Busque
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 22.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 22 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Busque (INSEE 81043) is in Tarn (81), part of CA Gaillac-Graulhet. Population 715 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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/81043-busque
Vitality score
Vitality score 22.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 22 % of the 16,325 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.8 | 10 | 7.95 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.94 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Hotel (CHEZ PITO). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 2 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | CHEZ PITO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| 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 745 (2012) → 715 (2023): -4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 552 (1990) → 715 (2023): 29.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 324, of which 0.6 % second homes and 3.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Graulhet): 2.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Graulhet): 2.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Labessière-Candeil): 2.5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Graulhet): 3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Busque): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 39 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CADALEN weather station, 10.2 km away at 199 m; the village itself is at 166 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LAVAUR, 12.4 km away at 131 m, over 29 summers. [11]
An average of 785 mm of rain a year, spread over 103 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at GRAULHET, 4 km away at 167 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 — 81043/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81043/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81043/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81043/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81105
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81117
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81043
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silly-sur-Nied | 57 | 682 km NE | 719 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 57 % · humidity 57 % |
| Fréjeville | 81 | 24 km SE | 712 | 24.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saulon-la-Rue | 21 | 452 km NE | 701 | 25 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 80 % · humidity 57 % |
| Rivas | 42 | 270 km NE | 747 | 25 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 80 % · humidity 57 % |
| Verderel-lès-Sauqueuse | 60 | 636 km N | 721 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 84 % · humidity 50 % |
| Prémont | 02 | 701 km N | 683 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 21 % · winter 76 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fréjeville | 81 | 24 km SE | 712 | 24.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| Rivas | 42 | 270 km NE | 747 | 25 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 80 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saulon-la-Rue | 21 | 452 km NE | 701 | 25 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 80 % · humidity 57 % |
| Verderel-lès-Sauqueuse | 60 | 636 km N | 721 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 84 % · humidity 50 % |
| Silly-sur-Nied | 57 | 682 km NE | 719 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 57 % · humidity 57 % |
| Prémont | 02 | 701 km N | 683 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 21 % · winter 76 % |
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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 Busque'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolmayrac | 47 | 127 km NW | 719 | 22.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Puydaniel | 31 | 65 km SW | 575 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Carcen-Ponson | 40 | 222 km W | 628 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tarabel | 31 | 38 km SW | 601 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fabas | 82 | 50 km W | 714 | 31.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Massac-Séran | 81 | 16 km SW | 523 | 27.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
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