Saint-Simon
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 13.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 31 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Simon (INSEE 46292) is in Lot (46), part of CC Grand-Figeac. Population 195 (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 13.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 31 % of the 15,840 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 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.32 | 5 | 1.6 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
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] | |
| 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 166 (2012) → 195 (2023): 17.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 112 (1990) → 195 (2023): 74.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 144, of which 34 % second homes and 6.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Assier): 3.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Assier): 3.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Livernon): 5.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Assier): 3.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Assier): 3.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LUNEGARDE weather station, 12.5 km away at 383 m; the village itself is at 337 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LUNEGARDE, 12.5 km away at 383 m, over 23 summers. [10]
An average of 962 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 8.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LIVERNON, 5.6 km away at 308 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 — 46292/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46292/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46292/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46292/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46009
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46176
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mortagne | 88 | 547 km NE | 196 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Victour | 19 | 95 km NE | 199 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Charron | 23 | 161 km N | 195 | 4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montclar-sur-Gervanne | 26 | 261 km E | 194 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-le-Vieux | 76 | 578 km N | 183 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Mary-le-Plain | 15 | 117 km NE | 188 | 9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 3 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Victour | 19 | 95 km NE | 199 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Mary-le-Plain | 15 | 117 km NE | 188 | 9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 3 % · humidity 86 % |
| Charron | 23 | 161 km N | 195 | 4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montclar-sur-Gervanne | 26 | 261 km E | 194 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mortagne | 88 | 547 km NE | 196 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Pierre-le-Vieux | 76 | 578 km N | 183 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
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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-Simon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mairé | 86 | 255 km N | 173 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Couture | 16 | 184 km NW | 169 | 7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Poursac | 16 | 187 km NW | 185 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Pardoux-et-Vielvic | 24 | 68 km W | 188 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Préporché | 58 | 292 km NE | 212 | 4.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brie-sous-Chalais | 16 | 160 km NW | 157 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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