Souillac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 78 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Souillac (INSEE 46309) is in Lot (46), part of CC Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne. Population 3,192 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/46309-souillac
Vitality score
Vitality score 56.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 78 % of the 6,774 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 | 0.48 | 25 | 12.07 |
| Social | 0.9 | 20 | 18.01 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.65 | 10 | 6.52 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.42 | 10 | 4.23 |
| Housing mix | 0.76 | 5 | 3.82 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MERIC · LE P'TIT FOURNIL DE TONY · C'B.A). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DE SOUILLAC). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PETIT CASINO). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (LIDL · SOUILLAC DISTRIBUTION · ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
11 × Restaurant (L'AROMATE · BERTELOOT · MON PETIT RESTO · LE GRAND HOTEL · RAYMONDE). [3,4]
8 × Café / bar (LES TILLEULS · GRAND HOTEL · LE JACQ BAR · L'OCCIT'AMI · LE TRINQUET). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LE PUY D'ALON). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (AURELIE VIGNAUD, MÉDECIN · PASCAL TOMAS, MÉDECIN · GILLES BASTIT, MÉDECIN · SABINE BOUYSSOU-NEYRAT, MÉDECIN · ANDREI LAURENTIU CIMPAN, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE POUYES · PHARMACIE DU PONDAILLAN · SELAS PHARMACIE THIBO). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SOUILLAC). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE PARIS). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE · COLLEGE DU PUY D ALON). [3]
5 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE SOUILLAC · AGENCE SOUILLAC · SG - SOUILLAC (0043.2) · BANQUE POPULAIRE OCCITANE). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (FABRICE ET ILDA · FELINE COIFFURE · EURL ESPACE COIFFURE · L'INSTANT BEAUTE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
9 × Hotel (LES AMBASSADEURS HOTEL · HOTEL LE QUERCY · HOTEL DU PUY D'ALON · AUBERGE DU PUITS/ LE LOGIS DE CLAU-CHINE · HOTEL BELLEVUE). [3,4]
3 × Campsite (CAMPING LA PAILLE BASSE · CAMPING LA DRAILLE · FLOWER CAMPING LES ONDINES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Supermarket, 8 × Restaurant, 3 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | MERIC · LE P'TIT FOURNIL DE TONY · C'B.A | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | BOUCHERIE DE SOUILLAC | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | PETIT CASINO | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | LIDL · SOUILLAC DISTRIBUTION · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 11 | L'AROMATE · BERTELOOT · MON PETIT RESTO · LE GRAND HOTEL · RAYMONDE | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 8 | LES TILLEULS · GRAND HOTEL · LE JACQ BAR · L'OCCIT'AMI · LE TRINQUET | INSEE SIRENE 8 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LE PUY D'ALON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | AURELIE VIGNAUD, MÉDECIN · PASCAL TOMAS, MÉDECIN · GILLES BASTIT, MÉDECIN · SABINE BOUYSSOU-NEYRAT, MÉDECIN · ANDREI LAURENTIU CIMPAN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE POUYES · PHARMACIE DU PONDAILLAN · SELAS PHARMACIE THIBO | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SOUILLAC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE PARIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | GYMNASE · COLLEGE DU PUY D ALON | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE SOUILLAC · AGENCE SOUILLAC · SG - SOUILLAC (0043.2) · BANQUE POPULAIRE OCCITANE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | FABRICE ET ILDA · FELINE COIFFURE · EURL ESPACE COIFFURE · L'INSTANT BEAUTE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 9 | LES AMBASSADEURS HOTEL · HOTEL LE QUERCY · HOTEL DU PUY D'ALON · AUBERGE DU PUITS/ LE LOGIS DE CLAU-CHINE · HOTEL BELLEVUE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 3 | CAMPING LA PAILLE BASSE · CAMPING LA DRAILLE · FLOWER CAMPING LES ONDINES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day (reported, unverified): Sunday (seasonal). No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,615 (2012) → 3,192 (2023): -11.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,459 (1990) → 3,192 (2023): -7.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,568, of which 11.8 % second homes and 18.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Souillac): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Souillac): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Souillac): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Souillac): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Souillac): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 50 days a year at or above 30 °C and 57 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SOUILLAC-PRESSIGNAC weather station, 2 km away at 101 m; the village itself is at 100 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at GOURDON, 17.7 km away at 260 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 160 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 924 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SOUILLAC-PRESSIGNAC, 2 km away at 101 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46309/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/22/efae4bde-3e0c-37b6-ab73-711370c90149— “Marché dominical à Souillac.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46309/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46309/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46309/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46309
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aix-Villemaur-Pâlis | 10 | 408 km NE | 3,236 | 46.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 84 % · humidity 79 % |
| Rue | 80 | 598 km N | 2,987 | 73.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
| Nontron | 24 | 95 km NW | 3,057 | 50.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Barjols | 83 | 390 km E | 2,984 | 71.1 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Langeac | 43 | 160 km E | 3,499 | 54.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 51 % · humidity 64 % |
| Azay-le-Rideau | 37 | 275 km N | 3,438 | 55.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nontron | 24 | 95 km NW | 3,057 | 50.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Langeac | 43 | 160 km E | 3,499 | 54.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 51 % · humidity 64 % |
| Azay-le-Rideau | 37 | 275 km N | 3,438 | 55.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Barjols | 83 | 390 km E | 2,984 | 71.1 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Aix-Villemaur-Pâlis | 10 | 408 km NE | 3,236 | 46.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 84 % · humidity 79 % |
| Rue | 80 | 598 km N | 2,987 | 73.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Souillac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Vigan | 30 | 196 km SE | 3,863 | 58.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Londres | 34 | 217 km SE | 2,696 | 72.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Albias | 82 | 89 km S | 3,240 | 42 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nègrepelisse | 82 | 91 km S | 5,917 | 56.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Béligneux | 01 | 304 km E | 3,535 | 42.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lagrave | 81 | 118 km S | 2,305 | 62.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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