Aiguefonde
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 47.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 60 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Aiguefonde (INSEE 81002) is in Tarn (81), part of CA de Castres Mazamet. Population 2,505 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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/81002-aiguefonde
Vitality score
Vitality score 47.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 60 % of the 8,233 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.78 | 20 | 15.5 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.41 | 10 | 4.1 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.68 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (VIE DE GATEAUX). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (AU PANIER D'ANGE). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (PIZZ'AMIGO · SALTBURN · PASS'TA'FAIM · LA VALLEE DES MERVEILLES). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LA STORIA 2.0). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE FONTALBA). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE SAINT ALBY). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (GERMAIN CHOCRON, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE HERAL). [3,4]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF ALAIN GUIRAUD · SALLE ASSOCIATIVE CALMON). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (HAIR MAX). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant, 4 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | VIE DE GATEAUX | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | AU PANIER D'ANGE | 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 | 5 | PIZZ'AMIGO · SALTBURN · PASS'TA'FAIM · LA VALLEE DES MERVEILLES | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LA STORIA 2.0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE FONTALBA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE SAINT ALBY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | GERMAIN CHOCRON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE HERAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 2 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF ALAIN GUIRAUD · SALLE ASSOCIATIVE CALMON | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | HAIR MAX | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 2,626 (2012) → 2,505 (2023): -4.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,752 (1990) → 2,505 (2023): -9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,307, of which 3.2 % second homes and 9.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Aiguefonde): 1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Aiguefonde): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Aiguefonde): 2.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Aiguefonde): 2.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Aiguefonde): 2.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 23 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the MAZAMET weather station, 4.1 km away at 682 m; the village itself is at 338 m. [9]
The village sits 344 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 8 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at DOURGNE, 14.4 km away at 234 m, over 16 summers. [9]
That station sits 104 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 1,201 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 9.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at MAZAMET, 4.1 km away at 682 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81002/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81002/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81002/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81002/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81002
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naveil | 41 | 489 km N | 2,442 | 46 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 55 % · humidity 50 % |
| Follainville-Dennemont | 78 | 616 km N | 2,184 | 43.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 78 % · humidity 50 % |
| Neuville-sur-Escaut | 59 | 761 km N | 2,901 | 44.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 69 % · humidity 50 % |
| Thierville-sur-Meuse | 55 | 672 km N | 3,172 | 48.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 35 % · humidity 50 % |
| La Frénaye | 76 | 684 km N | 2,074 | 47.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 78 % · humidity 50 % |
| Pont-à-Vendin | 62 | 777 km N | 3,062 | 39 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 59 % · winter 73 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naveil | 41 | 489 km N | 2,442 | 46 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 55 % · humidity 50 % |
| Follainville-Dennemont | 78 | 616 km N | 2,184 | 43.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 78 % · humidity 50 % |
| Thierville-sur-Meuse | 55 | 672 km N | 3,172 | 48.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 35 % · humidity 50 % |
| La Frénaye | 76 | 684 km N | 2,074 | 47.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 78 % · humidity 50 % |
| Neuville-sur-Escaut | 59 | 761 km N | 2,901 | 44.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 69 % · humidity 50 % |
| Pont-à-Vendin | 62 | 777 km N | 3,062 | 39 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 59 % · winter 73 % |
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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 Aiguefonde'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Louis-de-Montferrand | 33 | 279 km NW | 2,051 | 51.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aspremont | 06 | 398 km E | 2,346 | 55.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cénac | 33 | 264 km NW | 2,195 | 44.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marsac-sur-l'Isle | 24 | 230 km NW | 3,187 | 50.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cubzac-les-Ponts | 33 | 275 km NW | 2,693 | 54 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pompignac | 33 | 267 km NW | 3,577 | 43.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
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