Penne
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 41.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Penne (INSEE 81206) is in Tarn (81), part of CC du Cordais et du Causse (4 C). Population 602 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/81206-penne
Vitality score
Vitality score 41.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 82 % of the 17,066 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.67 | 10 | 6.67 |
| Housing mix | 0.13 | 5 | 0.66 |
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 MIGUEL). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LA TERRASSE PENNOLE · LES GALETTES DE LAURE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (CAFE DES MESURES). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MAURICE BOYER). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (PENNE AP). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (ARTISTIK ' BARBER). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 1 | EPICERIE MIGUEL | 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 | LA TERRASSE PENNOLE · LES GALETTES DE LAURE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | CAFE DES MESURES | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MAURICE BOYER | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | PENNE 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 | ARTISTIK ' BARBER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 (reported, unverified): Thursday (seasonal). No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5]
Trajectory
Population 574 (2012) → 602 (2023): 4.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 516 (1990) → 602 (2023): 16.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 634, of which 43.4 % second homes and 7.4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val): 8.7 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Penne): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
GP (Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val): 8.8 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val): 8.8 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Penne): 0 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 35 days a year at or above 30 °C and 32 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the PUYCELSI weather station, 11.4 km away at 260 m; the village itself is at 170 m. [11]
The village sits 90 m below 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 6 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at PUYCELSI, 11.4 km away at 260 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 90 m above 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 977 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 8.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VAOUR, 5.2 km away at 393 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81206/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/5a33833d-8728-3576-af62-90c0612f051c— “Le rendez-vous de jeudi soir avec petite restauration et buvette à ne pas manquer !”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81206/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81206/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81206/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 82155
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81206
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empurany | 07 | 251 km NE | 571 | 38.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 92 % · humidity 64 % |
| Coly-Saint-Amand | 24 | 116 km N | 640 | 46.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ercé | 09 | 141 km S | 602 | 29.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 0 % |
| Gras | 07 | 227 km E | 591 | 48.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Rocamadour | 46 | 81 km N | 597 | 58.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rougnat | 23 | 228 km N | 471 | 30.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 50 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocamadour | 46 | 81 km N | 597 | 58.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Coly-Saint-Amand | 24 | 116 km N | 640 | 46.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ercé | 09 | 141 km S | 602 | 29.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 0 % |
| Gras | 07 | 227 km E | 591 | 48.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Rougnat | 23 | 228 km N | 471 | 30.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 50 % · humidity 64 % |
| Empurany | 07 | 251 km NE | 571 | 38.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 92 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Penne'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coly-Saint-Amand | 24 | 116 km N | 640 | 46.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rocamadour | 46 | 81 km N | 597 | 58.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ambialet | 81 | 54 km E | 471 | 39.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Puycelsi | 81 | 9.4 km S | 456 | 52.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Sernin | 47 | 138 km NW | 454 | 37.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Castelsagrat | 82 | 64 km W | 547 | 55.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
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