Castelnau-de-Lévis
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 39.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 45 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Castelnau-de-Lévis (INSEE 81063) is in Tarn (81), part of CA de l'Albigeois (C2A). Population 1,603 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/81063-castelnau-de-levis
Vitality score
Vitality score 39.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 45 % of the 11,133 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.87 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.73 | 10 | 7.26 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.25 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPICERIE DE LA TOUR). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (PIZZA CASTEL). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PAULINE PISTRE, MÉDECIN · CHANTAL DURAND, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA TOUR). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CASTELNAU DE LEVIS COIFFEUR RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE CASTEL'LIRE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE MULTISPORTS). [3]
3 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL LA TAVERNE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [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) | 1 | EPICERIE DE LA TOUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | PIZZA CASTEL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | PAULINE PISTRE, MÉDECIN · CHANTAL DURAND, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA TOUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | CASTELNAU DE LEVIS COIFFEUR RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE CASTEL'LIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE MULTISPORTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL LA TAVERNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,545 (2012) → 1,603 (2023): 3.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,308 (1990) → 1,603 (2023): 22.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 798, of which 7.5 % second homes and 5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Albi): 2.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Castelnau-de-Lévis): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
GP (Castelnau-de-Lévis): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Castelnau-de-Lévis): 0.5 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Castelnau-de-Lévis): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 43 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ALBI weather station, 3.7 km away at 172 m; the village itself is at 165 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ALBI, 3.7 km away at 172 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 718 mm of rain a year, spread over 103 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ALBI, 3.7 km away at 172 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
68 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 231,910 € — 1,657 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Tarn is 1,319 € 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
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81063/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2023-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/414a1fb8-f807-3083-bbcb-4e44791c32b2— “Tous les vendredis soirs, retrouvez le marché de producteurs à Castelnau-de-Lévis sur la place du village.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81063/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81063/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81063/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81004
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81063
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Éloy-de-Gy | 18 | 358 km N | 1,581 | 44.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Beaulieu-sur-Loire | 45 | 405 km N | 1,734 | 43.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 38 % · winter 78 % |
| Val en Vignes | 79 | 394 km NW | 2,020 | 40.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 96 % |
| Teillé | 44 | 471 km NW | 1,824 | 44.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pourrain | 89 | 437 km N | 1,270 | 38.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Luçay-le-Mâle | 36 | 358 km N | 1,324 | 36 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luçay-le-Mâle | 36 | 358 km N | 1,324 | 36 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Éloy-de-Gy | 18 | 358 km N | 1,581 | 44.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Val en Vignes | 79 | 394 km NW | 2,020 | 40.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 96 % |
| Beaulieu-sur-Loire | 45 | 405 km N | 1,734 | 43.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 38 % · winter 78 % |
| Pourrain | 89 | 437 km N | 1,270 | 38.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Teillé | 44 | 471 km NW | 1,824 | 44.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Castelnau-de-Lévis'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lachapelle-sous-Aubenas | 07 | 195 km E | 1,911 | 53.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lautrec | 81 | 26 km S | 1,673 | 60.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cadalen | 81 | 13 km SW | 1,547 | 44.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Taulignan | 26 | 238 km E | 1,627 | 54.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mercurol-Veaunes | 26 | 256 km NE | 2,816 | 43.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Eurre | 26 | 248 km NE | 1,431 | 34 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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