Cuq
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 20.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 30 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cuq (INSEE 81075) is in Tarn (81), part of CC du Lautrécois et du Pays d'Agout. Population 482 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 20.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 30 % of the 17,875 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 | 0.66 | 10 | 6.64 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.69 |
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 ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
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 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | 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 | 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: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 480 (2012) → 482 (2023): 0.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 414 (1990) → 482 (2023): 16.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 229, of which 3.1 % second homes and 8.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vielmur-sur-Agout): 1.9 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vielmur-sur-Agout): 2.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Vielmur-sur-Agout): 3.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Vielmur-sur-Agout): 3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Cuq): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 52 days a year at or above 30 °C and 18 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PUYLAURENS weather station, 10.9 km away at 312 m; the village itself is at 197 m. [10]
The village sits 115 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 11 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at DOURGNE, 17.7 km away at 234 m, over 16 summers. [10]
An average of 784 mm of rain a year, spread over 103 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-PAUL-CAP-DE, 9.6 km away at 162 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81075/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81075/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81075/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81075/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81315
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81075
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourdainville | 76 | 676 km N | 479 | 24.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 29 % |
| Bléquin | 62 | 780 km N | 490 | 22.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 36 % |
| Poulan-Pouzols | 81 | 24 km N | 478 | 21.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 65 % · humidity 36 % |
| Trenal | 39 | 425 km NE | 472 | 21.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 66 % · humidity 43 % |
| Flexbourg | 67 | 684 km NE | 485 | 22.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 55 % · humidity 36 % |
| Appilly | 60 | 665 km N | 498 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 61 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poulan-Pouzols | 81 | 24 km N | 478 | 21.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 65 % · humidity 36 % |
| Trenal | 39 | 425 km NE | 472 | 21.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 66 % · humidity 43 % |
| Appilly | 60 | 665 km N | 498 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 61 % · humidity 36 % |
| Bourdainville | 76 | 676 km N | 479 | 24.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 29 % |
| Flexbourg | 67 | 684 km NE | 485 | 22.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 55 % · humidity 36 % |
| Bléquin | 62 | 780 km N | 490 | 22.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Cuq'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palleville | 81 | 18 km SW | 451 | 31.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Garrevaques | 81 | 20 km SW | 398 | 23.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Germain-des-Prés | 81 | 9.8 km S | 928 | 32.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Poudis | 81 | 17 km SW | 272 | 24.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lempaut | 81 | 13 km S | 878 | 37.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montels | 34 | 85 km SE | 247 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
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