Puylaurens
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 52.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 66 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Puylaurens (INSEE 81219) is in Tarn (81), part of CC du Sor et de l'Agout. Population 3,257 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 52.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 66 % of the 6,645 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 | 0.52 | 25 | 12.94 |
| Social | 0.59 | 20 | 11.7 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.7 | 10 | 7.03 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.35 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (EURL GAUBERT · SAVEURS NATURE PATISSERIE · LES PATISSERIES DU PASTEL · LA GRANGE O PAINS). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (LES PRODUCTEURS DU LAURAGAIS · ATELIER PUYLAURENTAIS DE DECOUPE PORCINE). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE · THOUMADIS). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (CHEZ HENRI · LE KIOSQUE A PIZZAS · SHASHA PIZZA · FOOD TRUCK LE JISSEKA · GIE EUROPE BAR A CUQ). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DE LA SOURCE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE JEANNE D'ARC). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JACQUES DURAND). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MYRIAM BEZIAT-LOUIS, MÉDECIN · MARC CALMETTES, MÉDECIN · JÉRÉMY LAURENT, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU KIOSQUE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DES SPORTS · GYMNASE DU MARCHE COUVERT). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · AGENCE PUYLAURENS · CAISSE LOCALE CA VALLEE DU GIROU). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (MOUSTACHE BARBIER TRADITIONNEL · DS COIFF · AMELIE COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL-RESTAURANT CAP DE CASTEL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | EURL GAUBERT · SAVEURS NATURE PATISSERIE · LES PATISSERIES DU PASTEL · LA GRANGE O PAINS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | LES PRODUCTEURS DU LAURAGAIS · ATELIER PUYLAURENTAIS DE DECOUPE PORCINE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Supermarket | 2 | INTERMARCHE · THOUMADIS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 6 | CHEZ HENRI · LE KIOSQUE A PIZZAS · SHASHA PIZZA · FOOD TRUCK LE JISSEKA · GIE EUROPE BAR A CUQ | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DE LA SOURCE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE JEANNE D'ARC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JACQUES DURAND | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | MYRIAM BEZIAT-LOUIS, MÉDECIN · MARC CALMETTES, MÉDECIN · JÉRÉMY LAURENT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU KIOSQUE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | SALLE DES SPORTS · GYMNASE DU MARCHE COUVERT | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · AGENCE PUYLAURENS · CAISSE LOCALE CA VALLEE DU GIROU | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | MOUSTACHE BARBIER TRADITIONNEL · DS COIFF · AMELIE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL-RESTAURANT CAP DE CASTEL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,239 (2012) → 3,257 (2023): 0.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,708 (1990) → 3,257 (2023): 20.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,880, of which 6.5 % second homes and 14.4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Puylaurens): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Puylaurens): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Puylaurens): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Puylaurens): 0.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Puylaurens): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 50 days a year at or above 30 °C and 25 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PUYLAURENS weather station, 0.4 km away at 312 m; the village itself is at 350 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 8 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at DOURGNE, 13.6 km away at 234 m, over 16 summers. [10]
That station sits 116 m below 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 778 mm of rain a year, spread over 107 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PUYLAURENS, 0.4 km away at 312 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81219/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/9d72e18c-c083-3d82-8d7f-3e1f39375342— “Marché centre ville chaque mercredi de 8h30 à 13h -”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81219/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81219/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81219/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81219
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carentoir | 56 | 571 km NW | 3,232 | 48.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 78 % · humidity 57 % |
| Louargat | 22 | 692 km NW | 2,448 | 60 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · humidity 43 % |
| Plénée-Jugon | 22 | 632 km NW | 2,579 | 58.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 50 % |
| Brantôme en Périgord | 24 | 227 km NW | 3,763 | 51.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 51 % · winter 58 % |
| Montmoreau | 16 | 252 km NW | 2,403 | 51.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeneuve | 12 | 96 km N | 1,948 | 63.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 53 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villeneuve | 12 | 96 km N | 1,948 | 63.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 53 % · humidity 57 % |
| Brantôme en Périgord | 24 | 227 km NW | 3,763 | 51.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 51 % · winter 58 % |
| Montmoreau | 16 | 252 km NW | 2,403 | 51.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Carentoir | 56 | 571 km NW | 3,232 | 48.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 78 % · humidity 57 % |
| Plénée-Jugon | 22 | 632 km NW | 2,579 | 58.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 50 % |
| Louargat | 22 | 692 km NW | 2,448 | 60 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Puylaurens'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puisserguier | 34 | 86 km E | 3,078 | 42.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Caveirac | 30 | 183 km E | 4,408 | 51.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montady | 34 | 93 km E | 3,990 | 50.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Magalas | 34 | 98 km E | 3,582 | 50.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Roujan | 34 | 105 km E | 2,336 | 53.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Alignan-du-Vent | 34 | 108 km E | 1,796 | 51.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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