Marciac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 57.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 92 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Marciac (INSEE 32233) is in Gers (32), part of CC Bastides et Vallons du Gers. Population 1,213 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/32233-marciac
Vitality score
Vitality score 57.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 92 % of the 13,120 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.93 | 20 | 18.62 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.5 | 10 | 5.02 |
| Housing mix | 0.64 | 5 | 3.19 |
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). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'ESSENTIEL · EPICERIE DES ARCADES). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SUMARCIAC). [3,4]
12 × Restaurant (LA PETITE AUBERGE · RIAD ST JEAN · LA PENICHE · LA CABANE A PIZZA · SOCIETE LES COULISSES). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (CENTRAL SPORT CAFE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE ARETHA FRANKLIN). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARIA-CORNELIA POPESCU, MÉDECIN · VALERIE VAYRAC, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER GONZALEZ, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU JAZZ). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MARCIAC). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINE JIM 32). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · CREDIT AGRICOLE). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (LE SALON · CHANGEMENT D'HAIR · LA FILLE DU BARBIER). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTELLERIE DES COMTES DE PARDIAC). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING DU LAC). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LES GOURMANDISES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | L'ESSENTIEL · EPICERIE DES ARCADES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | SUMARCIAC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 12 | LA PETITE AUBERGE · RIAD ST JEAN · LA PENICHE · LA CABANE A PIZZA · SOCIETE LES COULISSES | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | CENTRAL SPORT CAFE | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE ARETHA FRANKLIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | MARIA-CORNELIA POPESCU, MÉDECIN · VALERIE VAYRAC, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER GONZALEZ, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU JAZZ | 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 | MARCIAC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINE JIM 32 | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · CREDIT AGRICOLE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | LE SALON · CHANGEMENT D'HAIR · LA FILLE DU BARBIER | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTELLERIE DES COMTES DE PARDIAC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING DU LAC | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Wednesday. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 1,243 (2012) → 1,213 (2023): -2.4 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 1,211 (1990) → 1,213 (2023): 0.2 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 901, of which 18.1 % second homes and 11.8 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Marciac): 0 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Marciac): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Marciac): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Marciac): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Marciac): 0.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 29 days a year at or above 30 °C and 17 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the PEYRUSSE-GRANDE weather station, 11.4 km away at 254 m; the village itself is at 152 m. [11]
The village sits 102 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 11 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at PEYRUSSE-GRANDE, 11.4 km away at 254 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 102 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 851 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MARCIAC, 1.1 km away at 152 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32233/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.marciac.fr/— “Marchés tous les Mercredis Matin.”
- DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/36/02e2e0cc-3fcb-3d28-a2e1-15dcc7b9670d— “► Du mercredi 08/07 au mercredi 05/08 inclus : le marché est déplacé au bord du lac de Marciac.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32233/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32233/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32233/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 32233
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Couches | 71 | 508 km NE | 1,213 | 45.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 41 % · humidity 29 % |
| Bléneau | 89 | 512 km NE | 1,153 | 40.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 50 % · humidity 29 % |
| Lacapelle-Marival | 46 | 194 km NE | 1,268 | 48 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 77 % · humidity 43 % |
| Meyssac | 19 | 209 km NE | 1,310 | 61.3 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 53 % · humidity 64 % |
| L'Isle-Jourdain | 86 | 304 km N | 1,126 | 48.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 55 % · humidity 79 % |
| Thenon | 24 | 194 km N | 1,282 | 52.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 78 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thenon | 24 | 194 km N | 1,282 | 52.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 78 % · humidity 50 % |
| Lacapelle-Marival | 46 | 194 km NE | 1,268 | 48 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 77 % · humidity 43 % |
| Meyssac | 19 | 209 km NE | 1,310 | 61.3 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 53 % · humidity 64 % |
| L'Isle-Jourdain | 86 | 304 km N | 1,126 | 48.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 55 % · humidity 79 % |
| Couches | 71 | 508 km NE | 1,213 | 45.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 41 % · humidity 29 % |
| Bléneau | 89 | 512 km NE | 1,153 | 40.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 50 % · humidity 29 % |
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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 Marciac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaisance | 32 | 13 km NW | 1,430 | 57.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeréal | 47 | 132 km N | 1,261 | 56.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Buisson-de-Cadouin | 24 | 158 km N | 1,965 | 64.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Riscle | 32 | 25 km NW | 1,622 | 45.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Clar | 32 | 64 km NE | 1,062 | 56.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Siorac-en-Périgord | 24 | 159 km NE | 1,082 | 48.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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