Labessière-Candeil
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 22.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 21 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Labessière-Candeil (INSEE 81117) is in Tarn (81), part of CA Gaillac-Graulhet. Population 710 (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 22.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 21 % of the 16,370 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 | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.46 | 10 | 4.65 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.86 |
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 PRIMAIRE MICHEL PAUTHE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-FRANÇOIS TEULE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE POLYVALENTE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE MICHEL PAUTHE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | JEAN-FRANÇOIS TEULE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | SALLE POLYVALENTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 728 (2012) → 710 (2023): -2.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 736 (1990) → 710 (2023): -3.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 345, of which 1.4 % second homes and 7.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Graulhet): 3.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Graulhet): 3.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Labessière-Candeil): 2.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Graulhet): 4.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Labessière-Candeil): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 37 days a year at or above 30 °C and 47 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CADALEN weather station, 8.2 km away at 199 m; the village itself is at 261 m. [10]
The village sits 62 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ALBI, 15.4 km away at 172 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 89 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 785 mm of rain a year, spread over 103 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at GRAULHET, 4.8 km away at 167 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 — 81117/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81117/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81117/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81117/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81105
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81117
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montesquieu | 47 | 133 km W | 733 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 91 % · humidity 71 % |
| Savenès | 82 | 65 km W | 810 | 32.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Madaillan | 47 | 126 km NW | 648 | 22.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 65 % · humidity 57 % |
| Escornebœuf | 32 | 89 km W | 579 | 21.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 57 % |
| Yvrac-et-Malleyrand | 16 | 249 km NW | 559 | 22 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Meilhac | 87 | 223 km N | 529 | 24.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savenès | 82 | 65 km W | 810 | 32.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Escornebœuf | 32 | 89 km W | 579 | 21.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 57 % |
| Madaillan | 47 | 126 km NW | 648 | 22.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 65 % · humidity 57 % |
| Montesquieu | 47 | 133 km W | 733 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 91 % · humidity 71 % |
| Meilhac | 87 | 223 km N | 529 | 24.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Yvrac-et-Malleyrand | 16 | 249 km NW | 559 | 22 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Labessière-Candeil'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouillac | 82 | 71 km W | 584 | 24.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Peyrole | 81 | 8.6 km W | 545 | 31.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Colombe-de-Villeneuve | 47 | 124 km NW | 496 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Divajeu | 26 | 259 km NE | 688 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Garrigues | 81 | 26 km SW | 333 | 23.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Baume-d'Hostun | 26 | 291 km NE | 592 | 41.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
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