Carmaux
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 67/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 88 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Carmaux (INSEE 81060) is in Tarn (81), part of CC Carmausin-Ségala. Population 9,872 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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/81060-carmaux
Vitality score
Vitality score 67/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 88 % of the 2,497 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 | 0.69 | 25 | 17.31 |
| Social | 0.81 | 20 | 16.28 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.67 | 10 | 6.73 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.4 | 10 | 4.01 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.72 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
10 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BISCUITERIE CARMAUSINE · BOULANGERIE FABRE · LE FOURNIL DU SEGALA · PATISSERIE STEPHANE MARTY). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL RAYSSAC · ROLLAND FRANCINE · LE SOLEIL TARNAIS). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SASU BOUCHERIE RAPHAEL · EPICERIE CARMAUX). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE · LIDL · NETTO · SPAR). [3,4]
22 × Restaurant (TCHAO PIZZA · LE FOUR A PIZZA · SON DENE · O DELICES). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (LES PLATANES · CAFE DES SPORTS · MAGUIRE'S IRISH PUB). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE J B CALVIGNAC · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN JAURES · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN MOULIN). [3]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE J-B CALVIGNAC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN JAURES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE CROIX HAUTE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE VICTOR HUGO). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (DOMINIQUE LOISELE, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE BERTHIN, MÉDECIN · JIMMY FLOQUET, MÉDECIN · FRANÇOIS CROZES, MÉDECIN · NADINE DE LA FUENTE, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (EURL BARAZER PASCALE · OFFICINE DE CARMAUX · PHARMACIE RENAUX · PHARMACIE DU COIN DULAC). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE · D'LIRE & PLUS RÉSEAU DES MÉDIATHÈQUES DU CARMAUSIN-SÉGAL). [3]
1 × Cinema (CLAP CINE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DES SPORTS DE RIVENC · SALLE DES SPORTS DE CANDOU). [3]
5 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · AGENCE CARMAUX · SG-CARMAUX (004.1) · BANQUE POPULAIRE OCCITANE). [3]
21 × Hairdresser (BACARA · EXPRESSION COIFFURE MIXTE · GIL MARIE-ANGE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (ORFEA). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 5 × Restaurant, 4 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 10 | BISCUITERIE CARMAUSINE · BOULANGERIE FABRE · LE FOURNIL DU SEGALA · PATISSERIE STEPHANE MARTY | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | SARL RAYSSAC · ROLLAND FRANCINE · LE SOLEIL TARNAIS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | SASU BOUCHERIE RAPHAEL · EPICERIE CARMAUX | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | INTERMARCHE · LIDL · NETTO · SPAR | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 22 | TCHAO PIZZA · LE FOUR A PIZZA · SON DENE · O DELICES | INSEE BPE 22 / INSEE SIRENE 33 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | LES PLATANES · CAFE DES SPORTS · MAGUIRE'S IRISH PUB | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOLE MATERNELLE J B CALVIGNAC · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN JAURES · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN MOULIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE J-B CALVIGNAC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN JAURES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE CROIX HAUTE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE VICTOR HUGO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | DOMINIQUE LOISELE, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE BERTHIN, MÉDECIN · JIMMY FLOQUET, MÉDECIN · FRANÇOIS CROZES, MÉDECIN · NADINE DE LA FUENTE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | EURL BARAZER PASCALE · OFFICINE DE CARMAUX · PHARMACIE RENAUX · PHARMACIE DU COIN DULAC | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 | 2 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE · D'LIRE & PLUS RÉSEAU DES MÉDIATHÈQUES DU CARMAUSIN-SÉGAL | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CLAP CINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | SALLE DES SPORTS DE RIVENC · SALLE DES SPORTS DE CANDOU | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · AGENCE CARMAUX · SG-CARMAUX (004.1) · BANQUE POPULAIRE OCCITANE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 21 | BACARA · EXPRESSION COIFFURE MIXTE · GIL MARIE-ANGE | INSEE BPE 21 / INSEE SIRENE 27 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | ORFEA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Friday matin. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 9,774 (2012) → 9,872 (2023): 1 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 10,957 (1990) → 9,872 (2023): -9.9 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 6,034, of which 2.8 % second homes and 13.6 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Carmaux): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Carmaux): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [10]
GP (Carmaux): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Carmaux): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Carmaux): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 41 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 ALBI-MAN weather station, 11.1 km away at 162 m; the village itself is at 234 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 5 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at TANUS, 11.4 km away at 537 m, over 23 summers. [11]
That station sits 303 m above 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 788 mm of rain a year, spread over 109 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ALBI-MAN, 11.1 km away at 162 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 — 81060/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— http://www.carmaux.fr/3231-marche-hebdomadaire-vendredi-matin.htm— “Il se déroule tous les vendredis matin”
- DATAtourisme 2025-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/50d43538-e655-370f-9889-3c466515ae19— “Le marché hebdomadaire du vendredi matin à Carmaux est un rendez-vous incontournable.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81060/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81060/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81060/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81060
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revel | 31 | 67 km S | 9,762 | 76.4 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Loudéac | 22 | 595 km NW | 9,987 | 72.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Amand-Montrond | 18 | 298 km N | 9,899 | 71.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lambesc | 13 | 253 km E | 10,024 | 56.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| L'Isle-Jourdain | 32 | 99 km SW | 9,537 | 74.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
| Lançon-Provence | 13 | 243 km E | 9,915 | 67.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revel | 31 | 67 km S | 9,762 | 76.4 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| L'Isle-Jourdain | 32 | 99 km SW | 9,537 | 74.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
| Lançon-Provence | 13 | 243 km E | 9,915 | 67.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lambesc | 13 | 253 km E | 10,024 | 56.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Amand-Montrond | 18 | 298 km N | 9,899 | 71.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Loudéac | 22 | 595 km NW | 9,987 | 72.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 81 % · 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 Carmaux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livron-sur-Drôme | 26 | 227 km E | 9,329 | 60.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lavaur | 81 | 48 km SW | 10,965 | 60.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villefranche-de-Rouergue | 12 | 35 km N | 11,271 | 60.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tullins | 38 | 298 km NE | 7,624 | 67.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moissac | 82 | 86 km W | 13,419 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Graulhet | 81 | 35 km SW | 13,129 | 55.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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