La Canourgue
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 63/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Canourgue (INSEE 48034) is in Lozère (48), part of CC Aubrac Lot Causses Tarn. Population 2,074 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/48034-la-canourgue
Vitality score
Vitality score 63/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 95 % of the 9,364 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 | 0.65 | 25 | 16.23 |
| Social | 0.69 | 20 | 13.82 |
| Education | 0.78 | 10 | 7.77 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.64 | 10 | 6.41 |
| Housing mix | 0.45 | 5 | 2.23 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'ATELIER CANOURGUAIS · RECOULY - TICHET). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL LABAUME). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL). [3,4]
9 × Restaurant (LA CITADELLE · FAST BURGER 48 · FAST PIZZAS · L'EPHEMERE · AU BARNUM...DE KIF). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (CAFE DES LAVANDIERES). [4]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES SOURCES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE MARIE D AUXILLAC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE DU SACRE-COEUR). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE SPORT NATURE). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SOPHIE PRANLONG, MÉDECIN · FABIENNE BLANC-JAQUES, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA CANOURGUE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE CÉLESTE ALBARET). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF LA CUREE). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (YB COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
4 × Hotel (HOTEL LE PORTALOU · HOTEL DU COMMERCE · LA CITADELLE · LE MOULIN D'OLT). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (EQUIPEMENTS GOLFIQUES ET TOURISTIQUES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | L'ATELIER CANOURGUAIS · RECOULY - TICHET | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | SARL LABAUME | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VIVAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 | 9 | LA CITADELLE · FAST BURGER 48 · FAST PIZZAS · L'EPHEMERE · AU BARNUM...DE KIF | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | CAFE DES LAVANDIERES | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES SOURCES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE MARIE D AUXILLAC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE DU SACRE-COEUR | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE SPORT NATURE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | SOPHIE PRANLONG, MÉDECIN · FABIENNE BLANC-JAQUES, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA CANOURGUE | 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 POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE CÉLESTE ALBARET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF LA CUREE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | YB COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 4 | HOTEL LE PORTALOU · HOTEL DU COMMERCE · LA CITADELLE · LE MOULIN D'OLT | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | EQUIPEMENTS GOLFIQUES ET TOURISTIQUES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,143 (2012) → 2,074 (2023): -3.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,817 (1990) → 2,074 (2023): 14.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,598, of which 27.7 % second homes and 15.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Canourgue): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (La Canourgue): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (La Canourgue): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Canourgue): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Canourgue): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST GEORGES DE L weather station, 7.3 km away at 911 m; the village itself is at 564 m. [10]
The village sits 347 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST GEORGES DE L, 7.3 km away at 911 m, over 10 summers. [10]
That station sits 347 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 1,018 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST GERMAIN DU TEIL, 6.8 km away at 775 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48034/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.la-canourgue.com/sinstaller/— “les marchés hebdomadaires (tous les mardis)”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48034/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48034/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48034/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48034
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanvéoc | 29 | 728 km NW | 2,044 | 51.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sauve | 30 | 80 km SE | 1,988 | 66.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
| Maurs | 15 | 86 km W | 2,174 | 66.1 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rignac | 12 | 74 km W | 2,000 | 61 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint Geniez d'Olt et d'Aubrac | 12 | 20 km W | 2,142 | 65.1 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur | 05 | 229 km E | 2,086 | 68.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 5 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Geniez d'Olt et d'Aubrac | 12 | 20 km W | 2,142 | 65.1 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rignac | 12 | 74 km W | 2,000 | 61 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sauve | 30 | 80 km SE | 1,988 | 66.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
| Maurs | 15 | 86 km W | 2,174 | 66.1 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur | 05 | 229 km E | 2,086 | 68.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 5 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lanvéoc | 29 | 728 km NW | 2,044 | 51.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Canourgue'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Néris-les-Bains | 03 | 211 km N | 2,368 | 58 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Messery | 74 | 322 km NE | 2,474 | 56.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire | 45 | 382 km N | 1,982 | 55.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chindrieux | 73 | 258 km NE | 1,531 | 59.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marmagne | 18 | 306 km N | 1,963 | 51 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maclas | 42 | 155 km NE | 1,868 | 72.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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