Sonac
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 13.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 55 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sonac (INSEE 46306) is in Lot (46), part of CC Grand-Figeac. Population 94 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/46306-sonac
Vitality score
Vitality score 13.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 55 % of the 10,013 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.86 | 10 | 8.62 |
| Housing mix | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SONAC). [3]
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. [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SONAC | INSEE BPE 1 [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 80 (2012) → 94 (2023): 17.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 69 (1990) → 94 (2023): 36.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 79, of which 34.2 % second homes and 3.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Assier): 2.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Assier): 2.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Livernon): 5.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Assier): 2.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Assier): 2.6 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, 13.6 km away at 383 m; the village itself is at 374 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LUNEGARDE, 13.6 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, 5.5 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 — 46306/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46306/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46306/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46306/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Clapier | 12 | 142 km SE | 96 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 50 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fertrève | 58 | 286 km NE | 89 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 51 % · humidity 100 % |
| Roques | 32 | 156 km SW | 103 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 14 % |
| Laval-sur-Luzège | 19 | 67 km N | 103 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 81 % |
| Grives | 24 | 62 km W | 106 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 71 % |
| Sabadel-Latronquière | 46 | 17 km E | 92 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabadel-Latronquière | 46 | 17 km E | 92 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grives | 24 | 62 km W | 106 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 71 % |
| Laval-sur-Luzège | 19 | 67 km N | 103 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 81 % |
| Le Clapier | 12 | 142 km SE | 96 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 50 % · humidity 86 % |
| Roques | 32 | 156 km SW | 103 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 14 % |
| Fertrève | 58 | 286 km NE | 89 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 51 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Sonac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Môlay | 89 | 374 km NE | 101 | 6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bolozon | 01 | 327 km NE | 103 | 9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cladech | 24 | 64 km W | 86 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Roussayrolles | 81 | 66 km S | 81 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cassagnoles | 34 | 158 km SE | 109 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Grenier-Montgon | 43 | 124 km NE | 112 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
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