Puycelsi
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 52.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 96 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Puycelsi (INSEE 81217) is in Tarn (81), part of CA Gaillac-Graulhet. Population 456 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/81217-puycelsi
Vitality score
Vitality score 52.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 96 % of the 17,933 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 | 0.5 | 25 | 12.47 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.51 | 10 | 5.07 |
| Housing mix | 0.21 | 5 | 1.07 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SARL EPICERIE DE PUYCELSI · LA BOUTIC DE LA GRESIGNE). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (PUYCELSI ROC CAFE · LE CABANON SAUVAGE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE JARDIN DES LYS). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARIE-CHRISTINE ALENGRIN-BALG, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (PUYCELSI RP). [3]
1 × Hotel. [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LE FISCALOU). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | SARL EPICERIE DE PUYCELSI · LA BOUTIC DE LA GRESIGNE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | PUYCELSI ROC CAFE · LE CABANON SAUVAGE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE JARDIN DES LYS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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) | 1 | MARIE-CHRISTINE ALENGRIN-BALG, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | PUYCELSI RP | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LE FISCALOU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 474 (2012) → 456 (2023): -3.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 453 (1990) → 456 (2023): 0.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 412, of which 39.3 % second homes and 3.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Salvagnac): 5.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Puycelsi): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Puycelsi): 5.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Castelnau-de-Montmiral): 9.6 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Puycelsi): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 31 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the PUYCELSI weather station, 2.7 km away at 260 m; the village itself is at 288 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at PUYCELSI, 2.7 km away at 260 m, over 21 summers. [11]
An average of 744 mm of rain a year, spread over 107 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at PUYCELSI, 2.7 km away at 260 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
40 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 148,502 € — 1,367 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Tarn is 1,319 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81217/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81217/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81217/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81217/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81276
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81217
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81064
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-en-Vercors | 26 | 317 km E | 437 | 49.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 36 % · humidity 64 % |
| Viverols | 63 | 235 km NE | 442 | 51.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Beynac-et-Cazenac | 24 | 104 km NW | 397 | 58.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Loubressac | 46 | 98 km N | 533 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rocamadour | 46 | 90 km N | 597 | 58.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Viane | 81 | 76 km E | 528 | 45.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viane | 81 | 76 km E | 528 | 45.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Rocamadour | 46 | 90 km N | 597 | 58.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Loubressac | 46 | 98 km N | 533 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Beynac-et-Cazenac | 24 | 104 km NW | 397 | 58.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Viverols | 63 | 235 km NE | 442 | 51.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Martin-en-Vercors | 26 | 317 km E | 437 | 49.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 36 % · 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 Puycelsi'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loubressac | 46 | 98 km N | 533 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Penne | 81 | 9.4 km N | 602 | 41.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pompon | 24 | 93 km NW | 373 | 42.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ambialet | 81 | 54 km E | 471 | 39.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coly-Saint-Amand | 24 | 125 km N | 640 | 46.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Allemans | 24 | 182 km NW | 544 | 33.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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