Gorges du Tarn Causses
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 75/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 100 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gorges du Tarn Causses (INSEE 48146) is in Lozère (48), part of CC Gorges Causses Cévennes. Population 881 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2017-01-01 from 2 former communes: Montbrun (48101), Quézac (48122). [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/48146-gorges-du-tarn-causses
Vitality score
Vitality score 75/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 100 % of the 15,094 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 | 0.84 | 25 | 21.1 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.75 | 5 | 3.74 |
| Population trend | 0.62 | 10 | 6.24 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU PAIN DES GORGES DU TARN). [4,5]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DES GORGES DU TARN). [4,5]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (AUX SAVEURS D'ENIMIE · OGG). [4,5]
15 × Restaurant (LES COPAINS D'ABORD · SARL SPORTS NATURE PERIGOUSE · LA TENDELLE). [4,5]
8 × Café / bar (LA CAVERNE · RELAIS SAINT-PIERRE · L'ABRACADA BAR · LE CENTRAL BAR · BAR DE LA DIGUE). [5]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [4]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PIERRE DELMAS, UNITE PEDAGOGIQUE DE PROXI). [4]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (VERO MAUNOURY, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES GORGES DU TARN). [4,5]
2 × Post office / agence postale (QUEZAC AP · LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE SAINTE-ENIMIE). [4]
1 × Hairdresser (LINE COIFFURE). [4,5]
5 × Hotel (HOTEL BLEU NUIT · RELAIS SAINT-PIERRE · AUBERGE DE LA CASCADE · AUBERGE DU MOUILIN · HOTEL BURLATIS). [4,5]
7 × Campsite (CAMPING DEL RON · YELLOH VILLAGE NATURE ET RIVIERE · CAMPING LES OSIERS · CAMPING COUDERC · CAMPING LE PETIT MONDE). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 2 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | AU PAIN DES GORGES DU TARN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE DES GORGES DU TARN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | AUX SAVEURS D'ENIMIE · OGG | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 | 15 | LES COPAINS D'ABORD · SARL SPORTS NATURE PERIGOUSE · LA TENDELLE | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 8 | LA CAVERNE · RELAIS SAINT-PIERRE · L'ABRACADA BAR · LE CENTRAL BAR · BAR DE LA DIGUE | INSEE SIRENE 8 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PIERRE DELMAS, UNITE PEDAGOGIQUE DE PROXI | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | VERO MAUNOURY, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DES GORGES DU TARN | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | QUEZAC AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE SAINTE-ENIMIE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | LINE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Hotel | 5 | HOTEL BLEU NUIT · RELAIS SAINT-PIERRE · AUBERGE DE LA CASCADE · AUBERGE DU MOUILIN · HOTEL BURLATIS | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 7 | CAMPING DEL RON · YELLOH VILLAGE NATURE ET RIVIERE · CAMPING LES OSIERS · CAMPING COUDERC · CAMPING LE PETIT MONDE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 963 (2012) → 881 (2023): -8.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 784 (1990) → 881 (2023): 12.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,202, of which 58.7 % second homes and 3.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gorges du Tarn Causses): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Gorges du Tarn Causses): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Gorges du Tarn Causses): 0 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Ispagnac): 10.2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Gorges du Tarn Causses): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 42 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the STE ENIMIE weather station, 0.4 km away at 480 m; the village itself is at 476 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST GEORGES DE L, 14.1 km away at 911 m, over 10 summers. [11]
That station sits 435 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 763 mm of rain a year, spread over 95 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at STE ENIMIE, 0.4 km away at 480 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 — 48146/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48146/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48146/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48146/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48146
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48075
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vico | 2A | 500 km SE | 999 | 80.5 | Well served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse | 38 | 218 km NE | 1,003 | 59.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 43 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mont Lozère et Goulet | 48 | 29 km NE | 1,098 | 51.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Anthème | 63 | 135 km N | 716 | 67 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Flumet | 73 | 292 km NE | 799 | 68.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
| Massat | 09 | 234 km SW | 749 | 70.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 26 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mont Lozère et Goulet | 48 | 29 km NE | 1,098 | 51.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Anthème | 63 | 135 km N | 716 | 67 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse | 38 | 218 km NE | 1,003 | 59.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 43 % · humidity 93 % |
| Massat | 09 | 234 km SW | 749 | 70.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 26 % · humidity 93 % |
| Flumet | 73 | 292 km NE | 799 | 68.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vico | 2A | 500 km SE | 999 | 80.5 | Well served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 53 % · 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 Gorges du Tarn Causses'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Eyzies | 24 | 200 km W | 1,134 | 62.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tourtour | 83 | 247 km E | 581 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Estaing | 12 | 62 km W | 502 | 57.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rasteau | 84 | 126 km E | 813 | 55.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ansouis | 84 | 178 km E | 1,064 | 47.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villecomtal | 12 | 70 km W | 430 | 64.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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