Lacaune
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 59.7/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 91 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lacaune (INSEE 81124) is in Tarn (81), part of CC du Haut-Languedoc. Population 2,464 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/81124-lacaune
Vitality score
Vitality score 59.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)).
Better served than 91 % of the 8,334 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 | 0.88 | 25 | 21.92 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.3 | 10 | 2.98 |
| Housing mix | 0.6 | 5 | 2.98 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CHEZ HEIDI · MAISON DELMAS). [3,4]
9 × Butcher (boucherie) (LES SALAISONS DE LA BALMETTE · GRANIER ET FILS · SAS LE RAY-GAL · MILLAS). [3,4]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL · LE TERROIR · LO MERCAT). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET · GREECE 33). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (SARL GRAND CAFE CHEZ RICOU · LA PALETTE · LE PATIO). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (CAFE DU GLOBE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE VICTOR HUGO). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE DU MONTALET). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE MARCHAND). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (ESPACE CULTUREL DE L'ENFANT SAUVAGE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE VICTOR HUGO · GYMNASE COLLEGE MONTALET). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · BANQUE POPULAIRE OCCITANE). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (MASCULIN COIFFURE · LUCIE COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL LE PAVILLON DU FRENE · LE RELAIS DE FUSIES). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DES SOURCES CHAUDES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: GP (médecin généraliste). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | CHEZ HEIDI · MAISON DELMAS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 9 | LES SALAISONS DE LA BALMETTE · GRANIER ET FILS · SAS LE RAY-GAL · MILLAS | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | VIVAL · LE TERROIR · LO MERCAT | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | CARREFOUR MARKET · GREECE 33 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | SARL GRAND CAFE CHEZ RICOU · LA PALETTE · LE PATIO | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | CAFE DU GLOBE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE VICTOR HUGO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE DU MONTALET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE MARCHAND | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | ESPACE CULTUREL DE L'ENFANT SAUVAGE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | GYMNASE VICTOR HUGO · GYMNASE COLLEGE MONTALET | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · BANQUE POPULAIRE OCCITANE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | MASCULIN COIFFURE · LUCIE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL LE PAVILLON DU FRENE · LE RELAIS DE FUSIES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DES SOURCES CHAUDES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Sunday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,552 (2012) → 2,464 (2023): -3.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,089 (1990) → 2,464 (2023): -20.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,651, of which 20.2 % second homes and 11.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lacaune): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Lacaune): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Viane): 9.2 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Lacaune): 0.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Lacaune): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 76 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LACAUNE weather station, 1 km away at 811 m; the village itself is at 798 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LACAUNE, 1 km away at 811 m, over 11 summers. [11]
An average of 1,460 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 10.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LACAUNE, 1 km away at 811 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81124/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/ad8d930d-fb29-38eb-98ae-f6083719e0e0— “Profitez du marché traditionnel du dimanche matin.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81124/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81124/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81124/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81124
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meymac | 19 | 208 km N | 2,389 | 53.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lamastre | 07 | 207 km NE | 2,327 | 68.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Agrève | 07 | 198 km NE | 2,277 | 67.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Argent-sur-Sauldre | 18 | 429 km N | 2,023 | 43.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Caux | 34 | 59 km E | 2,718 | 60 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 35 % · humidity 64 % |
| Casseneuil | 47 | 184 km NW | 2,348 | 55.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 51 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caux | 34 | 59 km E | 2,718 | 60 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 35 % · humidity 64 % |
| Casseneuil | 47 | 184 km NW | 2,348 | 55.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 51 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Agrève | 07 | 198 km NE | 2,277 | 67.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lamastre | 07 | 207 km NE | 2,327 | 68.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
| Meymac | 19 | 208 km N | 2,389 | 53.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Argent-sur-Sauldre | 18 | 429 km N | 2,023 | 43.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Lacaune'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Bourg-d'Oisans | 38 | 305 km NE | 2,617 | 69 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache | 02 | 707 km N | 2,468 | 62.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bruyères | 88 | 590 km NE | 2,923 | 69.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Neuvic | 19 | 189 km N | 1,567 | 56.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lauterbourg | 67 | 721 km NE | 2,324 | 51.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Châtenois | 88 | 566 km NE | 1,723 | 57.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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