Saint-Gaudens
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 64.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 74 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Gaudens (INSEE 31483) is in Haute-Garonne (31), part of CC Coeur et Coteaux du Comminges. Population 12,139 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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/31483-saint-gaudens
Vitality score
Vitality score 64.5/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 74 % of the 2,015 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 | 0.62 | 25 | 15.61 |
| Social | 0.81 | 20 | 16.23 |
| Education | 0.46 | 10 | 4.65 |
| Health | 0.68 | 10 | 6.8 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 0.59 | 10 | 5.91 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.77 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
12 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA FOURNEE GOUMANDE · CASTELLINE · LA PANETIERE AUX SAVEURS D'ANTAN · CROUSTI'CHO). [3,4]
8 × Butcher (boucherie) (MATHIEU ET FILS · MAISON PICABEA BOUCHERIE · EURL J.M. BARAT · BOUCHERIE EL GHALI). [3,4]
5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MIDNIGNT · RIBLO · MARCELO EXOTIC · FDG (FERME DE GAUDENS · EPICERIE DE SAINT-GAUDENS). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LIDL · AUCHAN SUPERMARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (POISSONNERIE DE LA HALLE). [3,4]
38 × Restaurant (L'ESCABECHE · PIZZA DELICE · AGENCE TECHNOLOGIQUE DE COMMUNICATIONS · LE COIN DOUCEURS CBD). [3,4]
8 × Café / bar (BAR TABAC LA RESIDENCE · LE ST GO · MIMI PLAGE). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB LES CAUSSADES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA RESIDENCE · ECOLE MATERNELLE LE PILAT). [3]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LES CAUSSADES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES GAVASTOUS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LA RESIDENCE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE DE PILAT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE STE THERESE). [3]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE DIDIER DAURAT · COLLEGE LECLERC · COLLEGE PRIVE STE THERESE). [3]
12 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANNE CARON, MÉDECIN · CECILE PLATTEAUX, MÉDECIN · ALAIN PONSOLE, MÉDECIN · CLAUDE LECHUGA, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE PERROT, MÉDECIN). [3]
7 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE SAINT-GAUDINOISE · SNC PHARMACIE DE L'ARC EN CIEL · PHARMACIE BRAULT AMESTOY · PHARMACIE DES ARCEAUX · PHARMACIE DE LA PLACE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (31 - MÉDIATHÈQUE DÉPARTEMENTALE ANNEXE · MÉDIATHÈQUE SAINT GAUDENS). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE REGENT). [3]
6 × Gym / sports hall (INSTITUTION STE THERESE · GYMNASE DE LA GARE JACQUES FERJOUX · CENTRE CULTUREL DU PILAT · COLLEGE DIDIER DAURAT · LYCEE DE BAGATELLE). [3]
9 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL SAINT GAUDENS · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE COMMINGES - COUSERANS · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · BANQUE CIC SUD OUEST). [3]
20 × Hairdresser (KRIS'STYL · PLANET HAIR · CEL'IN COIFF'). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
3 × Hotel (CONTACT HOTEL DU COMMERCE · HOTEL DE L'ESPLANADE · HOTEL PEDUSSAUT). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 17 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 8 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 12 | LA FOURNEE GOUMANDE · CASTELLINE · LA PANETIERE AUX SAVEURS D'ANTAN · CROUSTI'CHO | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 8 | MATHIEU ET FILS · MAISON PICABEA BOUCHERIE · EURL J.M. BARAT · BOUCHERIE EL GHALI | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 5 | MIDNIGNT · RIBLO · MARCELO EXOTIC · FDG (FERME DE GAUDENS · EPICERIE DE SAINT-GAUDENS | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | LIDL · AUCHAN SUPERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | POISSONNERIE DE LA HALLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 38 | L'ESCABECHE · PIZZA DELICE · AGENCE TECHNOLOGIQUE DE COMMUNICATIONS · LE COIN DOUCEURS CBD | INSEE BPE 38 / INSEE SIRENE 66 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 8 | BAR TABAC LA RESIDENCE · LE ST GO · MIMI PLAGE | INSEE SIRENE 8 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB LES CAUSSADES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA RESIDENCE · ECOLE MATERNELLE LE PILAT | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LES CAUSSADES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES GAVASTOUS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LA RESIDENCE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE DE PILAT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE STE THERESE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE DIDIER DAURAT · COLLEGE LECLERC · COLLEGE PRIVE STE THERESE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 12 | ANNE CARON, MÉDECIN · CECILE PLATTEAUX, MÉDECIN · ALAIN PONSOLE, MÉDECIN · CLAUDE LECHUGA, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE PERROT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 7 | PHARMACIE SAINT-GAUDINOISE · SNC PHARMACIE DE L'ARC EN CIEL · PHARMACIE BRAULT AMESTOY · PHARMACIE DES ARCEAUX · PHARMACIE DE LA PLACE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [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 | 2 | 31 - MÉDIATHÈQUE DÉPARTEMENTALE ANNEXE · MÉDIATHÈQUE SAINT GAUDENS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE REGENT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 6 | INSTITUTION STE THERESE · GYMNASE DE LA GARE JACQUES FERJOUX · CENTRE CULTUREL DU PILAT · COLLEGE DIDIER DAURAT · LYCEE DE BAGATELLE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 9 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL SAINT GAUDENS · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE COMMINGES - COUSERANS · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · BANQUE CIC SUD OUEST | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 20 | KRIS'STYL · PLANET HAIR · CEL'IN COIFF' | INSEE BPE 20 / INSEE SIRENE 26 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 3 | CONTACT HOTEL DU COMMERCE · HOTEL DE L'ESPLANADE · HOTEL PEDUSSAUT | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 11,199 (2012) → 12,139 (2023): 8.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 11,123 (1990) → 12,139 (2023): 9.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 7,264, of which 2.3 % second homes and 12 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Gaudens): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Gaudens): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Gaudens): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Gaudens): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Gaudens): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 57 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CLARAC weather station, 8.6 km away at 401 m; the village itself is at 397 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CLARAC, 8.6 km away at 401 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 779 mm of rain a year, spread over 110 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LABARTHE-RIVIER, 4.6 km away at 394 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31483/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.stgo.fr/ma-ville/vie-economique/les-marches-de-plein-vent/— “Le jeudi matin, le marché se déroule dans le centre-ville : de la place Jean-Jaurès à la halle gourmande, les chalands prennent possession du centre-ville. Ouverture de 7h00 à 12h30.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31483/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31483/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31483/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31483
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castelnaudary | 11 | 102 km E | 12,151 | 60.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 53 % · humidity 71 % |
| Onet-le-Château | 12 | 205 km NE | 12,080 | 58.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 64 % |
| La Motte-Servolex | 73 | 494 km NE | 12,067 | 50.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 71 % |
| Le Relecq-Kerhuon | 29 | 710 km NW | 11,897 | 45.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 42 % · humidity 64 % |
| Gisors | 27 | 691 km N | 12,410 | 62.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 95 % |
| Sarrebourg | 57 | 794 km NE | 12,170 | 66.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castelnaudary | 11 | 102 km E | 12,151 | 60.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 53 % · humidity 71 % |
| Onet-le-Château | 12 | 205 km NE | 12,080 | 58.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 64 % |
| La Motte-Servolex | 73 | 494 km NE | 12,067 | 50.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 71 % |
| Gisors | 27 | 691 km N | 12,410 | 62.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 95 % |
| Le Relecq-Kerhuon | 29 | 710 km NW | 11,897 | 45.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 42 % · humidity 64 % |
| Sarrebourg | 57 | 794 km NE | 12,170 | 66.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Saint-Gaudens'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brie-Comte-Robert | 77 | 638 km N | 19,003 | 66.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Esbly | 77 | 664 km N | 6,072 | 52.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or | 69 | 443 km NE | 6,327 | 48.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or | 69 | 442 km NE | 7,435 | 45.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Combs-la-Ville | 77 | 634 km N | 23,350 | 63.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Girons | 09 | 37 km E | 6,008 | 72 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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