Brassac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 60.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 94 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Brassac (INSEE 81037) is in Tarn (81), part of CC Sidobre Vals et Plateaux. Population 1,289 (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/81037-brassac
Vitality score
Vitality score 60.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 94 % of the 12,766 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 | 0.65 | 25 | 16.23 |
| Social | 0.78 | 20 | 15.5 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.34 | 10 | 3.38 |
| Housing mix | 0.6 | 5 | 3 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SAVEURS GOURMANDES · LA BAGUETTE MAGIQUE · LE FOURNIL DE LILI ET REMI). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAISON GARRIC). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SPAR · JM BRASSAC · PROXI). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT DU VIEUX BRASSAC · LA PIZZERIA S-J-M · LE GRAND CAFE · CAFE DE FRANCE · CUISINE COSTES). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (CAFE DE FRANCE). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LOUIS CAVAILLES). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE BRASSAC). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (HAMED GHODHBANI, MÉDECIN · PAUL CHESSE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (ESPACE CULTUREL DE LA MARQUISE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE DES MONTS LACAUNE-BRASSAC · AGENCE BRASSAC). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE DE L'ALLEE · MC COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (BAR HOTEL RESTAURANT LE CAFE DE PARIS). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LA LANDE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | SAVEURS GOURMANDES · LA BAGUETTE MAGIQUE · LE FOURNIL DE LILI ET REMI | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | MAISON GARRIC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | SPAR · JM BRASSAC · PROXI | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | RESTAURANT DU VIEUX BRASSAC · LA PIZZERIA S-J-M · LE GRAND CAFE · CAFE DE FRANCE · CUISINE COSTES | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | CAFE DE FRANCE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LOUIS CAVAILLES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE BRASSAC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | HAMED GHODHBANI, MÉDECIN · PAUL CHESSE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | ESPACE CULTUREL DE LA MARQUISE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE LOCALE DES MONTS LACAUNE-BRASSAC · AGENCE BRASSAC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | COIFFURE DE L'ALLEE · MC COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | BAR HOTEL RESTAURANT LE CAFE DE PARIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LA LANDE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Monday, Saturday. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 1,363 (2012) → 1,289 (2023): -5.4 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 1,539 (1990) → 1,289 (2023): -16.2 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 982, of which 20 % second homes and 14.4 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Brassac): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Brassac): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Brassac): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Anglès): 9 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Brassac): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 29 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the MONTREDON-LABESSONNIE weather station, 15.6 km away at 566 m; the village itself is at 486 m. [12]
The village sits 80 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at MONTREDON-LABESSONNIE, 15.6 km away at 566 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 80 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,235 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 10 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at VABRE, 9.1 km away at 403 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]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81037/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/0bec607a-c951-37f1-ae94-effa715a8ee7— “Petit marché de producteurs locaux, tous les samedis matin sur la place de la Mairie et la Place de Castelnau.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/e18cc21f-16c5-351f-904f-543160f69d96— “Tous les premier lundi du mois sur les places de la ville.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81037/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81037/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81037/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81037
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81014
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saillans | 26 | 246 km NE | 1,460 | 62.2 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Javron-les-Chapelles | 53 | 576 km N | 1,314 | 41.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Mas-d'Azil | 09 | 110 km SW | 1,237 | 59.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 44 % · winter 65 % |
| Labastide-Rouairoux | 81 | 21 km SE | 1,420 | 54.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dhuizon | 41 | 445 km N | 1,195 | 49.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chindrieux | 73 | 360 km NE | 1,531 | 59.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labastide-Rouairoux | 81 | 21 km SE | 1,420 | 54.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Mas-d'Azil | 09 | 110 km SW | 1,237 | 59.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 44 % · winter 65 % |
| Saillans | 26 | 246 km NE | 1,460 | 62.2 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chindrieux | 73 | 360 km NE | 1,531 | 59.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dhuizon | 41 | 445 km N | 1,195 | 49.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Javron-les-Chapelles | 53 | 576 km N | 1,314 | 41.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Brassac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villemeux-sur-Eure | 28 | 567 km N | 1,780 | 55.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lacapelle-Marival | 46 | 130 km N | 1,268 | 48 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lucéram | 06 | 392 km E | 1,234 | 47.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moulins-Engilbert | 58 | 387 km N | 1,352 | 49.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thenon | 24 | 203 km NW | 1,282 | 52.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Messery | 74 | 425 km NE | 2,474 | 56.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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