Monestiés

Tarn · CC Carmausin-Ségala · INSEE 81170

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Few services 35.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 37 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Monestiés (INSEE 81170) is in Tarn (81), part of CC Carmausin-Ségala. Population 1,381 (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/81170-monesties

Vitality score

Vitality score 35.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 37 % of the 12,194 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	0.26	25	6.56
Social	0.32	20	6.32
Education	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0.2	10	1.97
Public & culture	0.39	5	1.97
Population trend	0.51	10	5.15
Housing mix	0.83	5	4.16

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 2 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 0 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 1 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 0 of 2

Everyday services 0 of 3

Lodging 1 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie). ^[3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'EPICERIE LUDIQUE DE MONESTIES). ^[3,4]

2 × Restaurant (AUBERGE OCCITANE · COWBOY PIZZA & BURGER). ^[3,4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE SIPIERRE GISCLARD). ^[3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). ^[3]

1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE MON LIVRE). ^[3]

1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LE NEGRA NEUCH). ^[3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Campsite.

Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	1		INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	1	L'EPICERIE LUDIQUE DE MONESTIES	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	2	AUBERGE OCCITANE · COWBOY PIZZA & BURGER	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Café / bar	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [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)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Pharmacy	1	PHARMACIE SIPIERRE GISCLARD	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Nurse	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale	1	LA POSTE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	1	MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE MON LIVRE	INSEE BPE 1 [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 SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Fuel station	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel	0		INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Campsite	1	CAMPING MUNICIPAL LE NEGRA NEUCH	INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

1968: 1,234 peak 2012: 1,424 2023: 1,381 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,424 (2012) → 1,381 (2023): -3 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 1,361 (1990) → 1,381 (2023): 1.5 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 727, of which 8.4 % second homes and 7.8 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Food shop, Primary school, Pharmacy Bakery — 4.3 km EGP — 5.1 km SE Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Carmaux): 4.3 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Monestiés): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Carmaux): 5.1 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Monestiés): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[9]

Primary school (Monestiés): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). ^[9]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 44.8▸

Days at or below 0 °C 44.1

Muggy days a summer 5.3

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 45 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[10]

Measured at the ALBI-MAN weather station, 13.8 km away at 162 m; the village itself is at 209 m. ^[10]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. ^[10]

Humidity measured at TANUS, 15.2 km away at 537 m, over 23 summers. ^[10]

That station sits 328 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. ^[10]

An average of 756 mm of rain a year, spread over 106 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. ^[10]

Rainfall measured at CORDES, 11.2 km away at 174 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[10]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81170/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81170/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81170/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81170/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 81060
INSEE BPE 2025 — 81170
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
Bains	43	169 km NE	1,378	48.8	Partly served	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 3 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 %
Saint-Clément	19	145 km N	1,386	38.9	Few services	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 %
Sault-Brénaz	01	328 km NE	1,021	37.1	Few services	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 %
Meilhan-sur-Garonne	47	172 km W	1,326	39.8	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 61 % · humidity 71 %
Aillevillers-et-Lyaumont	70	539 km NE	1,426	43.4	Partly served	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 42 % · humidity 79 %
Lamothe-Montravel	24	186 km NW	1,443	34	Few services	Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 97 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Saint-Clément	19	145 km N	1,386	38.9	Few services	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 %
Bains	43	169 km NE	1,378	48.8	Partly served	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 3 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 %
Meilhan-sur-Garonne	47	172 km W	1,326	39.8	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 61 % · humidity 71 %
Lamothe-Montravel	24	186 km NW	1,443	34	Few services	Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 97 %
Sault-Brénaz	01	328 km NE	1,021	37.1	Few services	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 %
Aillevillers-et-Lyaumont	70	539 km NE	1,426	43.4	Partly served	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 42 % · 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 Monestiés'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
Villebrumier	82	55 km W	1,348	42.6	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 %
Nohic	82	56 km W	1,388	43.5	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 %
Castelmayran	82	85 km W	1,186	32.8	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 %
La Boissière	34	132 km E	1,072	32.5	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 %
Labastide-Marnhac	46	66 km NW	1,311	28.4	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 %
Baix	07	223 km E	1,296	31.5	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 %

Elsewhere

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