Marssac-sur-Tarn
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Partly served 48.7/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 48 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Marssac-sur-Tarn (INSEE 81156) is in Tarn (81), part of CA de l'Albigeois (C2A). Population 3,518 (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 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 48.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 48 % of the 6,253 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.39 |
| Social | 0.56 | 20 | 11.16 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.65 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'ARTISAN CHOCOLATIER · LA PETITE GOURMANDISE · L'OSTAL DES PAINS · AUX PAINS MARSSACOIS). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE MR JO). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CODISUD · UTILE). [3,4]
9 × Restaurant (TACOS DE MARS · LA CUISINE DE PHILOOZOFE · COSMOPOL'EAT 81). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE BIENVENU). [4]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FRÉDÉRIQUE GUILLEMIN, MÉDECIN · TONY OLIVEIRA, MÉDECIN · ADELINE BERTHES, MÉDECIN · MATHILDE LEGAY, MÉDECIN · GÉRALD JACQUEL, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE MARSSAC). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · AGENCE MARSSAC SUR TARN). [3]
11 × Hairdresser (A.J. CREATION · MAREKA COIFFURE · L'ATELIER DE GLAM'S · LADY & MAN). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire).
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | L'ARTISAN CHOCOLATIER · LA PETITE GOURMANDISE · L'OSTAL DES PAINS · AUX PAINS MARSSACOIS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE MR JO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | CODISUD · UTILE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [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 | 9 | TACOS DE MARS · LA CUISINE DE PHILOOZOFE · COSMOPOL'EAT 81 | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE BIENVENU | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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) | 5 | FRÉDÉRIQUE GUILLEMIN, MÉDECIN · TONY OLIVEIRA, MÉDECIN · ADELINE BERTHES, MÉDECIN · MATHILDE LEGAY, MÉDECIN · GÉRALD JACQUEL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE MARSSAC | 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 | 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 | 2 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · AGENCE MARSSAC SUR TARN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 11 | A.J. CREATION · MAREKA COIFFURE · L'ATELIER DE GLAM'S · LADY & MAN | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday matin parking de la salle omnisports, rue Tonimarié. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,988 (2012) → 3,518 (2023): 17.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,194 (1990) → 3,518 (2023): 60.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,754, of which 3.5 % second homes and 3.4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Marssac-sur-Tarn): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Marssac-sur-Tarn): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Marssac-sur-Tarn): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Marssac-sur-Tarn): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Labastide-de-Lévis): 1.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 51 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the FLORENTIN weather station, 4 km away at 204 m; the village itself is at 149 m. [11]
The village sits 55 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ALBI, 6.9 km away at 172 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 750 mm of rain a year, spread over 103 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at FLORENTIN, 4 km away at 204 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81156/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— http://www.marssac-sur-tarn.fr/fr/rb/2177424/le-marche-de-plein-vent— “Le marché hebdomadaire du vendredi matin est situé sur le parking de la salle omnisports, rue Tonimarié.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81156/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81156/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81156/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81156
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81112
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Fouillouse | 42 | 253 km NE | 4,630 | 58.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 72 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bournezeau | 85 | 393 km NW | 3,452 | 49.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Thurins | 69 | 285 km NE | 3,404 | 49 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Peynier | 13 | 295 km E | 3,739 | 54 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
| Ancerville | 55 | 573 km NE | 2,569 | 46.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Attignat | 01 | 361 km NE | 3,409 | 47.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Fouillouse | 42 | 253 km NE | 4,630 | 58.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 72 % · humidity 79 % |
| Thurins | 69 | 285 km NE | 3,404 | 49 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Peynier | 13 | 295 km E | 3,739 | 54 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
| Attignat | 01 | 361 km NE | 3,409 | 47.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bournezeau | 85 | 393 km NW | 3,452 | 49.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ancerville | 55 | 573 km NE | 2,569 | 46.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 88 % · 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 Marssac-sur-Tarn'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labastide-Saint-Pierre | 82 | 53 km W | 3,745 | 48.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lagrave | 81 | 3.6 km SW | 2,305 | 62.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cruas | 07 | 233 km E | 2,898 | 57.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montboucher-sur-Jabron | 26 | 233 km E | 2,592 | 55.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Charleval | 13 | 259 km E | 2,640 | 56.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Althen-des-Paluds | 84 | 235 km E | 2,960 | 59 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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