Fénols
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 23.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 67 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fénols (INSEE 81090) is in Tarn (81), part of CA Gaillac-Graulhet. Population 244 (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/81090-fenols
Vitality score
Vitality score 23.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 67 % of the 17,108 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 | 0.92 | 10 | 9.19 |
| 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 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 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 | 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 228 (2012) → 244 (2023): 7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 172 (1990) → 244 (2023): 41.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 116, of which 2.6 % second homes and 6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Carlus): 6.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Cadalen): 5.7 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Cadalen): 5.9 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Cadalen): 5.9 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Fénols): 0 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 51 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the FLORENTIN weather station, 5 km away at 204 m; the village itself is at 212 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ALBI, 9.1 km away at 172 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 750 mm of rain a year, spread over 103 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at FLORENTIN, 5 km away at 204 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 — 81090/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81090/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81090/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81090/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81059
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81046
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81090
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ville-au-Montois | 54 | 681 km NE | 242 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · humidity 79 % |
| Senlecques | 62 | 757 km N | 251 | 20.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lespinoy | 62 | 732 km N | 243 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 99 % |
| Géus-d'Arzacq | 64 | 211 km W | 234 | 24.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 84 % · humidity 36 % |
| Mailly-sur-Seille | 54 | 648 km NE | 245 | 21.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 55 % · humidity 79 % |
| Dombrot-sur-Vair | 88 | 573 km NE | 239 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 49 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Géus-d'Arzacq | 64 | 211 km W | 234 | 24.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 84 % · humidity 36 % |
| Dombrot-sur-Vair | 88 | 573 km NE | 239 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 49 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mailly-sur-Seille | 54 | 648 km NE | 245 | 21.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 55 % · humidity 79 % |
| Ville-au-Montois | 54 | 681 km NE | 242 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lespinoy | 62 | 732 km N | 243 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 99 % |
| Senlecques | 62 | 757 km N | 251 | 20.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Fénols'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sieurac | 81 | 6.3 km SE | 256 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Murles | 34 | 137 km E | 353 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aussac | 81 | 2.3 km NW | 255 | 21.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Viols-en-Laval | 34 | 135 km E | 231 | 27.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Plans | 30 | 176 km E | 292 | 24.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montagnac | 30 | 168 km E | 249 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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