Rabastens
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Partly served 57.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Rabastens (INSEE 81220) is in Tarn (81), part of CA Gaillac-Graulhet. Population 5,867 (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 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/81220-rabastens
Vitality score
Vitality score 57.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 70 % of the 4,029 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 | 0.61 | 25 | 15.13 |
| Social | 0.66 | 20 | 13.3 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.52 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
9 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES PETITS PAINS D'AYMERIK · O GOURMANDISES D'ALICE · ST-ROCH · LES GLOB'S TROTTERS · EURL RUDY SALVAN). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) ('CHARCUTERIE SABATIE / BOULOUYS' · LES DELICES DE LA BOUCHERIE · GALIANO). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LAVIRA · CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
11 × Restaurant (CARTA AGATHE · AUX PETITS CHEFS GOURMANDS · PIANETA PIZZA · AU RIZ GOURMAND · LE BANC SONORE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (CAFE LE PROGRES · CAFE DES SPORTS). [4]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE LEON GAMBETTA · COLLEGE PRIVE PUYSEGUR). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FLORE FARGUES, MÉDECIN · BERTRAND MOULIN, MÉDECIN · PATRICK FERREIRO, MÉDECIN · ERIC-JEAN FARRUGIA, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CENTRALE · PHARMACIE SAINT MICHEL). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE RABASTENS). [3]
1 × Cinema (LA HALLE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF BETEILLE · SALLE OMNISPORTS DU RABASTINOIS). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · AGENCE RABASTENS · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL RABASTENS-SALVAGNAC · BANQUE POPULAIRE OCCITANE). [3]
8 × Hairdresser (SECRET D'HAIR · SALON ENTRE FILLES · BRIN D'HAIR). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (LE 9 EN CUISINE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 2 × Primary school (élémentaire).
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire). [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 9 | LES PETITS PAINS D'AYMERIK · O GOURMANDISES D'ALICE · ST-ROCH · LES GLOB'S TROTTERS · EURL RUDY SALVAN | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | 'CHARCUTERIE SABATIE / BOULOUYS' · LES DELICES DE LA BOUCHERIE · GALIANO | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Supermarket | 2 | LAVIRA · CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 11 | CARTA AGATHE · AUX PETITS CHEFS GOURMANDS · PIANETA PIZZA · AU RIZ GOURMAND · LE BANC SONORE | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | CAFE LE PROGRES · CAFE DES SPORTS | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE LEON GAMBETTA · COLLEGE PRIVE PUYSEGUR | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | FLORE FARGUES, MÉDECIN · BERTRAND MOULIN, MÉDECIN · PATRICK FERREIRO, MÉDECIN · ERIC-JEAN FARRUGIA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE CENTRALE · PHARMACIE SAINT MICHEL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 RABASTENS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LA HALLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF BETEILLE · SALLE OMNISPORTS DU RABASTINOIS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · AGENCE RABASTENS · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL RABASTENS-SALVAGNAC · BANQUE POPULAIRE OCCITANE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 8 | SECRET D'HAIR · SALON ENTRE FILLES · BRIN D'HAIR | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | LE 9 EN CUISINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 5,187 (2012) → 5,867 (2023): 13.1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,825 (1990) → 5,867 (2023): 53.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,043, of which 4.8 % second homes and 8.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Rabastens): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Rabastens): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Rabastens): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Rabastens): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Coufouleux): 0.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 44 days a year at or above 30 °C and 41 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MONTANS weather station, 11.7 km away at 129 m; the village itself is at 123 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at PUYCELSI, 18.1 km away at 260 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 137 m above 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 729 mm of rain a year, spread over 103 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at RABASTENS, 4.9 km away at 111 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81220/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/65c59e68-4283-3b0a-b015-4291aca41dd9— “Marché de Rabastens”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81220/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81220/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81220/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81220
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81070
- 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 Suze-sur-Sarthe | 72 | 471 km N | 4,693 | 55.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 96 % · humidity 64 % |
| Hesdin-la-Forêt | 62 | 729 km N | 4,480 | 64.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 5 % · winter 92 % |
| Lannemezan | 65 | 133 km SW | 5,811 | 64.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Raon-l'Étape | 88 | 645 km NE | 5,886 | 53.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 97 % · humidity 71 % |
| Roye | 80 | 658 km N | 5,833 | 65.9 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 93 % · humidity 64 % |
| Fismes | 51 | 628 km N | 5,850 | 59.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 72 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lannemezan | 65 | 133 km SW | 5,811 | 64.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Suze-sur-Sarthe | 72 | 471 km N | 4,693 | 55.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 96 % · humidity 64 % |
| Fismes | 51 | 628 km N | 5,850 | 59.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 72 % · humidity 64 % |
| Raon-l'Étape | 88 | 645 km NE | 5,886 | 53.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 97 % · humidity 71 % |
| Roye | 80 | 658 km N | 5,833 | 65.9 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 93 % · humidity 64 % |
| Hesdin-la-Forêt | 62 | 729 km N | 4,480 | 64.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 5 % · winter 92 % |
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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 Rabastens'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eyguières | 13 | 266 km E | 7,119 | 59 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Loriol-sur-Drôme | 26 | 267 km NE | 6,614 | 53.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lodève | 34 | 128 km E | 7,251 | 66.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sénas | 13 | 269 km E | 6,925 | 65.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe | 81 | 6.1 km SW | 9,719 | 70.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tullins | 38 | 340 km NE | 7,624 | 67.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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