Prades
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 28 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Prades (INSEE 81212) is in Tarn (81), part of CC du Lautrécois et du Pays d'Agout. Population 123 (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 11.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 28 % of the 12,401 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.51 | 10 | 5.08 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.38 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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) | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 [3,4] | |
| 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 144 (2012) → 123 (2023): -14.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 122 (1990) → 123 (2023): 0.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 65, of which 6.2 % second homes and 13.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux): 3.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux): 3.6 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux): 3.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Puylaurens): 5.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux): 3.6 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 50 days a year at or above 30 °C and 19 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PUYLAURENS weather station, 5.5 km away at 312 m; the village itself is at 231 m. [10]
The village sits 81 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 5 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LAVAUR, 12.5 km away at 131 m, over 29 summers. [10]
That station sits 100 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 784 mm of rain a year, spread over 103 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-PAUL-CAP-DE, 3.7 km away at 162 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
No price figures: fewer than five comparable sales were registered here between 2021 and 2025. A median of two sales is not a median. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81212/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81212/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81212/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81212/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81266
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81219
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landes-Vieilles-et-Neuves | 76 | 687 km N | 125 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 84 % · humidity 71 % |
| Villers-Chemin-et-Mont-lès-Étrelles | 70 | 523 km NE | 124 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 35 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Martin-du-Clocher | 16 | 308 km NW | 126 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Castelner | 40 | 206 km W | 120 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 68 % · humidity 36 % |
| Saint-André | 32 | 90 km W | 124 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Arroman | 32 | 119 km W | 125 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-André | 32 | 90 km W | 124 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Arroman | 32 | 119 km W | 125 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
| Castelner | 40 | 206 km W | 120 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 68 % · humidity 36 % |
| Saint-Martin-du-Clocher | 16 | 308 km NW | 126 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villers-Chemin-et-Mont-lès-Étrelles | 70 | 523 km NE | 124 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 35 % · humidity 71 % |
| Landes-Vieilles-et-Neuves | 76 | 687 km N | 125 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 84 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Prades'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertre | 81 | 3.1 km SW | 112 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mouzens | 81 | 12 km SW | 111 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Magrin | 81 | 4.2 km W | 140 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lacroisille | 81 | 4.8 km SW | 98 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Urcisse | 47 | 111 km NW | 242 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Algans | 81 | 6.8 km W | 223 | 21.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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