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Mirepoix-sur-Tarn

Haute-Garonne · CC Val'Aïgo · INSEE 31346

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

Few services 28/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 21 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Mirepoix-sur-Tarn (INSEE 31346) is in Haute-Garonne (31), part of CC Val'Aïgo. Population 1,139 (2023). [1]

INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/31346-mirepoix-sur-tarn

Vitality score

Vitality score 28/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 21 % of the 13,561 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
Social0.2203.93
Education0.39103.93
Health0100
Public & culture0.250.98
Population trend11010
Housing mix0.9954.94

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 0 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]

1 × Restaurant (LA COUR DE RECREE). [3,4]

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

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

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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Supermarket0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant1LA COUR DE RECREEINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Café / bar0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)1ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Pharmacy0INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale1MIREPOIX 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]
Hairdresser0INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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: 340 2023: 1,139 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 721 (2012) → 1,139 (2023): 58 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 476 (1990) → 1,139 (2023): 139.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 497, of which 0.6 % second homes and 6.6 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 kmPrimary school — 0.6 km N (Mirepoix-sur-Tarn)Food shop — 1.9 km SE (Bessières)Bakery — 2.2 km SE (Bessières)GP — 3.2 km SE (Bessières)Pharmacy — 3.2 km SE (Bessières)
Primary school — 0.6 km NFood shop — 1.9 km SEBakery — 2.2 km SEGP — 3.2 km SEPharmacy — 3.2 km SE 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): 2.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Bessières): 1.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]

GP (Bessières): 3.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]

Pharmacy (Bessières): 3.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]

Primary school (Mirepoix-sur-Tarn): 0.6 km to the north (straight line). [9]

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. [10]

Measured at the VILLEMATIER weather station, 7.9 km away at 115 m; the village itself is at 103 m. [10]

An average of 708 mm of rain a year, spread over 110 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]

Rainfall measured at VILLEMATIER, 7.9 km away at 115 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31346/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31346/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31346/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31346/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 31066
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 31346
  10. 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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Montaut64162 km SW1,12023.5Few servicesCooler summers, similar winters.summer 51 % · winter 92 %
Westhalten68637 km NE1,01730.2Few servicesCooler summers, similar winters.summer 28 % · winter 95 %
Xeuilley54633 km NE95931.1Few servicesCooler summers, similar winters.summer 18 % · winter 96 %
Changis-sur-Marne77583 km N1,33526.7Few servicesCooler summers, similar winters.summer 23 % · winter 86 %
Sommedieue55658 km NE94430.6Few servicesCooler summers and colder winters.summer 23 % · winter 81 %
Aspach68611 km NE1,13827.1Few servicesCooler summers and colder winters.summer 28 % · winter 82 %
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Montaut64162 km SW1,12023.5Few servicesCooler summers, similar winters.summer 51 % · winter 92 %
Changis-sur-Marne77583 km N1,33526.7Few servicesCooler summers, similar winters.summer 23 % · winter 86 %
Aspach68611 km NE1,13827.1Few servicesCooler summers and colder winters.summer 28 % · winter 82 %
Xeuilley54633 km NE95931.1Few servicesCooler summers, similar winters.summer 18 % · winter 96 %
Westhalten68637 km NE1,01730.2Few servicesCooler summers, similar winters.summer 28 % · winter 95 %
Sommedieue55658 km NE94430.6Few servicesCooler summers and colder winters.summer 23 % · winter 81 %

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