Vaylats
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 22.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 51 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vaylats (INSEE 46329) is in Lot (46), part of CC du Pays de Lalbenque-Limogne. Population 327 (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 22.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 51 % of the 17,995 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.57 | 5 | 2.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (CAFE DE L'ORME). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | CAFE DE L'ORME | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 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 269 (2012) → 327 (2023): 21.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 196 (1990) → 327 (2023): 66.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 230, of which 21.7 % second homes and 13.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Concots): 7 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Varaire): 6.7 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Lalbenque): 7.8 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Caylus): 15.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Varaire): 6.6 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 43 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ST GERY weather station, 16.5 km away at 137 m; the village itself is at 300 m. [12]
The village sits 163 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at LE MONTAT, 17.1 km away at 260 m, over 28 summers. [12]
An average of 877 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at LIMOGNE, 12.4 km away at 303 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46329/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46329/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46329/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46329/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46073
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46328
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46148
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 82038
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Victor-d'Épine | 27 | 548 km N | 335 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize | 36 | 251 km N | 311 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Varenguebec | 50 | 605 km N | 321 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 53 % |
| Fierville-les-Mines | 50 | 616 km NW | 348 | 24.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Cyr-du-Bailleul | 50 | 506 km N | 345 | 15.7 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Laleu | 61 | 479 km N | 362 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize | 36 | 251 km N | 311 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Laleu | 61 | 479 km N | 362 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Cyr-du-Bailleul | 50 | 506 km N | 345 | 15.7 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Saint-Victor-d'Épine | 27 | 548 km N | 335 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Varenguebec | 50 | 605 km N | 321 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 53 % |
| Fierville-les-Mines | 50 | 616 km NW | 348 | 24.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Vaylats'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Vincent-Lespinasse | 82 | 60 km SW | 284 | 20.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Georges | 82 | 13 km S | 273 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bach | 46 | 2.6 km NE | 211 | 22.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Francoulès | 46 | 26 km NW | 265 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Suze | 26 | 279 km E | 245 | 29.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Juif | 71 | 378 km NE | 248 | 27 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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