Saint-Paul-de-Vern
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 10.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 17 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Paul-de-Vern (INSEE 46286) is in Lot (46), part of CC Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne. Population 171 (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 10.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 17 % of the 15,020 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 | 0.52 | 10 | 5.24 |
| Housing mix | 0.72 | 5 | 3.61 |
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 194 (2012) → 171 (2023): -11.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 167 (1990) → 171 (2023): 2.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 108, of which 13.9 % second homes and 9.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Céré): 4.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Céré): 4.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Céré): 3.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Céré): 4.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Céré): 3.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the SOUSCEYRAC weather station, 8.4 km away at 550 m; the village itself is at 404 m. [9]
The village sits 146 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at COMIAC, 14.8 km away at 562 m, over 20 summers. [9]
That station sits 158 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 1,461 mm of rain a year, spread over 139 days — about 10.5 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at SOUSCEYRAC, 8.4 km away at 550 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46286/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46286/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46286/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46286/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chélan | 32 | 200 km SW | 172 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 57 % |
| Merry-Sec | 89 | 335 km N | 172 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Junien-les-Combes | 87 | 153 km NW | 170 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mont | 71 | 247 km NE | 173 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Taron-Sadirac-Viellenave | 64 | 229 km SW | 168 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 74 % · humidity 29 % |
| Tortezais | 03 | 193 km N | 172 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Junien-les-Combes | 87 | 153 km NW | 170 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tortezais | 03 | 193 km N | 172 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chélan | 32 | 200 km SW | 172 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 57 % |
| Taron-Sadirac-Viellenave | 64 | 229 km SW | 168 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 74 % · humidity 29 % |
| Mont | 71 | 247 km NE | 173 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Merry-Sec | 89 | 335 km N | 172 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 97 % · 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-Paul-de-Vern'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benque | 31 | 194 km SW | 177 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Guizengeard | 16 | 169 km W | 166 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne | 24 | 125 km NW | 168 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aubigny | 79 | 265 km NW | 178 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Juillé | 16 | 185 km NW | 173 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Néret | 36 | 193 km N | 186 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
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