Salles

Identity

Salles (INSEE 81275) is in Tarn (81), part of CC du Cordais et du Causse (4 C). Population 191 (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/81275-salles

Vitality score

Vitality score 27.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 85 % of the 15,683 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.

Services

A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. ^[3,4]

3 × Restaurant (PIZZERIA DU SEGALA · BENITO PIZZA). ^[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]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

Population 185 (2012) → 191 (2023): 3.2 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 199 (1990) → 191 (2023): -4 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 141, of which 21.3 % second homes and 9.9 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Bakery (Le Ségur): 4.5 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Monestiés): 4.8 km to the east (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Cordes-sur-Ciel): 6.4 km to the west (straight line). ^[10]

Pharmacy (Monestiés): 5 km to the east (straight line). ^[9]

Primary school (Salles): 0 km to the east (straight line). ^[11]

Climate

An average of 40 days a year at or above 30 °C and 47 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[12]

Measured at the SENOUILLAC weather station, 15.9 km away at 185 m; the village itself is at 192 m. ^[12]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. ^[12]

Humidity measured at ALBI, 18.7 km away at 172 m, over 30 summers. ^[12]

An average of 756 mm of rain a year, spread over 106 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. ^[12]

Rainfall measured at CORDES, 6.4 km away at 174 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[12]

What property sold for

14 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 139,500 € — 1,085 € per m² of built surface. ^[13]

The median across Tarn is 1,319 € per m², so this commune sits below it. ^[13]

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

1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81275/2023
2. INSEE density grid 2026
3. INSEE BPE 2025
4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81275/2012
6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81275/1990
7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81275/logement/2023
8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 81280
9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 81170
10. INSEE BPE 2025 — 81069
11. INSEE BPE 2025 — 81275
12. Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
13. DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025