Arzenc-de-Randon
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 6.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 3 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Arzenc-de-Randon (INSEE 48008) is in Lozère (48), part of CC Randon - Margeride. Population 191 (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 6.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 3 % of the 15,683 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.56 | 10 | 5.61 |
| Housing mix | 0.03 | 5 | 0.15 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
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, 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 | 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 | 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 206 (2012) → 191 (2023): -7.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 180 (1990) → 191 (2023): 6.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 196, of which 48.5 % second homes and 4.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Monts-de-Randon): 12.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Châteauneuf-de-Randon): 4.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Monts-de-Randon): 12.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Mont Lozère et Goulet): 16.9 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Châteauneuf-de-Randon): 4.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 117 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CHATEAUNEUF-DE-RANDON weather station, 4.5 km away at 1,247 m; the village itself is at 1,176 m. [11]
The village sits 71 m below 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ESTABLES, 7 km away at 1,552 m, over 10 summers. [11]
That station sits 376 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 904 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 7.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CHATEAUNEUF-DE-RANDON, 4.5 km away at 1,247 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48008/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48008/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48008/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48008/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48127
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48043
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48027
- 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 Fel | 12 | 89 km W | 195 | 6.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 31 % · winter 23 % |
| Aurel | 84 | 155 km E | 190 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Croze | 23 | 173 km NW | 185 | 5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 15 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mounes-Prohencoux | 12 | 115 km SW | 193 | 4.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Notre-Dame-du-Hamel | 27 | 527 km NW | 193 | 7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 28 % |
| Singles | 63 | 131 km NW | 171 | 3.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 28 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Fel | 12 | 89 km W | 195 | 6.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 31 % · winter 23 % |
| Mounes-Prohencoux | 12 | 115 km SW | 193 | 4.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Singles | 63 | 131 km NW | 171 | 3.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 28 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aurel | 84 | 155 km E | 190 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Croze | 23 | 173 km NW | 185 | 5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 15 % · humidity 93 % |
| Notre-Dame-du-Hamel | 27 | 527 km NW | 193 | 7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 28 % |
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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 Arzenc-de-Randon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Fage-Montivernoux | 48 | 39 km W | 131 | 1.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Laurent-de-Muret | 48 | 34 km W | 193 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaune-sur-Arzon | 43 | 71 km N | 227 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Collandres | 15 | 100 km NW | 155 | 2.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Peyrusse | 15 | 77 km NW | 140 | 1.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laveyrune | 07 | 21 km E | 111 | 6.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
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