Saint-Michel-Loubéjou
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 30/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 65 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Michel-Loubéjou (INSEE 46284) is in Lot (46), part of CC Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne. Population 418 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 30/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 65 % of the 17,955 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.91 | 10 | 9.12 |
| Housing mix | 0.75 | 5 | 3.74 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (PETER FUMAISON). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (FRIPES ET VOUS). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | 1 | PETER FUMAISON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 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 | 1 | FRIPES ET VOUS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 376 (2012) → 418 (2023): 11.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 296 (1990) → 418 (2023): 41.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 238, of which 12.6 % second homes and 5.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bretenoux): 2.6 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bretenoux): 2.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Bretenoux): 2.6 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bretenoux): 2.6 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Michel-Loubéjou): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 23 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the COMIAC weather station, 14.4 km away at 562 m; the village itself is at 261 m. [10]
The village sits 301 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 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at COMIAC, 14.4 km away at 562 m, over 20 summers. [10]
That station sits 301 m above 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 928 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BRETENOUX, 2.4 km away at 136 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 — 46284/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46284/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46284/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46284/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46038
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46284
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puygiron | 26 | 240 km E | 431 | 29.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vions | 73 | 326 km E | 425 | 31.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 72 % |
| Bourbach-le-Haut | 68 | 512 km NE | 408 | 31.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Villeherviers | 41 | 275 km N | 408 | 22.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 41 % · humidity 79 % |
| Pulvérières | 63 | 138 km NE | 419 | 29.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 18 % · humidity 71 % |
| Cravent | 78 | 457 km N | 438 | 30.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulvérières | 63 | 138 km NE | 419 | 29.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 18 % · humidity 71 % |
| Puygiron | 26 | 240 km E | 431 | 29.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeherviers | 41 | 275 km N | 408 | 22.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 41 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vions | 73 | 326 km E | 425 | 31.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 72 % |
| Cravent | 78 | 457 km N | 438 | 30.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bourbach-le-Haut | 68 | 512 km NE | 408 | 31.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
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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-Michel-Loubéjou'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Sigismond | 85 | 255 km NW | 428 | 26.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Girac | 46 | 4.0 km NW | 355 | 26.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Daignac | 33 | 166 km W | 473 | 32.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Georges-Antignac | 17 | 196 km W | 416 | 20.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Parçay-sur-Vienne | 37 | 268 km NW | 616 | 27.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Macaire-du-Bois | 49 | 298 km NW | 439 | 20.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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