Gaillac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 69.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 80 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gaillac (INSEE 81099) is in Tarn (81), part of CA Gaillac-Graulhet. Population 16,162 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/81099-gaillac
Vitality score
Vitality score 69.4/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 80 % of the 1,507 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 | 0.58 | 25 | 14.56 |
| Social | 0.86 | 20 | 17.12 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.64 | 10 | 6.44 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.71 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
14 × Bakery (boulangerie) (NORMAND ANNICK · CHOCOLATS YVES THURIES · SUCRACOR · MBG · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE LAURENT RECARTE · GAILLAC BOUCHERIE HALAL · GRAND FRAIS). [3,4]
6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SALZO MADDALENA · LE GOUT DU BON · AFROTARN · VEGET'HALLES · LE PRIMEUR DE GAILLAC). [3,4]
5 × Supermarket (GAILLAC DISTRIBUTION · LIDL · DAJEMA · ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LA FROMAGERIE SAINT PIERRE). [4]
1 × Fishmonger (LA BOUILLASEB). [3,4]
50 × Restaurant (LA TABLE DU SOMMELIER · EURL QUEEN · CEMEA · COQ FRIT). [3,4]
10 × Café / bar (LE BISTROT · AUX BERGES DU PARC · GRAND CAFE DES SPORTS). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CATALANIS · ECOLE MATERNELLE GEORGE SAND · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA VOULTE). [3]
6 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LOUISE MICHEL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE MARIA MONTESSORI GAILLAC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE SAINTE-CECILE D'AVES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE GROUPE VENDOME · ECOLE PRIMAIRE TESSONNIERES). [3]
4 × Collège (COLLEGE ALBERT CAMUS · COLLEGE RENEE TAILLEFER · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT-JOSEPH DE L'APPARITION · COLLEGE PRIVE HORS CONTRAT MONTESSORI GAILLAC). [3]
18 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SYLVIE MORAT, MÉDECIN · MÉLANIE TERRAS, MÉDECIN · EMMANUEL LEPERS, MÉDECIN · ERIC CHAUMET LAGRANGE, MÉDECIN · JÉROME MANDOUL, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE PIQUEROUGE · PHARMACIE TAHOU · PHARMACIE ROGER ROUQUARIES · PHARMACIE DE LA MADELEINE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE GAILLAC · MEDIATHEQUE D'AGGLOMÉRATION GAILLAC - GRAULHET SERVICE LECTURE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Cinema (IMAG'IN CINEMA L'OLYMPIA). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE CAMUS · COMPLEXE PICHERY). [3]
12 × Bank (AGENCE DE GAILLAC · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · CREDIT MUTUEL DE GAILLAC · AGENCE GAILLAC · BANQUE CIC SUD OUEST). [3]
29 × Hairdresser (REINE ET DOMINIQUE COIFFURE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL LA VERRERIE · HOTEL L'OCCITAN). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 13 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 4 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 14 | NORMAND ANNICK · CHOCOLATS YVES THURIES · SUCRACOR · MBG · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | BOUCHERIE LAURENT RECARTE · GAILLAC BOUCHERIE HALAL · GRAND FRAIS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 6 | SALZO MADDALENA · LE GOUT DU BON · AFROTARN · VEGET'HALLES · LE PRIMEUR DE GAILLAC | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 5 | GAILLAC DISTRIBUTION · LIDL · DAJEMA · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LA FROMAGERIE SAINT PIERRE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LA BOUILLASEB | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 50 | LA TABLE DU SOMMELIER · EURL QUEEN · CEMEA · COQ FRIT | INSEE BPE 50 / INSEE SIRENE 73 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 10 | LE BISTROT · AUX BERGES DU PARC · GRAND CAFE DES SPORTS | INSEE SIRENE 10 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CATALANIS · ECOLE MATERNELLE GEORGE SAND · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA VOULTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 6 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LOUISE MICHEL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE MARIA MONTESSORI GAILLAC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE SAINTE-CECILE D'AVES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE GROUPE VENDOME · ECOLE PRIMAIRE TESSONNIERES | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Collège | 4 | COLLEGE ALBERT CAMUS · COLLEGE RENEE TAILLEFER · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT-JOSEPH DE L'APPARITION · COLLEGE PRIVE HORS CONTRAT MONTESSORI GAILLAC | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 18 | SYLVIE MORAT, MÉDECIN · MÉLANIE TERRAS, MÉDECIN · EMMANUEL LEPERS, MÉDECIN · ERIC CHAUMET LAGRANGE, MÉDECIN · JÉROME MANDOUL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 18 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | PHARMACIE DE PIQUEROUGE · PHARMACIE TAHOU · PHARMACIE ROGER ROUQUARIES · PHARMACIE DE LA MADELEINE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [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 DE GAILLAC · MEDIATHEQUE D'AGGLOMÉRATION GAILLAC - GRAULHET SERVICE LECTURE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | IMAG'IN CINEMA L'OLYMPIA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | GYMNASE CAMUS · COMPLEXE PICHERY | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 12 | AGENCE DE GAILLAC · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · CREDIT MUTUEL DE GAILLAC · AGENCE GAILLAC · BANQUE CIC SUD OUEST | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 29 | REINE ET DOMINIQUE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 29 / INSEE SIRENE 36 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL LA VERRERIE · HOTEL L'OCCITAN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 13,820 (2012) → 16,162 (2023): 16.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 10,378 (1990) → 16,162 (2023): 55.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 8,551, of which 2.9 % second homes and 7.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gaillac): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Gaillac): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Gaillac): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Gaillac): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Gaillac): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 44 days a year at or above 30 °C and 41 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MONTANS weather station, 5 km away at 129 m; the village itself is at 142 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ALBI, 17.7 km away at 172 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 700 mm of rain a year, spread over 100 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MONTANS, 5 km away at 129 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81099/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/1576489d-4b30-39a0-a504-7a301d8e905c— “Tous les mardis de l'année, retrouvez les petits producteurs bio sous la halle de la place du Griffoul.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81099/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81099/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81099/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81099
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montbrison | 42 | 255 km NE | 16,123 | 69.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pamiers | 09 | 91 km S | 16,473 | 69.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vendôme | 41 | 438 km N | 15,758 | 67.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Fos-sur-Mer | 13 | 250 km E | 15,862 | 61.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 73 % · humidity 43 % |
| Rumilly | 74 | 386 km NE | 16,442 | 65 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 46 % · humidity 79 % |
| Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne | 53 | 481 km NW | 16,584 | 68.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pamiers | 09 | 91 km S | 16,473 | 69.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
| Fos-sur-Mer | 13 | 250 km E | 15,862 | 61.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 73 % · humidity 43 % |
| Montbrison | 42 | 255 km NE | 16,123 | 69.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rumilly | 74 | 386 km NE | 16,442 | 65 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 46 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vendôme | 41 | 438 km N | 15,758 | 67.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne | 53 | 481 km NW | 16,584 | 68.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 99 % · 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 Gaillac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cahors | 46 | 71 km NW | 20,050 | 76.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Voiron | 38 | 334 km NE | 21,847 | 74.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Portes-lès-Valence | 26 | 260 km NE | 10,477 | 55.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grenade | 31 | 50 km W | 9,062 | 65.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vienne | 38 | 297 km NE | 31,778 | 80 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Romans-sur-Isère | 26 | 281 km NE | 33,464 | 79.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
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