Saint-Jean-de-Marcel
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 25.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 56 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Jean-de-Marcel (INSEE 81254) is in Tarn (81), part of CC Carmausin-Ségala. Population 385 (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 25.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 56 % of the 18,038 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.57 | 10 | 5.66 |
| Housing mix | 0.7 | 5 | 3.51 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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) | 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 376 (2012) → 385 (2023): 2.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 361 (1990) → 385 (2023): 6.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 202, of which 14.9 % second homes and 3.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Valderiès): 5.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Carmaux): 6.6 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Valderiès): 5.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Valderiès): 5.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Jean-de-Marcel): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 28 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the TANUS weather station, 6 km away at 537 m; the village itself is at 375 m. [11]
The village sits 162 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 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at TANUS, 6 km away at 537 m, over 23 summers. [11]
That station sits 162 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 858 mm of rain a year, spread over 110 days — about 7.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at TANUS, 6 km away at 537 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81254/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81254/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81254/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81254/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81306
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81060
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81254
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eygurande-et-Gardedeuil | 24 | 202 km NW | 402 | 28.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 57 % |
| Montboucher | 23 | 215 km N | 372 | 25.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Teyssode | 81 | 52 km SW | 382 | 29.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tauriac-de-Naucelle | 12 | 13 km NE | 398 | 25.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 85 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-la-Croix | 63 | 230 km N | 374 | 30.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 11 % · humidity 86 % |
| Beylongue | 40 | 246 km W | 400 | 28.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 84 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tauriac-de-Naucelle | 12 | 13 km NE | 398 | 25.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 85 % |
| Teyssode | 81 | 52 km SW | 382 | 29.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Eygurande-et-Gardedeuil | 24 | 202 km NW | 402 | 28.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 57 % |
| Montboucher | 23 | 215 km N | 372 | 25.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-la-Croix | 63 | 230 km N | 374 | 30.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 11 % · humidity 86 % |
| Beylongue | 40 | 246 km W | 400 | 28.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 84 % · 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-Jean-de-Marcel'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertric-Burée | 24 | 204 km NW | 445 | 30.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Andouque | 81 | 6.2 km SE | 383 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bussac | 24 | 187 km NW | 379 | 25.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Quézac | 15 | 77 km N | 344 | 29.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bio | 46 | 88 km NW | 350 | 23 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Monségur | 47 | 119 km NW | 397 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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