Rieux-Volvestre
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 62.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 94 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Rieux-Volvestre (INSEE 31455) is in Haute-Garonne (31), part of CC du Volvestre. Population 2,639 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/31455-rieux-volvestre
Vitality score
Vitality score 62.7/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 94 % of the 7,926 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.89 | 20 | 17.74 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.66 | 10 | 6.56 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.52 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES GOURMANDISES D'HUGUETTE · L'EPI DU VOLVESTRE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PROXI SUPER). [3]
12 × Restaurant (FOUR A PIZZA · CANTEGRILL · LES SAVEURS DES ILES DE LA MARTINIQUE · LE HAMEAU DE MARIE ANTOINETTE · RESTAURANT DE LA HALLE). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (BAR DES ARCHERS · AU COMPTOIR DU JEU CAFE LUDIQUE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (BASTIEN JEUDY-BROSSET, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE CARQUET, MÉDECIN · RONAN RUMEAU, MÉDECIN · YOHANN VERGES, MÉDECIN · MARIE POMIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE ALBERT). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE MULTISPORTS ET TERRAIN DE BASKET BALL). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (ATELIER D'ARTS COIFFURE · O COCON DE NAT · CHEZ NANA-SALON DE COIFFURE MIXTE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (STRUCTURES TOURISTIQUES DU PLAN D'EAU). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 4 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LES GOURMANDISES D'HUGUETTE · L'EPI DU VOLVESTRE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | PROXI SUPER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 12 | FOUR A PIZZA · CANTEGRILL · LES SAVEURS DES ILES DE LA MARTINIQUE · LE HAMEAU DE MARIE ANTOINETTE · RESTAURANT DE LA HALLE | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | BAR DES ARCHERS · AU COMPTOIR DU JEU CAFE LUDIQUE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | BASTIEN JEUDY-BROSSET, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE CARQUET, MÉDECIN · RONAN RUMEAU, MÉDECIN · YOHANN VERGES, MÉDECIN · MARIE POMIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE ALBERT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE MULTISPORTS ET TERRAIN DE BASKET BALL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 5 | ATELIER D'ARTS COIFFURE · O COCON DE NAT · CHEZ NANA-SALON DE COIFFURE MIXTE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | STRUCTURES TOURISTIQUES DU PLAN D'EAU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 2,595 (2012) → 2,639 (2023): 1.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,721 (1990) → 2,639 (2023): 53.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,339, of which 4.8 % second homes and 9.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Rieux-Volvestre): 1.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Rieux-Volvestre): 0.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Rieux-Volvestre): 0.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Rieux-Volvestre): 0.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Rieux-Volvestre): 0.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 38 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the MONDAVEZAN weather station, 12.3 km away at 261 m; the village itself is at 206 m. [9]
The village sits 55 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at PALAMINY, 14 km away at 243 m, over 23 summers. [9]
An average of 699 mm of rain a year, spread over 99 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LACAUGNE, 7.6 km away at 257 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31455/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31455/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31455/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31455/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31455
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivry-la-Bataille | 27 | 626 km N | 2,609 | 59.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 46 % · winter 92 % |
| Taluyers | 69 | 385 km NE | 2,686 | 61.1 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 72 % · humidity 79 % |
| Alby-sur-Chéran | 74 | 476 km NE | 2,664 | 58.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 43 % · humidity 57 % |
| La Possonnière | 49 | 481 km N | 2,501 | 53.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 96 % · humidity 64 % |
| Peyruis | 04 | 391 km E | 2,798 | 55.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 91 % · humidity 50 % |
| Cattenom | 57 | 785 km NE | 2,580 | 53.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 38 % · winter 65 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taluyers | 69 | 385 km NE | 2,686 | 61.1 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 72 % · humidity 79 % |
| Peyruis | 04 | 391 km E | 2,798 | 55.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 91 % · humidity 50 % |
| Alby-sur-Chéran | 74 | 476 km NE | 2,664 | 58.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 43 % · humidity 57 % |
| La Possonnière | 49 | 481 km N | 2,501 | 53.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 96 % · humidity 64 % |
| Ivry-la-Bataille | 27 | 626 km N | 2,609 | 59.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 46 % · winter 92 % |
| Cattenom | 57 | 785 km NE | 2,580 | 53.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 38 % · winter 65 % |
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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 Rieux-Volvestre'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinça | 66 | 128 km SE | 2,260 | 51.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Drémil-Lafage | 31 | 50 km NE | 2,608 | 47.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Labastidette | 31 | 23 km N | 2,930 | 49.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montesquieu-Volvestre | 31 | 6.1 km S | 3,050 | 44.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Septfonds | 82 | 108 km N | 2,261 | 55.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mirande | 32 | 71 km NW | 3,457 | 62.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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