Recoules-d'Aubrac
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 11 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Recoules-d'Aubrac (INSEE 48123) is in Lozère (48), part of CC des Hautes Terres de l'Aubrac. Population 165 (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 9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 11 % of the 14,807 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.08 | 10 | 0.81 |
| Housing mix | 0.1 | 5 | 0.5 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
2 × Hotel (LES GENETS D'OR · RELAIS DE L'AUBRAC). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 2 | LES GENETS D'OR · RELAIS DE L'AUBRAC | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 222 (2012) → 165 (2023): -25.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 284 (1990) → 165 (2023): -41.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 149, of which 45 % second homes and 4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Urcize): 1.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Urcize): 1.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Nasbinals): 3.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac): 13.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Urcize): 1.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 1 day a year at or above 30 °C and 98 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the NASBINALS weather station, 6 km away at 1,284 m; the village itself is at 1,106 m. [11]
The village sits 178 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 LE BUISSON, 18.2 km away at 1,088 m, over 19 summers. [11]
An average of 1,557 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 11.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at NASBINALS, 6 km away at 1,284 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 — 48123/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48123/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48123/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48123/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15216
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48104
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12214
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calès | 46 | 118 km W | 169 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 5 % · winter 55 % · humidity 71 % |
| Larroque | 81 | 131 km SW | 167 | 20.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 8 % · humidity 57 % |
| Florimont-Gaumier | 24 | 141 km W | 170 | 14.6 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Bouteilles-Saint-Sébastien | 24 | 226 km W | 172 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 % |
| Tardinghen | 62 | 694 km N | 150 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-les-Courbes | 19 | 138 km NW | 178 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 84 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calès | 46 | 118 km W | 169 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 5 % · winter 55 % · humidity 71 % |
| Larroque | 81 | 131 km SW | 167 | 20.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 8 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-les-Courbes | 19 | 138 km NW | 178 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 84 % |
| Florimont-Gaumier | 24 | 141 km W | 170 | 14.6 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Bouteilles-Saint-Sébastien | 24 | 226 km W | 172 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 % |
| Tardinghen | 62 | 694 km N | 150 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 0 % · 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 Recoules-d'Aubrac'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-Victor-la-Rivière | 63 | 96 km N | 239 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aix-la-Fayette | 63 | 100 km NE | 97 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Fage-Montivernoux | 48 | 12 km NE | 131 | 1.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Corbel | 73 | 235 km E | 161 | 20.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lavigerie | 15 | 54 km NW | 116 | 22.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chaulme | 63 | 112 km NE | 118 | 13 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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