Lajo
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 6.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 4 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lajo (INSEE 48079) is in Lozère (48), part of CC des Terres d'Apcher-Margeride-Aubrac. Population 114 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/48079-lajo
Vitality score
Vitality score 6.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 4 % of the 11,753 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.36 | 10 | 3.57 |
| Housing mix | 0.01 | 5 | 0.04 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Library (DÉPÔT LECTURE DE LAJO). [3]
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. [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 | 1 | DÉPÔT LECTURE DE LAJO | 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 | 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 106 (2012) → 114 (2023): 7.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 133 (1990) → 114 (2023): -14.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 119, of which 49.6 % second homes and 1.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole): 6.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Malzieu-Ville): 6.6 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole): 6.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole): 6.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Prunières): 7.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 172 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST ALBAN SUR LIMAGNOLE weather station, 6.6 km away at 960 m; the village itself is at 1,237 m. [11]
The village sits 277 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]
An average of 858 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST ALBAN SUR LIMAGNOLE, 6.6 km away at 960 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 — 48079/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48079/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48079/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48079/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48132
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48090
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48121
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Guillermie | 03 | 129 km N | 123 | 5.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 0 % |
| Laprade | 11 | 181 km SW | 122 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 0 % |
| Esplantas-Vazeilles | 43 | 12 km NE | 126 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 53 % |
| Faugères | 07 | 69 km SE | 123 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 41 % · winter 0 % |
| Maurines | 15 | 27 km W | 102 | 7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 0 % |
| Espagnac-Sainte-Eulalie | 46 | 128 km W | 97 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 3 % · winter 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esplantas-Vazeilles | 43 | 12 km NE | 126 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 53 % |
| Maurines | 15 | 27 km W | 102 | 7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 0 % |
| Faugères | 07 | 69 km SE | 123 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 41 % · winter 0 % |
| Espagnac-Sainte-Eulalie | 46 | 128 km W | 97 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 3 % · winter 0 % |
| La Guillermie | 03 | 129 km N | 123 | 5.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 0 % |
| Laprade | 11 | 181 km SW | 122 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 0 % |
Elsewhere
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