Massac-Séran
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 27.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 50 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Massac-Séran (INSEE 81159) is in Tarn (81), part of CC Tarn-Agout. Population 523 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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 27.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 50 % of the 17,664 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 | 0.86 | 10 | 8.65 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.91 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE MONTESSORI DU PASTEL · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINTE GERMAINE). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE PRIVE HORS CONTRAT MONTESSORI DU PASTEL MASSAC SERAN · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINTE GERMAINE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DE LA CONGREGATION DES FILLES DE JESUS). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE MONTESSORI DU PASTEL · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINTE GERMAINE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE PRIVE HORS CONTRAT MONTESSORI DU PASTEL MASSAC SERAN · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINTE GERMAINE | INSEE BPE 2 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE DE LA CONGREGATION DES FILLES DE JESUS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 340 (2012) → 523 (2023): 53.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 246 (1990) → 523 (2023): 112.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 212, of which 0.9 % second homes and 11.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Labastide-Saint-Georges): 4.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lavaur): 5.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Lavaur): 4.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Lavaur): 5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Massac-Séran): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 36 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LAVAUR weather station, 3.5 km away at 131 m; the village itself is at 218 m. [11]
The village sits 87 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LAVAUR, 3.5 km away at 131 m, over 29 summers. [11]
That station sits 87 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 674 mm of rain a year, spread over 100 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LAVAUR, 3.5 km away at 131 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
19 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 280,000 € — 1,101 € per m² of built surface. [12]
5 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 190,000 € — 1,927 € per m². [12]
The median across Tarn is 1,319 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81159/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81159/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81159/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81159/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81116
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81140
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81159
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trumilly | 60 | 625 km N | 522 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
| Siegen | 67 | 756 km NE | 519 | 21.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villers-le-Sec | 70 | 553 km NE | 519 | 20.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Épinay-sur-Duclair | 76 | 657 km N | 521 | 24.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
| Hautvillers-Ouville | 80 | 724 km N | 527 | 22.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 88 % · humidity 71 % |
| Jumel | 80 | 679 km N | 532 | 25 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villers-le-Sec | 70 | 553 km NE | 519 | 20.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Trumilly | 60 | 625 km N | 522 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
| Épinay-sur-Duclair | 76 | 657 km N | 521 | 24.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
| Jumel | 80 | 679 km N | 532 | 25 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 % |
| Hautvillers-Ouville | 80 | 724 km N | 527 | 22.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 88 % · humidity 71 % |
| Siegen | 67 | 756 km NE | 519 | 21.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 97 % · 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 Massac-Séran'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vallègue | 31 | 28 km S | 509 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Planioles | 46 | 109 km N | 554 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tarabel | 31 | 22 km SW | 601 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lugan | 81 | 14 km NW | 419 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Croix | 81 | 38 km NE | 417 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Busque | 81 | 16 km NE | 715 | 22.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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