Montsalès
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 34.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 85 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montsalès (INSEE 12158) is in Aveyron (12), part of CC Ouest Aveyron Communauté. Population 319 (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 34.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 85 % of the 17,924 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.59 | 5 | 2.97 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (CHEZ PAPY ET MAMY). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE GAURELS). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MONTSALÈS MAIRIE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 | 2 | CHEZ PAPY ET MAMY | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE GAURELS | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MONTSALÈS MAIRIE | 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 253 (2012) → 319 (2023): 26.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 199 (1990) → 319 (2023): 60.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 217, of which 20.3 % second homes and 8.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Causse-et-Diège): 7.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Ambeyrac): 2.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Villeneuve): 8.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Villeneuve): 8.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Ambeyrac): 1.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 36 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the VILLENEUVE weather station, 6.1 km away at 353 m; the village itself is at 308 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at VILLEFRANCHE-DE-ROUERGUE, 14.2 km away at 330 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 934 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VILLENEUVE, 6.1 km away at 353 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 — 12158/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12158/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12158/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12158/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12257
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12007
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12301
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont-sur-Dême | 72 | 372 km N | 326 | 25.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 44 % · winter 70 % |
| Le Vernet-Sainte-Marguerite | 63 | 147 km NE | 327 | 28.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 69 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Jaille-Yvon | 49 | 413 km NW | 343 | 31 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 46 % · winter 76 % |
| Moissannes | 87 | 157 km N | 328 | 27.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chaux | 71 | 365 km NE | 322 | 31 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 91 % |
| Brandonnet | 12 | 18 km SE | 287 | 25.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandonnet | 12 | 18 km SE | 287 | 25.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Vernet-Sainte-Marguerite | 63 | 147 km NE | 327 | 28.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 69 % · humidity 79 % |
| Moissannes | 87 | 157 km N | 328 | 27.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chaux | 71 | 365 km NE | 322 | 31 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 91 % |
| Beaumont-sur-Dême | 72 | 372 km N | 326 | 25.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 44 % · winter 70 % |
| La Jaille-Yvon | 49 | 413 km NW | 343 | 31 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 46 % · winter 76 % |
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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 Montsalès'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandonnet | 12 | 18 km SE | 287 | 25.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pruines | 12 | 43 km E | 289 | 34 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chartrier-Ferrière | 19 | 76 km NW | 373 | 28.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Montellier | 01 | 292 km NE | 336 | 25.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Suze | 26 | 251 km E | 245 | 29.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Teyssode | 81 | 94 km S | 382 | 29.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
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