, la place du Foirail s'anime avec son marché hebdomadaire”
- DATAtourisme 2026-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/22/a98a1552-0f31-39a9-b25a-b35d939005e3— “<p>Le rendez-vous du vendredi pour préparer ses petits plats de début de week-end avec des produits frais et de saison.</p>”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46267/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46267/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46267/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46267
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnebosq | 14 | 517 km N | 649 | 60.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Estang | 32 | 151 km SW | 668 | 57.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 93 % · humidity 50 % |
| Payrac | 46 | 17 km N | 669 | 66 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Cambe | 14 | 554 km N | 548 | 54.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Courtomer | 61 | 450 km N | 731 | 57.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montolieu | 11 | 161 km SE | 829 | 60.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payrac | 46 | 17 km N | 669 | 66 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Estang | 32 | 151 km SW | 668 | 57.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 93 % · humidity 50 % |
| Montolieu | 11 | 161 km SE | 829 | 60.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
| Courtomer | 61 | 450 km N | 731 | 57.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bonnebosq | 14 | 517 km N | 649 | 60.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Cambe | 14 | 554 km N | 548 | 54.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
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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-Germain-du-Bel-Air'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francescas | 47 | 103 km SW | 750 | 54.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Puymirol | 47 | 72 km SW | 899 | 55.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lamontjoie | 47 | 97 km SW | 553 | 47.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tombebœuf | 47 | 80 km W | 443 | 44.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chamborigaud | 30 | 205 km E | 884 | 66.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Gervais-sur-Mare | 34 | 169 km SE | 859 | 60.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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