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Salviac

Lot · CC Cazals-Salviac · INSEE 46297

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 47.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 74 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Salviac (INSEE 46297) is in Lot (46), part of CC Cazals-Salviac. Population 1,231 (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 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/46297-salviac

Vitality score

Vitality score 47.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 74 % of the 13,054 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.

ComponentValue (0–1)WeightContribution
Daily food0.472511.83
Social0.39207.77
Education0.63106.32
Health0.2101.97
Public & culture0.3951.97
Population trend0.73107.27
Housing mix0.5852.9

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 3 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 0 of 1
Schools 2 of 3
Health 1 of 4
Public services 1 of 1
Culture 1 of 2
Sport 1 of 2
Everyday services 3 of 3
Lodging 2 of 2
One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SEBAN ESTIEN). [3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie) (CABANEL ET FILS). [3,4]

2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL · SALVIADIS COMMERCE). [3,4]

3 × Restaurant (DELTOUR · AUBERGE DU QUERCY · CHEZ BIKINI). [3,4]

2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]

1 × Collège (COLLEGE SALVIAC). [3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE SALVIAC). [3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (SALVIAC AP). [3]

1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE SALVIAC). [3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (HALLE DES SPORTS). [3]

1 × Bank (AGENCE SALVIAC). [3]

3 × Hairdresser (AU SALON D'ELODIE · EURL MNL · LA COIFFURE D'ELODIE - ELODIE PEREIRA BORGES). [3,4]

2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]

1 × Hotel (HOTEL DE LA POSTE). [3,4]

1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL DU LAC). [3,4]

Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). [3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)1SEBAN ESTIENINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)1CABANEL ET FILSINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)2VIVAL · SALVIADIS COMMERCEINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Supermarket0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant3DELTOUR · AUBERGE DU QUERCY · CHEZ BIKINIINSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4]
Café / bar0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)2ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUEINSEE BPE 2 [3]
Collège1COLLEGE SALVIACINSEE BPE 1 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Pharmacy1PHARMACIE DE SALVIACINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale1SALVIAC APINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library1MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE SALVIACINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall1HALLE DES SPORTSINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank1AGENCE SALVIACINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Hairdresser3AU SALON D'ELODIE · EURL MNL · LA COIFFURE D'ELODIE - ELODIE PEREIRA BORGESINSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Fuel station2STATION SERVICEINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Hotel1HOTEL DE LA POSTEINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Campsite1CAMPING MUNICIPAL DU LACINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]

Market and village life

A seasonal market is recorded here: the source last advertised it for a period that has now ended, and gives no weekday. [5]

Trajectory

1968: 972 2023: 1,231 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,224 (2012) → 1,231 (2023): 0.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]

Population 1,003 (1990) → 1,231 (2023): 22.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]

Dwellings (2023): 960, of which 21 % second homes and 16.3 % vacant. [8]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

5 km10 kmGP — 5.2 km SW (Cazals)
In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, Pharmacy GP — 5.2 km SW Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Salviac): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]

Food shop (Salviac): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]

GP (Cazals): 5.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]

Pharmacy (Salviac): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]

Primary school (Salviac): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 47 days a year at or above 30 °C and 76 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]

Measured at the CAZALS - DDE weather station, 5.3 km away at 184 m; the village itself is at 161 m. [11]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [11]

Humidity measured at GOURDON, 12.6 km away at 260 m, over 30 summers. [11]

That station sits 99 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]

An average of 902 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]

Rainfall measured at CAZALS - DDE, 5.3 km away at 184 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46297/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. DATAtourisme 2025-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/22/c385f1c2-d8b3-3985-8d5c-46a0bff91f5a— “Marché à Salviac”(unverified)
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46297/2012
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46297/1990
  8. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46297/logement/2023
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 46297
  10. INSEE BPE 2025 — 46066
  11. 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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Foussais-Payré85255 km NW1,16837.8Few servicesCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 43 % · humidity 86 %
Montpont-en-Bresse71368 km NE1,07742.9Partly servedCooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 %
Nouzilly37321 km N1,23441Partly servedCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 61 % · humidity 79 %
Le Rouget-Pers1579 km E1,29752.8Partly servedCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 58 % · humidity 79 %
Cambremer14506 km N1,29448.4Partly servedCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 %
Meilhan-sur-Garonne4799 km W1,32639.8Few servicesCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 18 % · humidity 64 %
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Le Rouget-Pers1579 km E1,29752.8Partly servedCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 58 % · humidity 79 %
Meilhan-sur-Garonne4799 km W1,32639.8Few servicesCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 18 % · humidity 64 %
Foussais-Payré85255 km NW1,16837.8Few servicesCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 43 % · humidity 86 %
Nouzilly37321 km N1,23441Partly servedCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 61 % · humidity 79 %
Montpont-en-Bresse71368 km NE1,07742.9Partly servedCooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 %
Cambremer14506 km N1,29448.4Partly servedCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 39 % · 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 Salviac'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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Saint-Côme-d'Olt12124 km E1,44948.9Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 %
Blyes01338 km NE1,40141.3Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Vulbas01340 km NE1,24752.2Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 %
Caylus8264 km SE1,44557.2Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Constant-Fournoulès1576 km E57953Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 %
Thil01320 km NE1,26140.3Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 %