La Bastide-Puylaurent
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 36.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 97 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Bastide-Puylaurent (INSEE 48021) is in Lozère (48), part of CC Mont Lozère. Population 167 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 36.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 97 % of the 14,851 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.41 | 10 | 4.13 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE POUS SANCHO). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA BASTIDE PUYLAURENT AP). [3]
1 × Library (DÉPÔT LECTURE DE LA BASTIDE PUYLAURENT). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL LA GRAND'HALTE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Fishmonger, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). [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) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [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] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELARL PHARMACIE POUS SANCHO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA BASTIDE PUYLAURENT AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | DÉPÔT LECTURE DE LA BASTIDE PUYLAURENT | 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 | 1 | HOTEL LA GRAND'HALTE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 177 (2012) → 167 (2023): -5.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 183 (1990) → 167 (2023): -8.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 249, of which 62.2 % second homes and 4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Étienne-de-Lugdarès): 8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Bastide-Puylaurent): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Laurent-les-Bains-Laval-d'Aurelle): 5.5 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (La Bastide-Puylaurent): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Bastide-Puylaurent): 0.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 64 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ALTIER weather station, 11.6 km away at 900 m; the village itself is at 1,018 m. [11]
The village sits 118 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ALTIER, 11.6 km away at 900 m, over 25 summers. [11]
That station sits 118 m below 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 1,299 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 11.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CHASSERADES, 8.2 km away at 1,052 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 — 48021/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48021/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48021/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48021/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07232
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48021
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07262
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arfons | 81 | 190 km SW | 188 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Buèges | 34 | 88 km S | 208 | 47.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 57 % |
| Albon-d'Ardèche | 07 | 49 km NE | 159 | 21.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Cirgues-en-Montagne | 07 | 24 km NE | 211 | 48.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Caramany | 66 | 233 km SW | 129 | 31.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 31 % · humidity 50 % |
| Camon | 09 | 234 km SW | 151 | 29.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 88 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cirgues-en-Montagne | 07 | 24 km NE | 211 | 48.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Albon-d'Ardèche | 07 | 49 km NE | 159 | 21.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Buèges | 34 | 88 km S | 208 | 47.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 57 % |
| Arfons | 81 | 190 km SW | 188 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Caramany | 66 | 233 km SW | 129 | 31.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 31 % · humidity 50 % |
| Camon | 09 | 234 km SW | 151 | 29.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 88 % · 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 La Bastide-Puylaurent'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serdinya | 66 | 259 km SW | 236 | 29.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Belvis | 11 | 243 km SW | 166 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rodome | 11 | 248 km SW | 96 | 6.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nyer | 66 | 264 km SW | 148 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Entraunes | 06 | 230 km E | 124 | 22.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rehaupal | 88 | 448 km NE | 210 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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