Castelnau-de-Mandailles
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 46.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 90 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Castelnau-de-Mandailles (INSEE 12061) is in Aveyron (12), part of CC des Causses à l'Aubrac. Population 565 (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 46.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 90 % of the 17,417 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 | 0.86 | 20 | 17.29 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.58 | 10 | 5.84 |
| Housing mix | 0.38 | 5 | 1.9 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MATT ET SES PAINS). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (L'AUBERGE · D'AUBRAC & D'OC). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CASTELNAU DE MANDAILLES AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE CASTELNAU-DE-MANDAILLES AGENCE POSTALE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | MATT ET SES PAINS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 2 | L'AUBERGE · D'AUBRAC & D'OC | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | CASTELNAU DE MANDAILLES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE CASTELNAU-DE-MANDAILLES AGENCE POSTALE | 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 541 (2012) → 565 (2023): 4.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 521 (1990) → 565 (2023): 8.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 445, of which 31 % second homes and 10.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Castelnau-de-Mandailles): 1.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lassouts): 5.8 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Côme-d'Olt): 6.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Côme-d'Olt): 6.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Castelnau-de-Mandailles): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 38 days a year at or above 30 °C and 75 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-COME-D'OLT weather station, 5.2 km away at 380 m; the village itself is at 530 m. [11]
The village sits 150 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]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST-COME-D'OLT, 5.2 km away at 380 m, over 23 summers. [11]
That station sits 150 m below 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 959 mm of rain a year, spread over 114 days — about 8.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-COME-D'OLT, 5.2 km away at 380 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
33 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 120,000 € — 1,200 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Aveyron is 1,239 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12061/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12061/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12061/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12061/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12061
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12124
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12216
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simiane-la-Rotonde | 04 | 222 km E | 609 | 51.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ségur | 12 | 28 km S | 534 | 38.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 33 % · winter 66 % |
| Montbrun-Bocage | 31 | 203 km SW | 592 | 52 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 69 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Pierre-du-Champ | 43 | 112 km NE | 565 | 42.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 38 % · winter 27 % |
| Tiranges | 43 | 122 km NE | 453 | 40.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vesdun | 18 | 226 km N | 540 | 39.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 84 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ségur | 12 | 28 km S | 534 | 38.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 33 % · winter 66 % |
| Saint-Pierre-du-Champ | 43 | 112 km NE | 565 | 42.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 38 % · winter 27 % |
| Tiranges | 43 | 122 km NE | 453 | 40.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montbrun-Bocage | 31 | 203 km SW | 592 | 52 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 69 % · humidity 57 % |
| Simiane-la-Rotonde | 04 | 222 km E | 609 | 51.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vesdun | 18 | 226 km N | 540 | 39.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 84 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Castelnau-de-Mandailles'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriac | 12 | 12 km SW | 561 | 30.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lunac | 12 | 70 km SW | 435 | 26.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lacropte | 24 | 172 km W | 699 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sanvensa | 12 | 72 km W | 643 | 34.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Roumoules | 04 | 270 km E | 725 | 50.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Monceaux-sur-Dordogne | 19 | 98 km NW | 628 | 37.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
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