Mazamet
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56.6/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 50 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mazamet (INSEE 81163) is in Tarn (81), part of CA de Castres Mazamet. Population 10,085 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 56.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 50 % of the 2,423 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 | 0.48 | 25 | 11.94 |
| Social | 0.84 | 20 | 16.75 |
| Education | 0.58 | 10 | 5.83 |
| Health | 0.49 | 10 | 4.88 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 0.38 | 10 | 3.78 |
| Housing mix | 0.86 | 5 | 4.3 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
11 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · EURL GUY ROUX · MAISON BISETTO). [3,4]
5 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE VOLAILLES TRIPERIE LA NOUVEL · LA MONTAGNE NOIRE · BOUCHERIE EPICERIE D'ORIENT · BOUCHERIE CROS). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (BENDAHMANE MOHAN-EL-AZIZ · GS MARKET). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (E. LECLERC). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (LA POISSONNERIE AU FEMININ). [3,4]
26 × Restaurant (PIZZAS 112 · LA MAIN A LA PATE · MC DONALD'S · METS PLAISIRS · LA FRINGALE). [3,4]
10 × Café / bar (CAFE MAJESTIC · CAFE LA RICHARDE · CHOUPA · JENNYWAY · CAFE DU CENTRE). [4]
7 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE GRAVAS MEYER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LABRESPY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA LAUZE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE NEGRIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN-LOUIS ETIENNE · COLLEGE MARCEL PAGNOL · COLLEGE JEANNE D'ARC). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (DAVID GARDELLE, MÉDECIN · FRANCIS ESTRABAUD, MÉDECIN · PATRICK MULLER, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE SCHEKTMAN, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE REY, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA LAUZE · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE · EURL PHARMACIE DE BONNECOMBE · PHARMACIE DES BAUSSES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE MAZAMET). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINEMA APOLLO). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF LAPEYROUSSE · LYCEE GENERAL ET TECHNOLOGIQUE PRIVE JEANNE D ARC · GYMNASE JEAN FABRE · GYMNASE DE L HAUTPOULOISE). [3]
12 × Bank (AGENCE DE MAZAMET · CCF · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE MAZAMET · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · AGENCE MAZAMET). [3]
28 × Hairdresser (JF COIFFURE · MAZA'COIF). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL METS ET PLAISIRS · LE BOULEVARD). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 5 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 14 × Restaurant, 5 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 11 | BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · EURL GUY ROUX · MAISON BISETTO | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 5 | BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE VOLAILLES TRIPERIE LA NOUVEL · LA MONTAGNE NOIRE · BOUCHERIE EPICERIE D'ORIENT · BOUCHERIE CROS | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | BENDAHMANE MOHAN-EL-AZIZ · GS MARKET | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | E. LECLERC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LA POISSONNERIE AU FEMININ | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 26 | PIZZAS 112 · LA MAIN A LA PATE · MC DONALD'S · METS PLAISIRS · LA FRINGALE | INSEE BPE 26 / INSEE SIRENE 53 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 10 | CAFE MAJESTIC · CAFE LA RICHARDE · CHOUPA · JENNYWAY · CAFE DU CENTRE | INSEE SIRENE 10 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 7 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE GRAVAS MEYER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LABRESPY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA LAUZE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE NEGRIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE JEAN-LOUIS ETIENNE · COLLEGE MARCEL PAGNOL · COLLEGE JEANNE D'ARC | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | DAVID GARDELLE, MÉDECIN · FRANCIS ESTRABAUD, MÉDECIN · PATRICK MULLER, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE SCHEKTMAN, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE REY, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | PHARMACIE DE LA LAUZE · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE · EURL PHARMACIE DE BONNECOMBE · PHARMACIE DES BAUSSES | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE MAZAMET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINEMA APOLLO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF LAPEYROUSSE · LYCEE GENERAL ET TECHNOLOGIQUE PRIVE JEANNE D ARC · GYMNASE JEAN FABRE · GYMNASE DE L HAUTPOULOISE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 12 | AGENCE DE MAZAMET · CCF · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE MAZAMET · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · AGENCE MAZAMET | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 28 | JF COIFFURE · MAZA'COIF | INSEE BPE 28 / INSEE SIRENE 32 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL METS ET PLAISIRS · LE BOULEVARD | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday, Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 10,093 (2012) → 10,085 (2023): -0.1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 11,481 (1990) → 10,085 (2023): -12.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 6,102, of which 7 % second homes and 7.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mazamet): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Mazamet): 0 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Mazamet): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Mazamet): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Mazamet): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 30 days a year at or above 30 °C and 17 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MAZAMET weather station, 3.8 km away at 682 m; the village itself is at 252 m. [10]
The village sits 430 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 11 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at DOURGNE, 19.1 km away at 234 m, over 16 summers. [10]
An average of 1,201 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 9.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MAZAMET, 3.8 km away at 682 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81163/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2023-12— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/e6cd2ac9-940c-3658-96fa-f35d7382b0cb— “De plein air les mardis et samedis autour de la Mairie.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81163/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81163/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81163/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81163
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avranches | 50 | 646 km NW | 10,143 | 63.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 58 % · humidity 29 % |
| Andrézieux-Bouthéon | 42 | 271 km NE | 10,425 | 66.3 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 42 % · humidity 29 % |
| Pélissanne | 13 | 224 km E | 11,085 | 52.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 72 % · humidity 43 % |
| Vert-Saint-Denis | 77 | 565 km N | 9,291 | 61.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 34 % · humidity 29 % |
| Annœullin | 59 | 784 km N | 10,847 | 46.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 76 % · humidity 29 % |
| Corbas | 69 | 314 km NE | 11,315 | 52 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 68 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pélissanne | 13 | 224 km E | 11,085 | 52.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 72 % · humidity 43 % |
| Andrézieux-Bouthéon | 42 | 271 km NE | 10,425 | 66.3 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 42 % · humidity 29 % |
| Corbas | 69 | 314 km NE | 11,315 | 52 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 68 % · humidity 36 % |
| Vert-Saint-Denis | 77 | 565 km N | 9,291 | 61.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 34 % · humidity 29 % |
| Avranches | 50 | 646 km NW | 10,143 | 63.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 58 % · humidity 29 % |
| Annœullin | 59 | 784 km N | 10,847 | 46.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 76 % · humidity 29 % |
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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 Mazamet'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aussillon | 81 | 1.2 km NW | 5,527 | 35.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thuir | 66 | 100 km S | 8,243 | 68.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lons | 64 | 226 km W | 13,606 | 61.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Billère | 64 | 225 km W | 14,384 | 54.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Jurançon | 64 | 225 km W | 7,040 | 55.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lescar | 64 | 226 km W | 9,455 | 76.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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