Villefranche-de-Lauragais
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 69.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 97 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villefranche-de-Lauragais (INSEE 31582) is in Haute-Garonne (31), part of CC des Terres du Lauragais. Population 5,072 (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/31582-villefranche-de-lauragais
Vitality score
Vitality score 69.7/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 97 % of the 4,625 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 | 0.64 | 25 | 16.11 |
| Social | 0.76 | 20 | 15.13 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.68 | 10 | 6.77 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.82 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
7 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MELISSA · TARRADE PATISSIER CHOCOLATIER · VILLEF · AU PAIN LEVE · DELICES D ALESSIA). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL CHARCUTERIE MAUREL GILBERT · BOUCHERIE CARPIGNANO). [3,4]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CHEZ CHRISTOPHE VILLEFRANCHE · NATURHOUSE · VOLUP'THE & CAFE · BIOCOOP DE LAURAGAIS). [3,4]
5 × Supermarket (4B · ALDI MARCHE · SUPER U · JEMANO · CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [3,4]
17 × Restaurant (MCDONALD'S · LA STREET · CHEAN · L'ENVIE DES METS · NEW SUSHI). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (BAR LE FRANCE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIM PUBLIQ JULES FERRY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT-JOSEPH · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE CALANDRETA LAURAGUES). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JULES FERRY). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (OLIVIER TRICOIRE, MÉDECIN · BASSIM MOLAVI-NEJAD, MÉDECIN · VALERIE DEFONTAINE, MÉDECIN · JEAN LOUIS BLANCHARD, MÉDECIN · MICHEL CASTAING, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU CANAL · PHARMACIE LAURAGAISE · PHARMACIE DE L'OLIVIER). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE LOUIS RIVALS). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINE BOR). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (STADE MUNICIPAL · SALLE POLYVALENTE GYMNASE ECOLE MATERNELLE · LYCEE POLYVALENT LEON BLUM). [3]
9 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL MIDI ATLANTIQUE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · CIC SOCIETE BORDELAISE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE VILLEFRANCHE DE LAURAGAIS). [3]
16 × Hairdresser (STEPHANIE COIFFURE · APPARENCES COIFFURE · R.KOIFF' · LE 115). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL DU LAURAGAIS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 7 | MELISSA · TARRADE PATISSIER CHOCOLATIER · VILLEF · AU PAIN LEVE · DELICES D ALESSIA | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | SARL CHARCUTERIE MAUREL GILBERT · BOUCHERIE CARPIGNANO | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | CHEZ CHRISTOPHE VILLEFRANCHE · NATURHOUSE · VOLUP'THE & CAFE · BIOCOOP DE LAURAGAIS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 5 | 4B · ALDI MARCHE · SUPER U · JEMANO · CARREFOUR EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 17 | MCDONALD'S · LA STREET · CHEAN · L'ENVIE DES METS · NEW SUSHI | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 27 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | BAR LE FRANCE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIM PUBLIQ JULES FERRY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT-JOSEPH · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE CALANDRETA LAURAGUES | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JULES FERRY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | OLIVIER TRICOIRE, MÉDECIN · BASSIM MOLAVI-NEJAD, MÉDECIN · VALERIE DEFONTAINE, MÉDECIN · JEAN LOUIS BLANCHARD, MÉDECIN · MICHEL CASTAING, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DU CANAL · PHARMACIE LAURAGAISE · PHARMACIE DE L'OLIVIER | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 LOUIS RIVALS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINE BOR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | STADE MUNICIPAL · SALLE POLYVALENTE GYMNASE ECOLE MATERNELLE · LYCEE POLYVALENT LEON BLUM | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 9 | CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL MIDI ATLANTIQUE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · CIC SOCIETE BORDELAISE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE VILLEFRANCHE DE LAURAGAIS | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 16 | STEPHANIE COIFFURE · APPARENCES COIFFURE · R.KOIFF' · LE 115 | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL DU LAURAGAIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday 08h00 à 12h30 sous la halle centrale et les places Gambetta et Liberté. [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,188 (2012) → 5,072 (2023): 21.1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,316 (1990) → 5,072 (2023): 53 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,470, of which 1.8 % second homes and 7.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Villefranche-de-Lauragais): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Villefranche-de-Lauragais): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Villefranche-de-Lauragais): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Villefranche-de-Lauragais): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Villefranche-de-Lauragais): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 37 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SEGREVILLE weather station, 10.5 km away at 212 m; the village itself is at 181 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 8 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST-FELIX-LAURAGAIS, 14 km away at 330 m, over 19 summers. [10]
That station sits 149 m above 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 727 mm of rain a year, spread over 100 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MONTESQUIEU-LAURAGAIS, 6.9 km away at 190 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 — 31582/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.mairie-villefranchedelauragais.fr/cadre-de-vie-urbanisme/— “Le marché a lieu à Villefranche-de-Lauragais tous les vendredis matin de 08h00 à 12h30 sous la halle centrale et les places Gambetta et Liberté.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31582/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31582/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31582/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31582
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maen Roch | 35 | 606 km N | 5,088 | 61.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 86 % · humidity 50 % |
| Rambervillers | 88 | 669 km NE | 5,018 | 57 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 49 % · humidity 50 % |
| Mamers | 72 | 560 km N | 4,996 | 58.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 31 % · winter 95 % |
| Verdun-sur-Garonne | 82 | 64 km NW | 4,961 | 54 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Baume-les-Dames | 25 | 570 km NE | 5,155 | 62.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 59 % · humidity 50 % |
| Heyrieux | 38 | 363 km NE | 4,956 | 57.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdun-sur-Garonne | 82 | 64 km NW | 4,961 | 54 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Heyrieux | 38 | 363 km NE | 4,956 | 57.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 57 % |
| Mamers | 72 | 560 km N | 4,996 | 58.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 31 % · winter 95 % |
| Baume-les-Dames | 25 | 570 km NE | 5,155 | 62.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 59 % · humidity 50 % |
| Maen Roch | 35 | 606 km N | 5,088 | 61.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 86 % · humidity 50 % |
| Rambervillers | 88 | 669 km NE | 5,018 | 57 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 49 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Villefranche-de-Lauragais'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bazas | 33 | 193 km NW | 4,854 | 64.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Morcenx-la-Nouvelle | 40 | 223 km W | 5,022 | 53.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Carbonne | 31 | 42 km W | 5,563 | 64.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saverdun | 09 | 22 km SW | 4,808 | 56 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nérac | 47 | 138 km NW | 6,992 | 69.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bouloc | 31 | 49 km NW | 4,618 | 48.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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