Lacapelle-Escroux
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 3.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 3 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lacapelle-Escroux (INSEE 81085) is in Tarn (81), part of CC du Haut-Languedoc. Population 48 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 3.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 3 % of the 4,535 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.27 | 10 | 2.74 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 50 (2012) → 48 (2023): -4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 62 (1990) → 48 (2023): -22.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 74, of which 68.9 % second homes and 1.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Viane): 3.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Viane): 4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Viane): 3.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Viane): 4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Viane): 4.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the LACAUNE weather station, 8.4 km away at 811 m; the village itself is at 574 m. [9]
The village sits 237 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LACAUNE, 8.4 km away at 811 m, over 11 summers. [9]
That station sits 237 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 1,460 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 10.9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LACAUNE, 8.4 km away at 811 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81085/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81085/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81085/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81085/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81314
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnac-sur-Dourdou | 12 | 25 km E | 47 | 4.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villard-Reymond | 38 | 305 km NE | 46 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Paul-d'Oueil | 31 | 197 km SW | 46 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 54 % · humidity 86 % |
| Santa-Reparata-di-Moriani | 2B | 576 km E | 52 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 99 % · humidity 43 % |
| Pézilla-de-Conflent | 66 | 114 km S | 46 | 4.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 70 % · humidity 79 % |
| Urbanya | 66 | 127 km S | 45 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnac-sur-Dourdou | 12 | 25 km E | 47 | 4.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pézilla-de-Conflent | 66 | 114 km S | 46 | 4.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 70 % · humidity 79 % |
| Urbanya | 66 | 127 km S | 45 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Paul-d'Oueil | 31 | 197 km SW | 46 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 54 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villard-Reymond | 38 | 305 km NE | 46 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Santa-Reparata-di-Moriani | 2B | 576 km E | 52 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 99 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Lacapelle-Escroux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrère | 65 | 191 km SW | 38 | 3.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Coudons | 11 | 107 km S | 54 | 2.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lafarre | 07 | 210 km NE | 45 | 2.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Challement | 58 | 403 km N | 45 | 2.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Berbérust-Lias | 65 | 229 km W | 44 | 4.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Renno | 2A | 533 km E | 62 | 2.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
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