Bellegarde-Marsal
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 13.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 4 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bellegarde-Marsal (INSEE 81026) is in Tarn (81), part of CC des Monts d'Alban et du Villefranchois. Population 690 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 1 former commune: Marsal (81155). [3]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 13.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 4 % of the 16,465 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.75 | 10 | 7.5 |
| Housing mix | 0.77 | 5 | 3.87 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [4,5]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE POLYVALENTE). [4]
3 × Hairdresser (PERFECT HAIR · BELLEGARDE COIFFURE). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Primary school (élémentaire).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE POLYVALENTE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | PERFECT HAIR · BELLEGARDE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 708 (2012) → 690 (2023): -2.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 552 (1990) → 690 (2023): 25 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 364, of which 11.3 % second homes and 5.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Villefranche-d'Albigeois): 4.6 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Fréjairolles): 4.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Villefranche-d'Albigeois): 4.7 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Villefranche-d'Albigeois): 4.5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Villefranche-d'Albigeois): 4.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 29 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the PAULINET weather station, 11.2 km away at 525 m; the village itself is at 340 m. [11]
The village sits 185 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 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ALBI, 12.7 km away at 172 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 168 m below 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 1,108 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 8.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at PAULINET, 11.2 km away at 525 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 — 81026/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81026/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81026/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81026/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81317
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81097
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigarda | 66 | 144 km S | 698 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Brice-de-Landelles | 50 | 578 km NW | 652 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 41 % · winter 93 % |
| Arboys en Bugey | 01 | 335 km NE | 710 | 15 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tourville-sur-Pont-Audemer | 27 | 618 km N | 726 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montmorin | 63 | 217 km NE | 731 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Noyers | 45 | 446 km N | 755 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigarda | 66 | 144 km S | 698 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montmorin | 63 | 217 km NE | 731 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arboys en Bugey | 01 | 335 km NE | 710 | 15 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Noyers | 45 | 446 km N | 755 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Brice-de-Landelles | 50 | 578 km NW | 652 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 41 % · winter 93 % |
| Tourville-sur-Pont-Audemer | 27 | 618 km N | 726 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Bellegarde-Marsal'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arboys en Bugey | 01 | 335 km NE | 710 | 15 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Yversay | 86 | 347 km NW | 611 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chey | 79 | 323 km NW | 541 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Amberre | 86 | 358 km NW | 565 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Romans | 79 | 336 km NW | 690 | 24.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Courcelles | 17 | 314 km NW | 455 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
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