Ambialet
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 39.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 83 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ambialet (INSEE 81010) is in Tarn (81), part of CC des Monts d'Alban et du Villefranchois. Population 471 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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/81010-ambialet
Vitality score
Vitality score 39.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 83 % of the 17,897 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.72 | 10 | 7.2 |
| Housing mix | 0.38 | 5 | 1.89 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPICERIE CYRANO). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (MELODY SIRRI COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LA MISE A L'EAU). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | EPICERIE CYRANO | 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 | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | MELODY SIRRI COIFFURE | 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 | 1 | CAMPING LA MISE A L'EAU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 451 (2012) → 471 (2023): 4.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 386 (1990) → 471 (2023): 22 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 386, of which 31.1 % second homes and 12.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Villefranche-d'Albigeois): 6.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Ambialet): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Villefranche-d'Albigeois): 6.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Villefranche-d'Albigeois): 6.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Ambialet): 0.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 34 days a year at or above 30 °C and 32 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PAULINET weather station, 9.8 km away at 525 m; the village itself is at 230 m. [10]
The village sits 295 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at TANUS, 19.8 km away at 537 m, over 23 summers. [10]
That station sits 307 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 939 mm of rain a year, spread over 114 days — about 8.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at VALENCE-D-ALBI, 8.7 km away at 463 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 — 81010/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81010/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81010/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81010/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81317
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81010
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castelnaud-de-Gratecambe | 47 | 150 km NW | 514 | 38 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Sernin | 47 | 190 km NW | 454 | 37.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Servant | 63 | 248 km N | 558 | 34.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Empurany | 07 | 214 km NE | 571 | 38.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 % |
| Clussais-la-Pommeraie | 79 | 310 km NW | 562 | 29.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Mars-sur-Colmont | 53 | 547 km NW | 440 | 31.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 89 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castelnaud-de-Gratecambe | 47 | 150 km NW | 514 | 38 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Sernin | 47 | 190 km NW | 454 | 37.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Empurany | 07 | 214 km NE | 571 | 38.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 % |
| Servant | 63 | 248 km N | 558 | 34.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Clussais-la-Pommeraie | 79 | 310 km NW | 562 | 29.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Mars-sur-Colmont | 53 | 547 km NW | 440 | 31.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 89 % · 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 Ambialet'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-Sernin | 47 | 190 km NW | 454 | 37.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Loubressac | 46 | 113 km NW | 533 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Penne | 81 | 54 km W | 602 | 41.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rocamadour | 46 | 113 km NW | 597 | 58.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Borrèze | 24 | 137 km NW | 354 | 33.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coly-Saint-Amand | 24 | 154 km NW | 640 | 46.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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