La Sauzière-Saint-Jean
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 23.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 65 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Sauzière-Saint-Jean (INSEE 81279) is in Tarn (81), part of CA Gaillac-Graulhet. Population 254 (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 23.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 65 % of the 17,293 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.62 | 10 | 6.24 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.33 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE VERDOYANT EPHEMERE). [3,4]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-MICHEL DELPEYROU, MÉDECIN). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 | LE VERDOYANT EPHEMERE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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) | 1 | JEAN-MICHEL DELPEYROU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 247 (2012) → 254 (2023): 2.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 226 (1990) → 254 (2023): 12.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 150, of which 6.7 % second homes and 12 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Monclar-de-Quercy): 3.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Monclar-de-Quercy): 3.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (La Sauzière-Saint-Jean): 0.8 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Salvagnac): 8.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Monclar-de-Quercy): 3.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 31 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the PUYCELSI weather station, 4.3 km away at 260 m; the village itself is at 224 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at PUYCELSI, 4.3 km away at 260 m, over 21 summers. [11]
An average of 744 mm of rain a year, spread over 107 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at PUYCELSI, 4.3 km away at 260 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 — 81279/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81279/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81279/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81279/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 82115
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81279
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81276
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lourquen | 40 | 196 km W | 193 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 93 % |
| Le Thil-Riberpré | 76 | 631 km N | 241 | 20.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Lary | 32 | 95 km W | 271 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Hodeng-Hodenger | 76 | 618 km N | 294 | 24.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 49 % · winter 77 % |
| Fontguenand | 36 | 361 km N | 248 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gazaupouy | 32 | 94 km W | 252 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gazaupouy | 32 | 94 km W | 252 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Lary | 32 | 95 km W | 271 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lourquen | 40 | 196 km W | 193 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 93 % |
| Fontguenand | 36 | 361 km N | 248 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Hodeng-Hodenger | 76 | 618 km N | 294 | 24.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 49 % · winter 77 % |
| Le Thil-Riberpré | 76 | 631 km N | 241 | 20.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 La Sauzière-Saint-Jean'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-Lary | 32 | 95 km W | 271 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Félix-de-Foncaude | 33 | 157 km NW | 293 | 20.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Issepts | 46 | 82 km N | 266 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Michel-de-Lapujade | 33 | 142 km NW | 211 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gans | 33 | 151 km W | 207 | 22.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Murs-et-Gélignieux | 01 | 368 km NE | 239 | 23.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
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