Bédouès-Cocurès
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 90 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bédouès-Cocurès (INSEE 48050) is in Lozère (48), part of CC Gorges Causses Cévennes. Population 457 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 1 former commune: Bédouès (48022). [3]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/48050-bedoues-cocures
Vitality score
Vitality score 44.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 90 % of the 17,945 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 | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.82 | 10 | 8.17 |
| Housing mix | 0.27 | 5 | 1.34 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [4,5]
2 × Restaurant (SAUCE CEVENNES · LAPOINTE). [4,5]
1 × Café / bar (CEVENN'SONNE). [5]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (COCURES AP). [4]
1 × Hotel (LA LOZERETTE). [4,5]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING LE CHON DU TARN · CAMPING CHANTEMERLE). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | SAUCE CEVENNES · LAPOINTE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 1 | CEVENN'SONNE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | COCURES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 1 | LA LOZERETTE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING LE CHON DU TARN · CAMPING CHANTEMERLE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 485 (2012) → 457 (2023): -5.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 347 (1990) → 457 (2023): 31.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 445, of which 36.6 % second homes and 11.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bédouès-Cocurès): 3.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Florac Trois Rivières): 3 km to the west (straight line). [10]
GP (Florac Trois Rivières): 3.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Florac Trois Rivières): 3.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Bédouès-Cocurès): 1.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LA SALLE PRUNET weather station, 4.4 km away at 903 m; the village itself is at 602 m. [11]
The village sits 301 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 LA SALLE PRUNET, 4.4 km away at 903 m, over 17 summers. [11]
That station sits 301 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 1,105 mm of rain a year, spread over 100 days — about 11.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LA SALLE PRUNET, 4.4 km away at 903 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
33 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 160,000 € — 1,636 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Lozère is 1,319 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [12]
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 — 48050/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48050/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48050/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48050/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48050
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48061
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ciron | 36 | 314 km NW | 520 | 38.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Aulas | 30 | 39 km S | 456 | 33.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chamalières-sur-Loire | 43 | 99 km N | 506 | 50.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pietralba | 2B | 492 km E | 507 | 55.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 70 % · humidity 71 % |
| Noyers-sur-Jabron | 04 | 177 km E | 525 | 48.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 5 % · humidity 100 % |
| Curzon | 85 | 450 km NW | 481 | 37.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 92 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aulas | 30 | 39 km S | 456 | 33.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chamalières-sur-Loire | 43 | 99 km N | 506 | 50.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
| Noyers-sur-Jabron | 04 | 177 km E | 525 | 48.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 5 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ciron | 36 | 314 km NW | 520 | 38.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Curzon | 85 | 450 km NW | 481 | 37.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 92 % |
| Pietralba | 2B | 492 km E | 507 | 55.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 70 % · 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 Bédouès-Cocurès'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuits | 89 | 379 km N | 362 | 37.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fougax-et-Barrineuf | 09 | 214 km SW | 428 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Barthélemy-Grozon | 07 | 105 km NE | 494 | 39.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Mards-en-Othe | 10 | 426 km N | 635 | 43.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cœuvres-et-Valsery | 02 | 556 km N | 467 | 33.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Garchy | 58 | 327 km N | 424 | 43 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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