Le Riols
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 13.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 52 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Riols (INSEE 81224) is in Tarn (81), part of CC du Cordais et du Causse (4 C). Population 98 (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 13.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 52 % of the 10,424 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.17 | 10 | 1.67 |
| Housing mix | 0.26 | 5 | 1.29 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LA GAIETE GUINGUETTE). [4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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] | |
| Café / bar | 2 | LA GAIETE GUINGUETTE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 117 (2012) → 98 (2023): -16.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 147 (1990) → 98 (2023): -33.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 116, of which 37.1 % second homes and 10.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Verfeil): 5.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Varen): 1.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Varen): 1.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Varen): 1.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Varen): 1.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
No climate figures: the nearest weather station is more than 20 km away, too far to describe this commune.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81224/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81224/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81224/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81224/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 82191
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 82187
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuilly | 58 | 365 km N | 107 | 13.2 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Bonneval | 43 | 194 km NE | 92 | 13.4 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Gintrac | 46 | 84 km N | 90 | 15.3 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Dettey | 71 | 340 km NE | 88 | 12.2 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Tralonca | 2B | 624 km E | 118 | 20.9 | Few services | no figures |
| Veyrières | 15 | 136 km N | 121 | 13.6 | No daily shops | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gintrac | 46 | 84 km N | 90 | 15.3 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Veyrières | 15 | 136 km N | 121 | 13.6 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Bonneval | 43 | 194 km NE | 92 | 13.4 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Dettey | 71 | 340 km NE | 88 | 12.2 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Neuilly | 58 | 365 km N | 107 | 13.2 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Tralonca | 2B | 624 km E | 118 | 20.9 | Few services | no figures |
Elsewhere
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