Albi
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 87.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 88 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Albi (INSEE 81004) is in Tarn (81), part of CA de l'Albigeois (C2A). Population 51,290 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 87.7/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 88 % of the 437 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 | 0.94 | 25 | 23.42 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.96 |
| Education | 0.86 | 10 | 8.65 |
| Health | 0.95 | 10 | 9.53 |
| Public & culture | 0.49 | 5 | 2.44 |
| Population trend | 0.6 | 10 | 6.01 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.57 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
51 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PATISSERIE SAINT-HONORE · L'ARTISAN CHOCOLATIER · LA MANUFACTURE · LA PANETIERE AUX SAVEURS D'ANTAN). [3,4]
15 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOULOC BOULOC · SOCIETE ROUSSEL · PIERRE VALETTE SALAISONS · CHARCUTERIE MILLAS). [3,4]
27 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CONSERVERIE ARTISANALE LARROQUE · ANGEUR). [3,4]
12 × Supermarket (SOCIETE LAVIDA · LIDL · ALBIGAM · ALDI MARCHE · SARL LAFAYETTE). [3,4]
3 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LA RENOMMEE DU BON FROMAGE · FROMAGERIE CATHARE). [4]
1 × Fishmonger (MORIN MAREE). [3,4]
208 × Restaurant (LA CANTINE LAOTIENNE · S E C · LA GRAPPE D'OR-RICARD & FILS · LE ROBINSON). [3,4]
44 × Café / bar (LE BISTROT DE LA COMPAGNIE · LE GALOPIN · CAFE DU STADE · CAFE HOTEL DU PARC · BAR DE L'AVIATION). [4]
16 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE MARIA MONTESSORI D'ALBI · ECOLE PRIMAIRE APPLICAT COLONEL TEYSSIER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB J J ROUSSEAU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE GALAUP LAPEROUSE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LOUIS FIEU). [3]
6 × Collège (COLLEGE ARISTIDE BRUANT · COLLEGE HONORE DE BALZAC · COLLEGE BELLEVUE · COLLEGE JEAN JAURES · COLLEGE PRIVE STE MARIE). [3]
55 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARIE-CÉCILE BERNADOU, MÉDECIN · JEANNE MAJOU, MÉDECIN · ANNICK GUICHARD-MAURY, MÉDECIN · JOSSELIN MICHOT, MÉDECIN · FABIENNE BOUIX, MÉDECIN). [3]
19 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CLERGUE · ANGLES PHARMACIE · SELAS PHARMACIE REVEILLON · PHARMACIE DU STADIUM · PHARMACIE DE LA MADELEINE). [3,4]
7 × Post office / agence postale (ALBI LA RENAUDIE RPC RP · ALBI LA MALADRERIE RPU RP · ALBI LAPANOUSE TABAC RP · ALBI RIVE DROITE AP · LA POSTE). [3]
4 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE PIERRE-AMALRIC · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE CANTEPAU · BIBLIOTHÈQUE RASCOL LYCÉE LOUIS-RASCOL · 81 - BIBLIOTHEQUE DEPARTEMENTALE DU TARN). [3]
3 × Cinema (CGR ALBI · CGR ALBI LAPEROUSE · CINÉMA SNA). [3]
15 × Gym / sports hall (CENTRE SPORTIF DU CE DU BON SAUVEUR · GYMNASE COSEC · ECOLE DES MINES · STADE CAUSSEL · COLLEGE HONORE DE BALZAC). [3]
22 × Bank (AGENCE ALBI · AGENCE ALBI LA MADELEINE · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL MIDI ATLANTIQUE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOL MUTUEL ALBI · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES). [3]
85 × Hairdresser (EN APARTE · SALON SPORTIFS · DEL ROSSO SYLVIE · LES CISEAUX D'ALAIN PELISSOU). [3,4]
8 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
19 × Hotel (HOTEL LA RESERVE · HOSTELLERIE SAINT ANTOINE · HOTEL CHIFFRE · MERCURE CITE EPISCOPALE D'ALBI · CONTACT HÔTEL - HOSTELLERIE DU VIGAN). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (ALBIRONDACK CAMPING). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Butcher (boucherie), 8 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 2 × Fishmonger, 45 × Restaurant, 2 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × GP (médecin généraliste), 1 × Pharmacy, 3 × Bank, 14 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 51 | PATISSERIE SAINT-HONORE · L'ARTISAN CHOCOLATIER · LA MANUFACTURE · LA PANETIERE AUX SAVEURS D'ANTAN | INSEE BPE 51 / INSEE SIRENE 51 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 15 | BOULOC BOULOC · SOCIETE ROUSSEL · PIERRE VALETTE SALAISONS · CHARCUTERIE MILLAS | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 27 | CONSERVERIE ARTISANALE LARROQUE · ANGEUR | INSEE BPE 27 / INSEE SIRENE 45 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 12 | SOCIETE LAVIDA · LIDL · ALBIGAM · ALDI MARCHE · SARL LAFAYETTE | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 3 | LA RENOMMEE DU BON FROMAGE · FROMAGERIE CATHARE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 1 | MORIN MAREE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 208 | LA CANTINE LAOTIENNE · S E C · LA GRAPPE D'OR-RICARD & FILS · LE ROBINSON | INSEE BPE 208 / INSEE SIRENE 306 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 44 | LE BISTROT DE LA COMPAGNIE · LE GALOPIN · CAFE DU STADE · CAFE HOTEL DU PARC · BAR DE L'AVIATION | INSEE SIRENE 44 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 16 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE MARIA MONTESSORI D'ALBI · ECOLE PRIMAIRE APPLICAT COLONEL TEYSSIER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB J J ROUSSEAU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE GALAUP LAPEROUSE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LOUIS FIEU | INSEE BPE 16 [3] |
| Collège | 6 | COLLEGE ARISTIDE BRUANT · COLLEGE HONORE DE BALZAC · COLLEGE BELLEVUE · COLLEGE JEAN JAURES · COLLEGE PRIVE STE MARIE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 55 | MARIE-CÉCILE BERNADOU, MÉDECIN · JEANNE MAJOU, MÉDECIN · ANNICK GUICHARD-MAURY, MÉDECIN · JOSSELIN MICHOT, MÉDECIN · FABIENNE BOUIX, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 55 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 19 | PHARMACIE CLERGUE · ANGLES PHARMACIE · SELAS PHARMACIE REVEILLON · PHARMACIE DU STADIUM · PHARMACIE DE LA MADELEINE | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 7 | ALBI LA RENAUDIE RPC RP · ALBI LA MALADRERIE RPU RP · ALBI LAPANOUSE TABAC RP · ALBI RIVE DROITE AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Library | 4 | MÉDIATHÈQUE PIERRE-AMALRIC · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE CANTEPAU · BIBLIOTHÈQUE RASCOL LYCÉE LOUIS-RASCOL · 81 - BIBLIOTHEQUE DEPARTEMENTALE DU TARN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Cinema | 3 | CGR ALBI · CGR ALBI LAPEROUSE · CINÉMA SNA | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 15 | CENTRE SPORTIF DU CE DU BON SAUVEUR · GYMNASE COSEC · ECOLE DES MINES · STADE CAUSSEL · COLLEGE HONORE DE BALZAC | INSEE BPE 15 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 22 | AGENCE ALBI · AGENCE ALBI LA MADELEINE · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL MIDI ATLANTIQUE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOL MUTUEL ALBI · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES | INSEE BPE 22 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 85 | EN APARTE · SALON SPORTIFS · DEL ROSSO SYLVIE · LES CISEAUX D'ALAIN PELISSOU | INSEE BPE 85 / INSEE SIRENE 112 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 8 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 19 | HOTEL LA RESERVE · HOSTELLERIE SAINT ANTOINE · HOTEL CHIFFRE · MERCURE CITE EPISCOPALE D'ALBI · CONTACT HÔTEL - HOSTELLERIE DU VIGAN | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | ALBIRONDACK CAMPING | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. [5,6,7]
Trajectory
Population 49,231 (2012) → 51,290 (2023): 4.2 % over 10 years. [8,1]
Population 46,579 (1990) → 51,290 (2023): 10.1 % over 30 years. [9,1]
Dwellings (2023): 31,372, of which 4.3 % second homes and 7.2 % vacant. [10]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Albi): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Food shop (Albi): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [11]
GP (Albi): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Albi): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Albi): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 45 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ALBI-MAN weather station, 2.6 km away at 162 m; the village itself is at 173 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ALBI, 2.8 km away at 172 m, over 30 summers. [12]
An average of 788 mm of rain a year, spread over 109 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ALBI-MAN, 2.6 km away at 162 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5,6,7]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81004/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2023-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/ba135cd2-71d5-383e-867f-1b9ac1b6599e— “Le samedi, de 7h à 13h.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2024-11— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/743dca32-6310-3bea-867c-3a125d516b3f— “Une dizaine de commerçants vous accueille place Fernand Pelloutier, le mardi de 16h à 20h : maraichers locaux, pain, fromage, biscuits, tartes salées et à la bonne saison, fruits et légumes de production locale, glaces, plants de producteurs.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2024-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/c725ffb9-807f-3aae-90d0-46431eddad61— “A quelques pas de la cathédrale, tous les jeudis se déroule un marché de producteurs de pays (situés à moins de 60 kms d'Albi) sous la halle du foirail du Castelvi;el de quoi ravir les papilles des plus gourmands avec les produits fermiers”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81004/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81004/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81004/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81004
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourg-en-Bresse | 01 | 350 km NE | 42,372 | 85 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Abymes | 971 | 6,663 km W | 51,055 | 80.4 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 41 % · humidity 0 % |
| Laval | 53 | 513 km NW | 49,400 | 86.1 | Well served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Arles | 13 | 201 km E | 51,811 | 85.7 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 72 % · humidity 7 % |
| La Roche-sur-Yon | 85 | 414 km NW | 54,849 | 86.3 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Blois | 41 | 412 km N | 47,219 | 83.6 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arles | 13 | 201 km E | 51,811 | 85.7 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 72 % · humidity 7 % |
| Bourg-en-Bresse | 01 | 350 km NE | 42,372 | 85 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Blois | 41 | 412 km N | 47,219 | 83.6 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Roche-sur-Yon | 85 | 414 km NW | 54,849 | 86.3 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Laval | 53 | 513 km NW | 49,400 | 86.1 | Well served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Abymes | 971 | 6,663 km W | 51,055 | 80.4 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 41 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Albi'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villefranche-sur-Saône | 69 | 306 km NE | 36,172 | 85.3 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Romans-sur-Isère | 26 | 262 km NE | 33,464 | 79.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vaulx-en-Velin | 69 | 300 km NE | 53,069 | 82.2 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Oullins-Pierre-Bénite | 69 | 289 km NE | 38,168 | 79.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Décines-Charpieu | 69 | 302 km NE | 29,877 | 76.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
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