Les Costes-Gozon
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 13.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 36 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Les Costes-Gozon (INSEE 12078) is in Aveyron (12), part of CC de la Muse et des Raspes du Tarn. Population 163 (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 13.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 36 % of the 14,672 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 | 0.29 | 10 | 2.87 |
| Housing mix | 0.47 | 5 | 2.37 |
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]
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 BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 175 (2012) → 163 (2023): -6.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 207 (1990) → 163 (2023): -21.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 137, of which 26.3 % second homes and 12.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Viala-du-Tarn): 8.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Truel): 5.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Rome-de-Tarn): 8.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Rome-de-Tarn): 8.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Victor-et-Melvieu): 4.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 74 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the MONTLAUR weather station, 14.2 km away at 374 m; the village itself is at 651 m. [12]
The village sits 277 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at MONTLAUR, 14.2 km away at 374 m, over 23 summers. [12]
That station sits 277 m below 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 860 mm of rain a year, spread over 110 days — about 7.8 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST AFFRIQUE, 7.8 km away at 365 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 — 12078/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12078/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12078/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12078/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12296
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12284
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12244
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12251
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lésignac-Durand | 16 | 262 km NW | 167 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 38 % · humidity 71 % |
| Vannecrocq | 27 | 615 km N | 164 | 22.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-d'Estissac | 24 | 214 km NW | 158 | 21.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 % |
| Huisnes-sur-Mer | 50 | 606 km NW | 169 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 36 % · humidity 86 % |
| Luzeret | 36 | 301 km N | 155 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaniat | 43 | 154 km N | 164 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaniat | 43 | 154 km N | 164 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-d'Estissac | 24 | 214 km NW | 158 | 21.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 % |
| Lésignac-Durand | 16 | 262 km NW | 167 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 38 % · humidity 71 % |
| Luzeret | 36 | 301 km N | 155 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Huisnes-sur-Mer | 50 | 606 km NW | 169 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 36 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vannecrocq | 27 | 615 km N | 164 | 22.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 57 % · 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 Les Costes-Gozon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laféline | 03 | 261 km N | 173 | 16 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Perrigny-sur-Loire | 71 | 292 km N | 141 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Thil-sur-Arroux | 71 | 326 km N | 138 | 16 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Dizier-les-Domaines | 23 | 263 km N | 207 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle-sous-Uchon | 71 | 333 km N | 198 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Domet | 23 | 229 km N | 160 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
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