Carlus
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 38.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 74 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Carlus (INSEE 81059) is in Tarn (81), part of CA de l'Albigeois (C2A). Population 664 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/81059-carlus
Vitality score
Vitality score 38.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 74 % of the 16,648 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.64 | 10 | 6.45 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.73 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MF AMALRIC). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LA CARAVANE SUCREE SALEE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CARLUS AP). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | MF AMALRIC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 2 | LA CARAVANE SUCREE SALEE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| 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 | 1 | CARLUS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day (reported, unverified): Saturday 08:00 à 12:00 PLACE DE LA MAIRIE. No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5]
Trajectory
Population 671 (2012) → 664 (2023): -1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 580 (1990) → 664 (2023): 14.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 328, of which 2.7 % second homes and 7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Carlus): 0.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Le Sequestre): 3.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Le Sequestre): 3 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Le Sequestre): 3.4 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Carlus): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 39 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ALBI weather station, 3.1 km away at 172 m; the village itself is at 244 m. [11]
The village sits 72 m above 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 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ALBI, 3.1 km away at 172 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 72 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 718 mm of rain a year, spread over 103 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ALBI, 3.1 km away at 172 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81059/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— http://www.carlus.fr/fr/marche/704/marche-tous-samedis-matin-8h-12h— “Samedi : de 08:00 à 12:00”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81059/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81059/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81059/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81059
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81284
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sommepy-Tahure | 51 | 625 km N | 663 | 37.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 31 % · winter 74 % |
| Launois-sur-Vence | 08 | 667 km N | 659 | 36.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 81 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vy-lès-Lure | 70 | 536 km NE | 704 | 40.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rieucros | 09 | 94 km S | 718 | 45.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 74 % · humidity 57 % |
| Pujo | 65 | 175 km W | 671 | 37.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 92 % · humidity 50 % |
| Viodos-Abense-de-Bas | 64 | 251 km W | 747 | 38.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 86 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rieucros | 09 | 94 km S | 718 | 45.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 74 % · humidity 57 % |
| Pujo | 65 | 175 km W | 671 | 37.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 92 % · humidity 50 % |
| Viodos-Abense-de-Bas | 64 | 251 km W | 747 | 38.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 86 % · humidity 36 % |
| Vy-lès-Lure | 70 | 536 km NE | 704 | 40.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sommepy-Tahure | 51 | 625 km N | 663 | 37.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 31 % · winter 74 % |
| Launois-sur-Vence | 08 | 667 km N | 659 | 36.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 81 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Carlus'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mondavezan | 31 | 112 km SW | 880 | 42.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Varennes | 82 | 49 km W | 627 | 38.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle-de-Surieu | 38 | 278 km NE | 757 | 33.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chabrillan | 26 | 244 km NE | 752 | 34 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Manthes | 26 | 278 km NE | 685 | 36.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Triors | 26 | 274 km NE | 633 | 32.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
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