Creissels
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 42/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 54 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Creissels (INSEE 12084) is in Aveyron (12), part of CC de Millau Grands Causses. Population 1,568 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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/12084-creissels
Vitality score
Vitality score 42/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 54 % of the 11,290 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.62 | 10 | 6.19 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.48 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (GALZIN LANGUEDOC · GALZIN SAVEURS ET TRADITIONS). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (MACRIS). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT LE DIAPASON · LE BISTROQUET · CANOE CAFE · L'ART DES SAISONS). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES CASCADES). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (NICOLAS BARTHES, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CREISSELS RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE CREISSELS). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DE SPORT). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (VISAGIS). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL LE CHATEAU DE CREISSELS). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING SAINT-MARTIN). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | GALZIN LANGUEDOC · GALZIN SAVEURS ET TRADITIONS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | MACRIS | 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 | 4 | RESTAURANT LE DIAPASON · LE BISTROQUET · CANOE CAFE · L'ART DES SAISONS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES CASCADES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | NICOLAS BARTHES, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | CREISSELS RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE CREISSELS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE DE SPORT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | VISAGIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL LE CHATEAU DE CREISSELS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING SAINT-MARTIN | 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 1,558 (2012) → 1,568 (2023): 0.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,401 (1990) → 1,568 (2023): 11.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 846, of which 5.2 % second homes and 8.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Millau): 1.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Millau): 1.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Creissels): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Millau): 1.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Creissels): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 29 days a year at or above 30 °C and 27 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MILLAU weather station, 5.1 km away at 712 m; the village itself is at 394 m. [10]
The village sits 318 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MILLAU, 5.1 km away at 712 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 318 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 694 mm of rain a year, spread over 92 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MILLAU, 5.1 km away at 712 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
61 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 212,000 € — 2,036 € per m² of built surface. [11]
20 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 145,300 € — 1,320 € per m². [11]
The median across Aveyron is 1,239 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [11]
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 — 12084/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12084/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12084/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12084/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12145
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12084
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Chères | 69 | 240 km NE | 1,503 | 40.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 50 % |
| Daix | 21 | 393 km N | 1,515 | 38 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mareil-sur-Mauldre | 78 | 543 km N | 1,776 | 43.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Assevent | 59 | 693 km N | 1,769 | 29.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Peyrestortes | 66 | 149 km S | 1,927 | 45.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 74 % · humidity 0 % |
| Gometz-la-Ville | 91 | 515 km N | 1,536 | 48.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyrestortes | 66 | 149 km S | 1,927 | 45.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 74 % · humidity 0 % |
| Les Chères | 69 | 240 km NE | 1,503 | 40.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 50 % |
| Daix | 21 | 393 km N | 1,515 | 38 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gometz-la-Ville | 91 | 515 km N | 1,536 | 48.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mareil-sur-Mauldre | 78 | 543 km N | 1,776 | 43.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Assevent | 59 | 693 km N | 1,769 | 29.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Creissels'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornas | 07 | 172 km NE | 2,410 | 36.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Veyras | 07 | 139 km NE | 1,505 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Joseph | 42 | 205 km NE | 1,996 | 36.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Rome-de-Cernon | 12 | 11 km SW | 963 | 41.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fors | 79 | 362 km NW | 1,780 | 39.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chamagnieu | 38 | 243 km NE | 1,822 | 36.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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