Les Bessons
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 16/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 18 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Les Bessons (INSEE 48025) is in Lozère (48), part of CC des Terres d'Apcher-Margeride-Aubrac. Population 421 (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 16/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 18 % of the 17,948 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 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.72 | 5 | 3.6 |
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 436 (2012) → 421 (2023): -3.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 273 (1990) → 421 (2023): 54.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 236, of which 14 % second homes and 6.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Chély-d'Apcher): 3.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Chély-d'Apcher): 3.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Chély-d'Apcher): 3.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Chély-d'Apcher): 3.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Chély-d'Apcher): 3.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 88 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the FAU DE PEYRE weather station, 3.4 km away at 1,163 m; the village itself is at 1,049 m. [9]
The village sits 114 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LE BUISSON, 15.6 km away at 1,088 m, over 19 summers. [9]
An average of 953 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 7.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at FAU DE PEYRE, 3.4 km away at 1,163 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
16 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 151,500 € — 1,388 € per m² of built surface. [10]
The median across Lozère is 1,319 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [10]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48025/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48025/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48025/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48025/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48140
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changy | 71 | 197 km NE | 427 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Trinité | 50 | 562 km NW | 405 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vieuvicq | 28 | 418 km N | 442 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bussy-le-Repos | 89 | 365 km N | 453 | 16 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Grippon | 50 | 568 km NW | 391 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Tanu | 50 | 570 km NW | 430 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changy | 71 | 197 km NE | 427 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bussy-le-Repos | 89 | 365 km N | 453 | 16 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vieuvicq | 28 | 418 km N | 442 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Trinité | 50 | 562 km NW | 405 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Grippon | 50 | 568 km NW | 391 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Tanu | 50 | 570 km NW | 430 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Les Bessons'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-Julien-Puy-Lavèze | 63 | 109 km NW | 360 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Fréjoux | 19 | 110 km NW | 260 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Fage-Saint-Julien | 48 | 5.7 km NW | 303 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bessamorel | 43 | 76 km NE | 432 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chenereilles | 43 | 88 km NE | 287 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saulzet-le-Froid | 63 | 100 km N | 284 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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