Cestayrols
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 27.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 55 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cestayrols (INSEE 81067) is in Tarn (81), part of CA Gaillac-Graulhet. Population 455 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 27.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 55 % of the 17,947 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.6 | 10 | 5.99 |
| Housing mix | 0.63 | 5 | 3.17 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CESTAYROLS AP). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | CESTAYROLS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 477 (2012) → 455 (2023): -4.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 414 (1990) → 455 (2023): 9.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 306, of which 18.3 % second homes and 7.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Villeneuve-sur-Vère): 4.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Cahuzac-sur-Vère): 5.7 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Cahuzac-sur-Vère): 6.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Cahuzac-sur-Vère): 5.9 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Cestayrols): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 37 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SENOUILLAC weather station, 5.2 km away at 185 m; the village itself is at 251 m. [11]
The village sits 66 m above 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ALBI, 12.9 km away at 172 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 79 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 606 mm of rain a year, spread over 99 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SENOUILLAC, 5.2 km away at 185 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 — 81067/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81067/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81067/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81067/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81319
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81051
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81067
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles | 28 | 549 km N | 498 | 30.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Puéchabon | 34 | 134 km E | 509 | 35.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
| Billy-sur-Oisy | 58 | 405 km N | 381 | 25.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Avrillé-les-Ponceaux | 37 | 402 km N | 479 | 30.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Narcy | 58 | 371 km N | 464 | 33.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Maurice-aux-Riches-Hommes | 89 | 500 km N | 407 | 28.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 77 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puéchabon | 34 | 134 km E | 509 | 35.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
| Narcy | 58 | 371 km N | 464 | 33.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Avrillé-les-Ponceaux | 37 | 402 km N | 479 | 30.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Billy-sur-Oisy | 58 | 405 km N | 381 | 25.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Maurice-aux-Riches-Hommes | 89 | 500 km N | 407 | 28.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 77 % |
| Gilles | 28 | 549 km N | 498 | 30.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 92 % · 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 Cestayrols'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montdoumerc | 46 | 50 km NW | 577 | 31.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Portes-en-Valdaine | 26 | 241 km E | 459 | 23.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dunière-sur-Eyrieux | 07 | 232 km NE | 437 | 30.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ratte | 71 | 394 km NE | 372 | 30.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montjoux | 26 | 256 km E | 316 | 29 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Labastide-Gabausse | 81 | 11 km NE | 547 | 21.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
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