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La Magdelaine-sur-Tarn

Haute-Garonne · CC Val'Aïgo · INSEE 31311

A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.

Few services 30.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 25 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

La Magdelaine-sur-Tarn (INSEE 31311) is in Haute-Garonne (31), part of CC Val'Aïgo. Population 1,254 (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.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/31311-la-magdelaine-sur-tarn

Vitality score

Vitality score 30.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 25 % of the 12,965 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.

ComponentValue (0–1)WeightContribution
Daily food0250
Social0.32206.32
Education0.39103.93
Health0100
Public & culture0.250.98
Population trend11010
Housing mix0.9654.81

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 0 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 0 of 1
Schools 1 of 3
Health 0 of 4
Public services 1 of 1
Culture 0 of 2
Sport 0 of 2
Everyday services 1 of 3
Lodging 0 of 2
One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

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

2 × Restaurant (LE PIZZ'ONIA · LA GARE). [3,4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LA MAGDELAINE SUR TARN AP). [3]

2 × Hairdresser (L'HAIR DE FAMILLE). [3,4]

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)0INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Supermarket0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant2LE PIZZ'ONIA · LA GAREINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Café / bar0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)1ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Pharmacy0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale1LA MAGDELAINE SUR TARN APINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser2L'HAIR DE FAMILLEINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Fuel station0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Campsite0INSEE 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

1968: 235 2023: 1,254 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,093 (2012) → 1,254 (2023): 14.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 492 (1990) → 1,254 (2023): 154.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 522, of which 1.9 % second homes and 2.5 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

5 km10 kmFood shop — 2.7 km SW (Vacquiers)GP — 3.9 km N (Bondigoux)Bakery — 4.2 km E (Bessières)Pharmacy — 5.3 km E (Bessières)
In the commune Primary school Food shop — 2.7 km SWGP — 3.9 km NBakery — 4.2 km EPharmacy — 5.3 km E Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Bessières): 4.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Vacquiers): 2.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]

GP (Bondigoux): 3.9 km to the north (straight line). [10]

Pharmacy (Bessières): 5.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]

Primary school (La Magdelaine-sur-Tarn): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 45 days a year at or above 30 °C and 52 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]

Measured at the VILLEMATIER weather station, 5.7 km away at 115 m; the village itself is at 116 m. [12]

An average of 708 mm of rain a year, spread over 110 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [12]

Rainfall measured at VILLEMATIER, 5.7 km away at 115 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]

What property sold for

49 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 287,091 € — 2,039 € per m² of built surface. [13]

The median across Haute-Garonne is 2,555 € 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 — 31311/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31311/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31311/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31311/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 31066
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 31563
  10. INSEE BPE 2025 — 31073
  11. INSEE BPE 2025 — 31311
  12. Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
  13. DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025

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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Catenoy60622 km N1,12525.6Few servicesCooler summers, similar winters.summer 10 % · winter 89 %
Chançay37408 km N1,12227.4Few servicesCooler summers and milder winters.summer 28 % · winter 76 %
Lugos33208 km W1,20827.1Few servicesCooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 80 %
Biaudos40231 km W1,04133.3Few servicesCooler summers and milder winters.summer 41 % · winter 68 %
Vaumoise60613 km N99835Few servicesCooler summers, similar winters.summer 10 % · winter 96 %
Le Burgaud3131 km W94434.1Few servicesCooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 76 %
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Le Burgaud3131 km W94434.1Few servicesCooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 76 %
Lugos33208 km W1,20827.1Few servicesCooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 80 %
Biaudos40231 km W1,04133.3Few servicesCooler summers and milder winters.summer 41 % · winter 68 %
Chançay37408 km N1,12227.4Few servicesCooler summers and milder winters.summer 28 % · winter 76 %
Vaumoise60613 km N99835Few servicesCooler summers, similar winters.summer 10 % · winter 96 %
Catenoy60622 km N1,12525.6Few servicesCooler summers, similar winters.summer 10 % · winter 89 %

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