Vacquiers
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 49.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 75 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vacquiers (INSEE 31563) is in Haute-Garonne (31), part of CC du Frontonnais. Population 1,492 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/31563-vacquiers
Vitality score
Vitality score 49.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 75 % of the 11,670 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.86 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (S.A.R.L ELEVAGE DES FABRES). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (TSAK-TSAK · CIAO BENETT). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (CAFE DU CENTRE · LE PATACOU). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE MAGNOLIA). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LE MAGNOLIA). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-LUC BIGOT, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VACQUIERS LPAC AP). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE ROBERT GARY). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (BOUSQUET CHRISTIANE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Supermarket, Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | S.A.R.L ELEVAGE DES FABRES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 2 | TSAK-TSAK · CIAO BENETT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | CAFE DU CENTRE · LE PATACOU | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE MAGNOLIA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LE MAGNOLIA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | JEAN-LUC BIGOT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | VACQUIERS LPAC AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE ROBERT GARY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | BOUSQUET CHRISTIANE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE 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
Population 1,332 (2012) → 1,492 (2023): 12 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 916 (1990) → 1,492 (2023): 62.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 633, of which 1.4 % second homes and 3.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Labastide-Saint-Sernin): 4.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vacquiers): 3.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Vacquiers): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Labastide-Saint-Sernin): 4.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Vacquiers): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 37 days a year at or above 30 °C and 54 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VILLEMATIER weather station, 5.5 km away at 115 m; the village itself is at 201 m. [10]
The village sits 86 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at TOULOUSE-BLAGNAC, 19.2 km away at 151 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 50 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 724 mm of rain a year, spread over 103 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at VILLARIES, 3.8 km away at 135 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31563/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31563/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31563/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31563/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31252
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31563
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rions | 33 | 176 km NW | 1,470 | 41.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 65 % · humidity 57 % |
| Bussac-Forêt | 17 | 217 km NW | 1,074 | 39.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 77 % |
| Moyon Villages | 50 | 614 km N | 1,489 | 38.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
| Arches | 88 | 620 km NE | 1,617 | 49.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 85 % · humidity 71 % |
| Marsac-sur-Don | 44 | 490 km NW | 1,524 | 42.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 36 % · winter 77 % |
| Gamarde-les-Bains | 40 | 189 km W | 1,583 | 45.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 72 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rions | 33 | 176 km NW | 1,470 | 41.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 65 % · humidity 57 % |
| Gamarde-les-Bains | 40 | 189 km W | 1,583 | 45.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 72 % · humidity 43 % |
| Bussac-Forêt | 17 | 217 km NW | 1,074 | 39.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 77 % |
| Marsac-sur-Don | 44 | 490 km NW | 1,524 | 42.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 36 % · winter 77 % |
| Moyon Villages | 50 | 614 km N | 1,489 | 38.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
| Arches | 88 | 620 km NE | 1,617 | 49.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 85 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Vacquiers'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villeneuve-lès-Bouloc | 31 | 4.1 km W | 1,687 | 38.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chatte | 38 | 338 km NE | 2,518 | 60.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Fousseret | 31 | 64 km SW | 1,863 | 57.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Martizay | 36 | 339 km N | 956 | 58.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-du-Rosier | 38 | 333 km NE | 2,004 | 32.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bernos-Beaulac | 33 | 154 km NW | 1,131 | 49.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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