Castelginest
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.4/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 6 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Castelginest (INSEE 31116) is in Haute-Garonne (31), part of Toulouse Métropole. Population 11,271 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 44.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 6 % of the 2,173 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 | 0.28 | 25 | 6.97 |
| Social | 0.41 | 20 | 8.26 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.48 | 10 | 4.84 |
| Public & culture | 0.11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.93 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL B. PEREIRA · PAGA · FEEMAYSON BY MAYSSOUNE · LA BORMA). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (LE BILLOT DE LAURENT). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (CANSTEL · U EXPRESS). [3,4]
14 × Restaurant (LE SEVEN · MARCELIN CLAUCIA · THE CASTLE · SO BURGER · COOL A PIC). [3,4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JULES VERNE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE FRANCOISE DOLTO). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LUCIE AUBRAC · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LEONARD DE VINCI). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JACQUES MAURE). [3]
11 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANNE-CECILE ORIOL, MÉDECIN · VINCENT ROSE, MÉDECIN · GERARD GINESTE, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE LEPRINCE, MÉDECIN · FRANCOISE CHABAUD, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE BUFFEBIAU · PHARMACIE DE LA TOUR). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (CASTELGINEST BUFFEBIAU AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE CASTELIA). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU CENTRE). [3]
6 × Bank (AGENCE DE CASTELGINEST · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE CASTELGINEST · AGENCE CASTELGINEST · CREDIT LYONNAIS). [3]
10 × Hairdresser (CASTEL · KDS - KARLA DA SYLVA · DILOY'S · HAIR BY CHAYMAE IGLESIAS CHAYMAE · DAVID COIFFEUR A DOMICILE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Butcher (boucherie), 4 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 4 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Café / bar, Library. [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | SARL B. PEREIRA · PAGA · FEEMAYSON BY MAYSSOUNE · LA BORMA | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | LE BILLOT DE LAURENT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 3 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Supermarket | 2 | CANSTEL · U EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 14 | LE SEVEN · MARCELIN CLAUCIA · THE CASTLE · SO BURGER · COOL A PIC | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 24 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JULES VERNE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE FRANCOISE DOLTO | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LUCIE AUBRAC · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LEONARD DE VINCI | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JACQUES MAURE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 11 | ANNE-CECILE ORIOL, MÉDECIN · VINCENT ROSE, MÉDECIN · GERARD GINESTE, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE LEPRINCE, MÉDECIN · FRANCOISE CHABAUD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE BUFFEBIAU · PHARMACIE DE LA TOUR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | CASTELGINEST BUFFEBIAU AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 1 | LE CASTELIA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU CENTRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 6 | AGENCE DE CASTELGINEST · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE CASTELGINEST · AGENCE CASTELGINEST · CREDIT LYONNAIS | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 10 | CASTEL · KDS - KARLA DA SYLVA · DILOY'S · HAIR BY CHAYMAE IGLESIAS CHAYMAE · DAVID COIFFEUR A DOMICILE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday 8h à 13h grand'Place du Général de Gaulle. [5]
Trajectory
Population 9,369 (2012) → 11,271 (2023): 20.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 6,757 (1990) → 11,271 (2023): 66.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,501, of which 0.7 % second homes and 5.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Castelginest): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Castelginest): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Castelginest): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Alban): 0.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Castelginest): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 36 days a year at or above 30 °C and 25 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the TOULOUSE-BLAGNAC weather station, 8.9 km away at 151 m; the village itself is at 128 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at TOULOUSE-BLAGNAC, 8.9 km away at 151 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 679 mm of rain a year, spread over 101 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CASTELGINEST, 1.1 km away at 130 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
458 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 274,788 € — 2,922 € per m² of built surface. [12]
324 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 133,060 € — 2,593 € per m². [12]
The median across Haute-Garonne is 2,555 € per m², so this commune sits above 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
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31116/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.mairie-castelginest.fr/fr/la-mairie/environnement/marche-de-plein-vent/— “Tous les samedis matins, notre marché de plein vent vous accueille de 8h à 13h sur la grand'Place du Général de Gaulle.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31116/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31116/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31116/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31116
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31467
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riorges | 42 | 333 km NE | 11,139 | 49.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 39 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beauzelle | 31 | 5.1 km SW | 8,713 | 52.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Panazol | 87 | 239 km N | 11,342 | 42.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Wambrechies | 59 | 787 km N | 11,012 | 53.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Saulve | 59 | 760 km N | 10,947 | 43.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 72 % · humidity 64 % |
| Épinay-sous-Sénart | 91 | 562 km N | 11,611 | 33.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 86 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beauzelle | 31 | 5.1 km SW | 8,713 | 52.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Panazol | 87 | 239 km N | 11,342 | 42.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Riorges | 42 | 333 km NE | 11,139 | 49.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 39 % · humidity 100 % |
| Épinay-sous-Sénart | 91 | 562 km N | 11,611 | 33.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 86 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Saulve | 59 | 760 km N | 10,947 | 43.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 72 % · humidity 64 % |
| Wambrechies | 59 | 787 km N | 11,012 | 53.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Castelginest'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beauzelle | 31 | 5.1 km SW | 8,713 | 52.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Launaguet | 31 | 3.3 km SE | 9,173 | 63.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aucamville | 31 | 2.7 km S | 9,623 | 65.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ramonville-Saint-Agne | 31 | 17 km S | 15,158 | 57.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Balma | 31 | 11 km SE | 17,772 | 60.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Parempuyre | 33 | 214 km NW | 10,672 | 42.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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