Recoules-de-Fumas
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 13.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 50 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Recoules-de-Fumas (INSEE 48124) is in Lozère (48), part of CC du Gévaudan. Population 98 (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 13.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 50 % of the 10,424 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.44 | 10 | 4.42 |
| Housing mix | 0.34 | 5 | 1.7 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL BALEZ). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), 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) | 1 | SARL BALEZ | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 95 (2012) → 98 (2023): 3.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 104 (1990) → 98 (2023): -5.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 106, of which 33 % second homes and 14.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Marvejols): 10.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Recoules-de-Fumas): 1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Peyre en Aubrac): 4.7 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Marvejols): 10.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Lachamp-Ribennes): 4 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 104 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the LE BUISSON weather station, 8.5 km away at 1,088 m; the village itself is at 1,023 m. [12]
The village sits 65 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at LE BUISSON, 8.5 km away at 1,088 m, over 19 summers. [12]
That station sits 65 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 904 mm of rain a year, spread over 114 days — about 7.9 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at RIBENNES, 6 km away at 1,057 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48124/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48124/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48124/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48124/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48092
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48124
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48009
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48126
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorleau | 27 | 549 km N | 99 | 6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 31 % |
| Mont-d'Astarac | 32 | 266 km SW | 90 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 24 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Victor-sur-Arlanc | 43 | 84 km NE | 92 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 65 % |
| Allières | 09 | 239 km SW | 76 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Montmaur-en-Diois | 26 | 161 km E | 102 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Champeaux | 61 | 532 km NW | 96 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 7 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Victor-sur-Arlanc | 43 | 84 km NE | 92 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 65 % |
| Montmaur-en-Diois | 26 | 161 km E | 102 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Allières | 09 | 239 km SW | 76 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Mont-d'Astarac | 32 | 266 km SW | 90 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 24 % · humidity 57 % |
| Les Champeaux | 61 | 532 km NW | 96 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 7 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lorleau | 27 | 549 km N | 99 | 6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 31 % |
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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-de-Fumas'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alleyrat | 19 | 136 km NW | 98 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Feyt | 19 | 135 km NW | 110 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chavagnac | 15 | 68 km NW | 88 | 4.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Landeyrat | 15 | 80 km NW | 84 | 3.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Presles | 38 | 168 km E | 102 | 21.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Couffy-sur-Sarsonne | 19 | 139 km NW | 72 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
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