Bélesta-en-Lauragais
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 16.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 66 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bélesta-en-Lauragais (INSEE 31060) is in Haute-Garonne (31), part of CC Aux sources du Canal du Midi. Population 114 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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 16.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 66 % of the 11,753 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 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.27 |
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 108 (2012) → 114 (2023): 5.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 66 (1990) → 114 (2023): 72.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 55, of which 7.3 % second homes and 0 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Avignonet-Lauragais): 5.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Rieumajou): 4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Félix-Lauragais): 5.4 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Villefranche-de-Lauragais): 9.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Mourvilles-Hautes): 1.8 km to the south (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 16 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the ST-FELIX-LAURAGAIS weather station, 4.8 km away at 330 m; the village itself is at 255 m. [13]
The village sits 75 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. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at ST-FELIX-LAURAGAIS, 4.8 km away at 330 m, over 19 summers. [13]
That station sits 75 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [13]
An average of 674 mm of rain a year, spread over 98 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at ST-FELIX-LAURAGAIS, 4.8 km away at 330 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31060/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31060/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31060/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31060/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31037
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31453
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31478
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31582
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31393
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destry | 57 | 713 km NE | 115 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 30 % · humidity 57 % |
| Pittefaux | 62 | 814 km N | 114 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 99 % · humidity 57 % |
| Champ-d'Oiseau | 21 | 498 km N | 113 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 41 % · humidity 57 % |
| Jonquery | 51 | 652 km N | 115 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 28 % · humidity 57 % |
| Espiute | 64 | 221 km W | 113 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 73 % · humidity 36 % |
| Lirey | 10 | 552 km N | 116 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 20 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espiute | 64 | 221 km W | 113 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 73 % · humidity 36 % |
| Champ-d'Oiseau | 21 | 498 km N | 113 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 41 % · humidity 57 % |
| Lirey | 10 | 552 km N | 116 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 20 % · humidity 71 % |
| Jonquery | 51 | 652 km N | 115 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 28 % · humidity 57 % |
| Destry | 57 | 713 km NE | 115 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 30 % · humidity 57 % |
| Pittefaux | 62 | 814 km N | 114 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 99 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Bélesta-en-Lauragais'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folcarde | 31 | 4.8 km SW | 118 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Momy | 64 | 156 km W | 114 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nizas | 32 | 67 km W | 141 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gaudonville | 32 | 93 km NW | 101 | 8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mingot | 65 | 134 km W | 99 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bajonnette | 32 | 94 km NW | 104 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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