Villefort
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 68.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villefort (INSEE 48198) is in Lozère (48), part of CC Mont Lozère. Population 618 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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/48198-villefort
Vitality score
Vitality score 68.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 16,888 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 | 0.71 | 25 | 17.74 |
| Social | 0.97 | 20 | 19.43 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.75 | 10 | 7.48 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.38 | 10 | 3.83 |
| Housing mix | 0.11 | 5 | 0.54 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE ROUX · EL HAOUARI ABDELLAH). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAISON MATHIEU). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PRODUITS REGIONAUX). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (ALVYN · ADRIGREG · MAMMA FIGLIO · THIPIEQUE · AU PARTAGE DES SAVEURS). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (CAFE LE LOUVRE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE ODILON BARROT). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LAURE MAURIN, MÉDECIN · SYLVIE MAURIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU BOSQUET). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE NIVEAU 3). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (BAIGNADE AMENAGEE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (METAMORPHOSE · RABIER GHISLAINE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL BALME, CHEZ CAMILLE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LE MAS DES SEDARIES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE ROUX · EL HAOUARI ABDELLAH | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | MAISON MATHIEU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | PRODUITS REGIONAUX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 5 | ALVYN · ADRIGREG · MAMMA FIGLIO · THIPIEQUE · AU PARTAGE DES SAVEURS | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | CAFE LE LOUVRE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE ODILON BARROT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | LAURE MAURIN, MÉDECIN · SYLVIE MAURIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU BOSQUET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE NIVEAU 3 | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | BAIGNADE AMENAGEE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | METAMORPHOSE · RABIER GHISLAINE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL BALME, CHEZ CAMILLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LE MAS DES SEDARIES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 601 (2012) → 618 (2023): 2.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 700 (1990) → 618 (2023): -11.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 670, of which 44.6 % second homes and 7.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Villefort): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Villefort): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Villefort): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Villefort): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Villefort): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 53 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the VILLEFORT weather station, 0.5 km away at 620 m; the village itself is at 588 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ALTIER, 8.9 km away at 900 m, over 25 summers. [9]
That station sits 312 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 1,837 mm of rain a year, spread over 94 days — about 19.5 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at VILLEFORT, 0.5 km away at 620 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48198/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48198/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48198/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48198/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48198
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Malzieu-Ville | 48 | 66 km NW | 745 | 66.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 31 % |
| Murol | 63 | 148 km NW | 672 | 71.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Anost | 71 | 294 km N | 695 | 66.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 39 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Tour-d'Auvergne | 63 | 156 km NW | 640 | 65.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arreau | 65 | 334 km SW | 725 | 68 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 24 % · humidity 100 % |
| Petreto-Bicchisano | 2A | 505 km SE | 572 | 71.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 34 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Malzieu-Ville | 48 | 66 km NW | 745 | 66.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 31 % |
| Murol | 63 | 148 km NW | 672 | 71.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Tour-d'Auvergne | 63 | 156 km NW | 640 | 65.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Anost | 71 | 294 km N | 695 | 66.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 39 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arreau | 65 | 334 km SW | 725 | 68 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 24 % · humidity 100 % |
| Petreto-Bicchisano | 2A | 505 km SE | 572 | 71.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 34 % · 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 Villefort'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-Honoré-les-Bains | 58 | 274 km N | 678 | 58.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Castillon-en-Couserans | 09 | 288 km SW | 428 | 64.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ancy-le-Franc | 89 | 371 km N | 834 | 66.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Saulge | 58 | 298 km N | 650 | 57 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sournia | 66 | 225 km SW | 478 | 57.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vézelay | 89 | 337 km N | 476 | 65.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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