Marsoulas
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 20.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 74 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Marsoulas (INSEE 31321) is in Haute-Garonne (31), part of CC Cagire Garonne Salat. Population 143 (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 20.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 74 % of the 13,700 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.78 | 10 | 7.77 |
| Housing mix | 0.65 | 5 | 3.27 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 123 (2012) → 143 (2023): 16.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 112 (1990) → 143 (2023): 27.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 81, of which 17.3 % second homes and 2.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Salies-du-Salat): 3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Cassagne): 2.6 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Salies-du-Salat): 3.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Mazères-sur-Salat): 3.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Marsoulas): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 62 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the PALAMINY weather station, 11.2 km away at 243 m; the village itself is at 380 m. [12]
The village sits 137 m above 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at PALAMINY, 11.2 km away at 243 m, over 23 summers. [12]
That station sits 137 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 704 mm of rain a year, spread over 103 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at PALAMINY, 11.2 km away at 243 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31321/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31321/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31321/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31321/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31523
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31110
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31336
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31321
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meurville | 10 | 633 km NE | 151 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montlaur-en-Diois | 26 | 394 km NE | 134 | 23.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 57 % · humidity 71 % |
| Rogéville | 54 | 743 km NE | 157 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 46 % · winter 72 % |
| Saint-Laon | 86 | 438 km N | 136 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bourguignon-sous-Montbavin | 02 | 740 km N | 140 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Évosges | 01 | 477 km NE | 142 | 21.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 45 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montlaur-en-Diois | 26 | 394 km NE | 134 | 23.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 57 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Laon | 86 | 438 km N | 136 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Évosges | 01 | 477 km NE | 142 | 21.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 45 % · humidity 71 % |
| Meurville | 10 | 633 km NE | 151 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bourguignon-sous-Montbavin | 02 | 740 km N | 140 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Rogéville | 54 | 743 km NE | 157 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 46 % · winter 72 % |
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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 Marsoulas'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thory | 89 | 545 km NE | 191 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Pancrace | 24 | 259 km N | 144 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bagnot | 21 | 544 km NE | 154 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ligné | 16 | 321 km N | 144 | 7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rochechinard | 26 | 402 km NE | 131 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Pondy | 18 | 431 km N | 147 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
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