Cessales
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 19.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 66 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cessales (INSEE 31137) is in Haute-Garonne (31), part of CC des Terres du Lauragais. Population 168 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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/31137-cessales
Vitality score
Vitality score 19.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 66 % of the 14,884 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.56 | 10 | 5.57 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.74 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (THE OUTSIDE CUT). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE 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 | 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 | 2 | THE OUTSIDE CUT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 138 (2012) → 168 (2023): 21.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 159 (1990) → 168 (2023): 5.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 77, of which 2.6 % second homes and 7.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Trébons-sur-la-Grasse): 1.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Ségreville): 3.9 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Villefranche-de-Lauragais): 6.5 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Villefranche-de-Lauragais): 6.6 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Cessales): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 37 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the SEGREVILLE weather station, 3.9 km away at 212 m; the village itself is at 214 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST-FELIX-LAURAGAIS, 11.4 km away at 330 m, over 19 summers. [12]
That station sits 116 m above 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 722 mm of rain a year, spread over 104 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at SEGREVILLE, 3.9 km away at 212 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 — 31137/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31137/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31137/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31137/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31560
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31540
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31582
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31137
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampont | 57 | 704 km NE | 167 | 16 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 64 % · humidity 57 % |
| Bougon | 79 | 353 km NW | 169 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 91 % · humidity 71 % |
| Kirrberg | 67 | 724 km NE | 167 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 78 % · humidity 57 % |
| Marthille | 57 | 712 km NE | 167 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 59 % · humidity 57 % |
| Martinpuich | 62 | 737 km N | 173 | 16.6 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Besmé | 02 | 685 km N | 166 | 21.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 95 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bougon | 79 | 353 km NW | 169 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 91 % · humidity 71 % |
| Besmé | 02 | 685 km N | 166 | 21.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 95 % · humidity 57 % |
| Hampont | 57 | 704 km NE | 167 | 16 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 64 % · humidity 57 % |
| Marthille | 57 | 712 km NE | 167 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 59 % · humidity 57 % |
| Kirrberg | 67 | 724 km NE | 167 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 78 % · humidity 57 % |
| Martinpuich | 62 | 737 km N | 173 | 16.6 | No daily shops | no figures |
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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 Cessales'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mascarville | 31 | 11 km N | 179 | 24.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beauville | 31 | 3.2 km NE | 168 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Canté | 09 | 28 km SW | 222 | 22.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lissac | 09 | 28 km SW | 237 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Besset | 09 | 43 km S | 163 | 15 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Varennes | 31 | 4.9 km NW | 255 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
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