Montels
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 15/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 56 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montels (INSEE 81176) is in Tarn (81), part of CA Gaillac-Graulhet. Population 110 (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 15/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 56 % of the 11,472 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.97 | 10 | 9.67 |
| Housing mix | 0.61 | 5 | 3.04 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 106 (2012) → 110 (2023): 3.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 75 (1990) → 110 (2023): 46.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 56, of which 19.6 % second homes and 1.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Senouillac): 4.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Cahuzac-sur-Vère): 2.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Cahuzac-sur-Vère): 2.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Cahuzac-sur-Vère): 2.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Cahuzac-sur-Vère): 2.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 35 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MONTELS weather station, 0.4 km away at 255 m; the village itself is at 264 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at PUYCELSI, 17.1 km away at 260 m, over 21 summers. [10]
An average of 715 mm of rain a year, spread over 104 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MONTELS, 0.4 km away at 255 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 — 81176/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81176/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81176/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81176/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81283
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81051
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joiselle | 51 | 549 km N | 110 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
| Berrac | 32 | 108 km W | 110 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 57 % |
| Curac | 16 | 209 km NW | 113 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cirey-sur-Blaise | 52 | 540 km NE | 108 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Roche-d'Agoux | 63 | 239 km N | 110 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 16 % · humidity 64 % |
| Souspierre | 26 | 253 km E | 108 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berrac | 32 | 108 km W | 110 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 57 % |
| Curac | 16 | 209 km NW | 113 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Roche-d'Agoux | 63 | 239 km N | 110 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 16 % · humidity 64 % |
| Souspierre | 26 | 253 km E | 108 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cirey-sur-Blaise | 52 | 540 km NE | 108 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Joiselle | 51 | 549 km N | 110 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 81 % · 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 Montels'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Julien-d'Armagnac | 40 | 162 km W | 108 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Broze | 81 | 1.0 km S | 107 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Maurice-de-Lestapel | 47 | 125 km NW | 110 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Betbezer-d'Armagnac | 40 | 165 km W | 124 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Estigarde | 40 | 161 km W | 100 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Andillac | 81 | 4.1 km N | 127 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
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