Sauzet
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 97 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sauzet (INSEE 46301) is in Lot (46), part of CC de la Vallée du Lot et du Vignoble. Population 531 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/46301-sauzet
Vitality score
Vitality score 56/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 97 % of the 17,610 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 | 0.5 | 25 | 12.47 |
| 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 | 0.94 | 10 | 9.35 |
| Housing mix | 0.74 | 5 | 3.69 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAISON LASJAUNIAS). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SNC BERENBAUM). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (AGUSTIN CASES GARRIDO, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PROPHARMACIE MONSIEUR AGUSTIN CASES GARRIDO). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAUZET APC AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAUZET). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (AIRE DE SPORT). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (AUBERGE DE LA TOUR). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | MAISON LASJAUNIAS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SNC BERENBAUM | 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 | 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 PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | AGUSTIN CASES GARRIDO, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PROPHARMACIE MONSIEUR AGUSTIN CASES GARRIDO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | SAUZET APC AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAUZET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | AIRE DE SPORT | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | AUBERGE DE LA TOUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 507 (2012) → 531 (2023): 4.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 370 (1990) → 531 (2023): 43.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 336, of which 13.1 % second homes and 11 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sauzet): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sauzet): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Sauzet): 0.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Sauzet): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Sauzet): 0 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 31 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ANGLARS weather station, 9.2 km away at 104 m; the village itself is at 281 m. [9]
The village sits 177 m above 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 7 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ANGLARS, 9.2 km away at 104 m, over 15 summers. [9]
That station sits 177 m below 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 825 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ANGLARS, 9.2 km away at 104 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
41 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 155,000 € — 1,301 € per m² of built surface. [10]
The median across Lot is 1,246 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [10]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46301/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46301/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46301/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46301/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46301
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Veurdre | 03 | 295 km NE | 475 | 46.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 91 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Pois | 50 | 513 km N | 454 | 48.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 62 % · humidity 57 % |
| Chavanges | 10 | 521 km NE | 567 | 48.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Clelles | 38 | 349 km E | 596 | 61.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 49 % · humidity 50 % |
| Vailly-sur-Sauldre | 18 | 355 km N | 649 | 48.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Combeaufontaine | 70 | 512 km NE | 571 | 53 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 61 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Veurdre | 03 | 295 km NE | 475 | 46.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 91 % · humidity 57 % |
| Clelles | 38 | 349 km E | 596 | 61.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 49 % · humidity 50 % |
| Vailly-sur-Sauldre | 18 | 355 km N | 649 | 48.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Combeaufontaine | 70 | 512 km NE | 571 | 53 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 61 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Pois | 50 | 513 km N | 454 | 48.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 62 % · humidity 57 % |
| Chavanges | 10 | 521 km NE | 567 | 48.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Sauzet'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houeillès | 47 | 100 km W | 559 | 35.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bouresse | 86 | 222 km N | 620 | 43.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sauveterre-la-Lémance | 47 | 27 km NW | 563 | 45.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Gurson | 24 | 108 km NW | 653 | 49.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villefranche-de-Lonchat | 24 | 112 km NW | 998 | 51 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nonards | 19 | 80 km NE | 482 | 39.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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