Algans
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 21.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 62 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Algans (INSEE 81006) is in Tarn (81), part of CC du Sor et de l'Agout. Population 223 (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 21.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 62 % of the 16,607 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 | 0.77 | 10 | 7.67 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.22 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (BONJOUR MONSIEUR PATATE). [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 | BONJOUR MONSIEUR PATATE | 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 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 211 (2012) → 223 (2023): 5.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 176 (1990) → 223 (2023): 26.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 115, of which 7.8 % second homes and 7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cuq-Toulza): 3.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Cuq-Toulza): 3.5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Cuq-Toulza): 3.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Cuq-Toulza): 3.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Cuq-Toulza): 3.5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 52 days a year at or above 30 °C and 18 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the PUYLAURENS weather station, 9.8 km away at 312 m; the village itself is at 205 m. [9]
The village sits 107 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LAVAUR, 10.9 km away at 131 m, over 29 summers. [9]
That station sits 74 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 784 mm of rain a year, spread over 103 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ST-PAUL-CAP-DE, 8.4 km away at 162 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81006/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81006/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81006/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81006/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81076
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dancourt | 76 | 701 km N | 235 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 95 % · humidity 71 % |
| Castanet | 81 | 44 km N | 210 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 53 % · humidity 79 % |
| Escames | 60 | 662 km N | 226 | 20.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 46 % · humidity 71 % |
| Césarville-Dossainville | 45 | 520 km N | 217 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 18 % · winter 62 % |
| Gans | 33 | 189 km NW | 207 | 22.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Thil-Riberpré | 76 | 673 km N | 241 | 20.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 50 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castanet | 81 | 44 km N | 210 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 53 % · humidity 79 % |
| Gans | 33 | 189 km NW | 207 | 22.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Césarville-Dossainville | 45 | 520 km N | 217 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 18 % · winter 62 % |
| Escames | 60 | 662 km N | 226 | 20.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 46 % · humidity 71 % |
| Le Thil-Riberpré | 76 | 673 km N | 241 | 20.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 50 % · humidity 71 % |
| Dancourt | 76 | 701 km N | 235 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 95 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Algans'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prades | 81 | 6.8 km E | 123 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Magrin | 81 | 2.9 km NE | 140 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bertre | 81 | 3.7 km E | 112 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mouzens | 81 | 7.6 km S | 111 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Puech | 34 | 115 km E | 262 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lacroisille | 81 | 3.5 km SE | 98 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
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