Saint-Julien-Gaulène
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 16 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Julien-Gaulène (INSEE 81259) is in Tarn (81), part of CC Val 81. Population 220 (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 11/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 16 % of the 16,584 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.5 | 10 | 4.95 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.43 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), 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) | 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 | 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 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 215 (2012) → 220 (2023): 2.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 221 (1990) → 220 (2023): -0.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 123, of which 5.7 % second homes and 13.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Valence-d'Albigeois): 5.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Padiès): 5.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Valence-d'Albigeois): 4.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Valence-d'Albigeois): 5.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Sérénac): 3 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 30 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the TANUS weather station, 14.1 km away at 537 m; the village itself is at 415 m. [11]
The village sits 122 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, 14.1 km away at 537 m, over 23 summers. [11]
That station sits 122 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 939 mm of rain a year, spread over 114 days — about 8.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VALENCE-D-ALBI, 5.6 km away at 463 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 — 81259/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81259/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81259/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81259/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81308
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81199
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81285
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foulognes | 14 | 622 km N | 220 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Vincent-de-Lamontjoie | 47 | 147 km W | 223 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Boissière-en-Gâtine | 79 | 356 km NW | 223 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Raids | 50 | 646 km NW | 216 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 49 % · winter 89 % |
| Ardizas | 32 | 112 km W | 217 | 17 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 70 % |
| Peuton | 53 | 498 km NW | 222 | 12 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardizas | 32 | 112 km W | 217 | 17 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 70 % |
| Saint-Vincent-de-Lamontjoie | 47 | 147 km W | 223 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Boissière-en-Gâtine | 79 | 356 km NW | 223 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Peuton | 53 | 498 km NW | 222 | 12 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Foulognes | 14 | 622 km N | 220 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Raids | 50 | 646 km NW | 216 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 49 % · winter 89 % |
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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-Julien-Gaulène'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creyssensac-et-Pissot | 24 | 180 km NW | 273 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Availles-Thouarsais | 79 | 374 km NW | 180 | 8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Courcoué | 37 | 371 km NW | 235 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Maurice-en-Quercy | 46 | 90 km N | 202 | 8.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Linazay | 86 | 296 km NW | 216 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vaunac | 24 | 193 km NW | 247 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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