Saint-Genest-de-Contest
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 16.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 33 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Genest-de-Contest (INSEE 81250) is in Tarn (81), part of CC du Lautrécois et du Pays d'Agout. Population 282 (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 16.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 33 % of the 17,697 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.51 | 10 | 5.11 |
| Housing mix | 0.74 | 5 | 3.71 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), 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) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 275 (2012) → 282 (2023): 2.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 279 (1990) → 282 (2023): 1.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 140, of which 12.9 % second homes and 8.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Réalmont): 3.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Réalmont): 3.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Laboutarie): 3.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Laboutarie): 3.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Laboutarie): 3.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 43 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BURLATS weather station, 17.2 km away at 216 m; the village itself is at 274 m. [10]
The village sits 58 m above 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MONTREDON-LABESSONNIE, 17.3 km away at 566 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 292 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 810 mm of rain a year, spread over 107 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at REALMONT, 3.9 km away at 219 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 — 81250/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81250/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81250/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81250/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81222
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81119
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-le-Pin | 24 | 233 km NW | 279 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 59 % · winter 77 % |
| Bécheresse | 16 | 253 km NW | 290 | 20.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Salavre | 01 | 383 km NE | 306 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montpezat | 32 | 103 km SW | 237 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Médard | 16 | 266 km NW | 303 | 21.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cahagnolles | 14 | 640 km N | 252 | 22.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montpezat | 32 | 103 km SW | 237 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-le-Pin | 24 | 233 km NW | 279 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 59 % · winter 77 % |
| Bécheresse | 16 | 253 km NW | 290 | 20.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Médard | 16 | 266 km NW | 303 | 21.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Salavre | 01 | 383 km NE | 306 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
| Cahagnolles | 14 | 640 km N | 252 | 22.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · 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 Saint-Genest-de-Contest'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-Pierre-de-Buzet | 47 | 160 km W | 274 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gaudiès | 09 | 73 km SW | 235 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Clair | 82 | 106 km NW | 260 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Madière | 09 | 89 km SW | 283 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Vincent-d'Autéjac | 82 | 70 km NW | 282 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Vincent-Lespinasse | 82 | 103 km NW | 284 | 20.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
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