Lacaze
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 14.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 22 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lacaze (INSEE 81125) is in Tarn (81), part of CC Sidobre Vals et Plateaux. Population 318 (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 14.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 22 % of the 17,908 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.38 | 10 | 3.83 |
| Housing mix | 0.15 | 5 | 0.76 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (AUBERGE LACAZOISE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LACAZE AP). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LE JARDIN). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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] | |
| 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 | 1 | AUBERGE LACAZOISE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 1 | LACAZE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LE JARDIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 299 (2012) → 318 (2023): 6.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 360 (1990) → 318 (2023): -11.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 373, of which 42.4 % second homes and 14.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Viane): 5.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Viane): 5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Viane): 5.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Viane): 5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Viane): 4.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 28 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the MONTREDON-LABESSONNIE weather station, 13.3 km away at 566 m; the village itself is at 472 m. [9]
The village sits 94 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 3 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at MONTREDON-LABESSONNIE, 13.3 km away at 566 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 94 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 1,245 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 9.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ST-PIERRE-DE-TR, 7.1 km away at 570 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 — 81125/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81125/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81125/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81125/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Julien-le-Petit | 87 | 241 km N | 290 | 16 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Florentin-la-Capelle | 12 | 100 km N | 286 | 13 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 43 % |
| Châteauneuf-les-Bains | 63 | 257 km N | 301 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 24 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Prix | 07 | 207 km NE | 269 | 21.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 49 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bonnes | 16 | 252 km NW | 364 | 20.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Salvadour | 19 | 194 km N | 332 | 19 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florentin-la-Capelle | 12 | 100 km N | 286 | 13 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 43 % |
| Saint-Salvadour | 19 | 194 km N | 332 | 19 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Prix | 07 | 207 km NE | 269 | 21.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 49 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Julien-le-Petit | 87 | 241 km N | 290 | 16 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bonnes | 16 | 252 km NW | 364 | 20.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châteauneuf-les-Bains | 63 | 257 km N | 301 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 24 % · 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 Lacaze'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Julien-le-Petit | 87 | 241 km N | 290 | 16 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Roussines | 16 | 267 km NW | 298 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bar | 19 | 187 km N | 311 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Limanton | 58 | 374 km N | 242 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Lindois | 16 | 270 km NW | 339 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nailhac | 24 | 198 km NW | 289 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
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