Lavaur

Tarn · CC Tarn-Agout · INSEE 81140

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Served 60.9/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 64 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Lavaur (INSEE 81140) is in Tarn (81), part of CC Tarn-Agout. Population 10,965 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). ^[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/81140-lavaur

Vitality score

Vitality score 60.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Pharmacy).

Better served than 64 % of the 2,236 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	0.52	25	13.1
Social	0.78	20	15.53
Education	0.46	10	4.65
Health	0.47	10	4.67
Public & culture	0.12	5	0.59
Population trend	0.85	10	8.46
Housing mix	0.96	5	4.8

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 5 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 3 of 3

Health 2 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 1 of 2

Everyday services 3 of 3

Lodging 1 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

10 × Bakery (boulangerie) (EURL SOC EXPL ETS PENDARIES · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · LA P'TITE FOURNEE · LA PANETIERE AUX SAVEURS D'ANTAN · LE PAIN DE SAINT ROCH). ^[3,4]

4 × Butcher (boucherie) (EURL PIERRE FABRES · TOUDRA · BOUCHERIE THOMAS). ^[3,4]

3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (OH SAVEURS GOURMANDES · MAMMA E FIGLIA · FVMG). ^[3,4]

5 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE · LIDL · NETTO · GAIA · ALDI MARCHE). ^[3,4]

1 × Fishmonger (LA POISSONNERIE DES HALLES). ^[3,4]

28 × Restaurant (CHINATOWN · LE VER A SOIE · LE CALCIO · SARL CAPOUL · LA PITCHOLINA). ^[3,4]

7 × Café / bar (LE GRAND CAFE DES AMERICAINS · LE CRISTAL · LA CAVE DE L'ACCORD DIVIN · LE SAINT ROCH · A&B BAR). ^[4]

3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE DU CENTRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE LE PIGNE · ECOLE MATERNELLE COMTESSE DE SEGUR). ^[3]

5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE CENTRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE PIGNE · ECOLE MATERNELLE COMTESSE DE SEGUR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE-CROIX · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE CALENDRETA CALANDRETA DEL PASTEL). ^[3]

1 × Collège (COLLEGE LES CLAUZADES). ^[3]

10 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ALAIN CAGNONE, MÉDECIN · BENOIT DELGA, MÉDECIN · FLORENCE BARBARAY, MÉDECIN · ASSIA HATIMY, MÉDECIN · CHRISTIAN CAYLA, MÉDECIN). ^[3]

2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE SAINT JACQUES · PHARMACIE DE LA MAIRIE). ^[3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). ^[3]

1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE GUIRAUDE DE LAURAC). ^[3]

2 × Gym / sports hall (STADE DES CLAUZADES · SALLE DE SAGNES). ^[3]

9 × Bank (AGENCE DE LAVAUR · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · AGENCE LAVAUR · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE COCAGNE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE LAVAUR). ^[3]

24 × Hairdresser (L.J. COIFFURE). ^[3,4]

3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). ^[3,4]

2 × Hotel (IBIS STYLES - TOULOUSE LAVAUR · LES PASTELIERS). ^[3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 8 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 2 × Bank, 2 × Hairdresser.

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	10	EURL SOC EXPL ETS PENDARIES · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · LA P'TITE FOURNEE · LA PANETIERE AUX SAVEURS D'ANTAN · LE PAIN DE SAINT ROCH	INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	4	EURL PIERRE FABRES · TOUDRA · BOUCHERIE THOMAS	INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	3	OH SAVEURS GOURMANDES · MAMMA E FIGLIA · FVMG	INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4]
Supermarket	5	INTERMARCHE · LIDL · NETTO · GAIA · ALDI MARCHE	INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger	1	LA POISSONNERIE DES HALLES	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Restaurant	28	CHINATOWN · LE VER A SOIE · LE CALCIO · SARL CAPOUL · LA PITCHOLINA	INSEE BPE 28 / INSEE SIRENE 49 [3,4]
Café / bar	7	LE GRAND CAFE DES AMERICAINS · LE CRISTAL · LA CAVE DE L'ACCORD DIVIN · LE SAINT ROCH · A&B BAR	INSEE SIRENE 7 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	3	ECOLE MATERNELLE DU CENTRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE LE PIGNE · ECOLE MATERNELLE COMTESSE DE SEGUR	INSEE BPE 3 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	5	ECOLE PRIMAIRE CENTRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE PIGNE · ECOLE MATERNELLE COMTESSE DE SEGUR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE-CROIX · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE CALENDRETA CALANDRETA DEL PASTEL	INSEE BPE 5 [3]
Collège	1	COLLEGE LES CLAUZADES	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)	10	ALAIN CAGNONE, MÉDECIN · BENOIT DELGA, MÉDECIN · FLORENCE BARBARAY, MÉDECIN · ASSIA HATIMY, MÉDECIN · CHRISTIAN CAYLA, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 10 [3]
Pharmacy	2	PHARMACIE SAINT JACQUES · PHARMACIE DE LA MAIRIE	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [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	MEDIATHEQUE GUIRAUDE DE LAURAC	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall	2	STADE DES CLAUZADES · SALLE DE SAGNES	INSEE BPE 2 [3]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank	9	AGENCE DE LAVAUR · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · AGENCE LAVAUR · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE COCAGNE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE LAVAUR	INSEE BPE 9 [3]
Hairdresser	24	L.J. COIFFURE	INSEE BPE 24 / INSEE SIRENE 28 [3,4]
Fuel station	3	STATION SERVICE	INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Hotel	2	IBIS STYLES - TOULOUSE LAVAUR · LES PASTELIERS	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Campsite	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]

Market and village life

Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday. ^[5]

Trajectory

1968: 7,665 2023: 10,965 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 10,242 (2012) → 10,965 (2023): 7.1 % over 10 years. ^[6,1]

Population 8,148 (1990) → 10,965 (2023): 34.6 % over 30 years. ^[7,1]

Dwellings (2023): 6,005, of which 2 % second homes and 11.4 % vacant. ^[8]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Primary school, GP, Pharmacy Food shop — 0.5 km SW Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Lavaur): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). ^[9]

Food shop (Lavaur): 0.5 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Lavaur): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). ^[9]

Pharmacy (Lavaur): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). ^[9]

Primary school (Lavaur): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[9]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 41.7

Days at or below 0 °C 42.8

Muggy days a summer 7.3

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 42 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[10]

Measured at the LAVAUR weather station, 3.7 km away at 131 m; the village itself is at 142 m. ^[10]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. ^[10]

Humidity measured at LAVAUR, 3.7 km away at 131 m, over 29 summers. ^[10]

An average of 674 mm of rain a year, spread over 100 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. ^[10]

Rainfall measured at LAVAUR, 3.7 km away at 131 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[10]

Uncertainties

sources disagree on Pharmacy

The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. ^[5]

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81140/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/db8911ee-f2e1-3b17-a3b4-15ceae9bc892— “Grand marché du samedi à Lavaur.”(unverified)
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81140/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81140/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81140/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 81140
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
Orthez	64	210 km W	10,881	60	Served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 78 % · humidity 29 %
Châteaugiron	35	548 km NW	10,845	60.7	Served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 82 % · humidity 57 %
Treillières	44	484 km NW	10,600	40.1	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 89 % · humidity 64 %
Auterive	31	48 km SW	10,456	57.6	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 %
Pontchâteau	44	515 km NW	11,474	56.8	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 %
Ancenis-Saint-Géréon	44	470 km NW	11,600	64.2	Served	Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 46 % · winter 93 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Auterive	31	48 km SW	10,456	57.6	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 %
Orthez	64	210 km W	10,881	60	Served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 78 % · humidity 29 %
Ancenis-Saint-Géréon	44	470 km NW	11,600	64.2	Served	Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 46 % · winter 93 %
Treillières	44	484 km NW	10,600	40.1	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 89 % · humidity 64 %
Pontchâteau	44	515 km NW	11,474	56.8	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 %
Châteaugiron	35	548 km NW	10,845	60.7	Served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 82 % · humidity 57 %

Sort and compare these on the full list →

…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 Lavaur'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
Carmaux	81	48 km NE	9,872	67	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 %
Graulhet	81	15 km NE	13,129	55.9	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 %
Moissac	82	74 km NW	13,419	61.2	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 %
Le Beausset	83	326 km E	10,219	54.4	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 %
Castelsarrasin	82	69 km NW	14,343	59.3	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe	81	14 km NW	9,719	70.2	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 %

Elsewhere

Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/81140-lavaur