Sarrecave
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 8.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 25 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sarrecave (INSEE 31531) is in Haute-Garonne (31), part of CC Coeur et Coteaux du Comminges. Population 69 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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/31531-sarrecave
Vitality score
Vitality score 8.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 25 % of the 7,284 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.67 | 10 | 6.69 |
| Housing mix | 0.18 | 5 | 0.9 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LAC SAINT GEORGES). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LAC SAINT GEORGES | 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 73 (2012) → 69 (2023): -5.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 59 (1990) → 69 (2023): 16.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 61, of which 41 % second homes and 1.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Blajan): 6.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Balesta): 2.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Boulogne-sur-Gesse): 8.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Castelnau-Magnoac): 11.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Larroque): 2.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 54 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the BLAJAN weather station, 6.1 km away at 325 m; the village itself is at 384 m. [13]
The village sits 59 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. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at CLARAC, 12.3 km away at 401 m, over 30 summers. [13]
An average of 911 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 7.9 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at BLAJAN, 6.1 km away at 325 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
What property sold for
8 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 169,173 € — 687 € per m² of built surface. [14]
The median across Haute-Garonne is 2,555 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [14]
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
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31531/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31531/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31531/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31531/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31070
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31043
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31080
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65129
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31276
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- 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.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casevecchie | 2B | 726 km E | 69 | 4.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 99 % · humidity 43 % |
| Arzembouy | 58 | 498 km NE | 70 | 4.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bénivay-Ollon | 26 | 388 km E | 69 | 6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 96 % · humidity 57 % |
| Montsérié | 65 | 22 km SW | 67 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Girgols | 15 | 253 km NE | 70 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 22 % · humidity 57 % |
| Dauzat-sur-Vodable | 63 | 321 km NE | 70 | 6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 72 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montsérié | 65 | 22 km SW | 67 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Girgols | 15 | 253 km NE | 70 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 22 % · humidity 57 % |
| Dauzat-sur-Vodable | 63 | 321 km NE | 70 | 6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 72 % · humidity 57 % |
| Bénivay-Ollon | 26 | 388 km E | 69 | 6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 96 % · humidity 57 % |
| Arzembouy | 58 | 498 km NE | 70 | 4.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 64 % |
| Casevecchie | 2B | 726 km E | 69 | 4.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 99 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Sarrecave'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinax | 17 | 320 km N | 68 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saleignes | 17 | 317 km N | 56 | 2.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lespugue | 31 | 6.2 km E | 75 | 6.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bulan | 65 | 32 km SW | 58 | 1.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Payssous | 31 | 22 km SE | 80 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rieucazé | 31 | 20 km SE | 52 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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