Rouairoux
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 7.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 1 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Rouairoux (INSEE 81231) is in Tarn (81), part of CC Thoré Montagne Noire. Population 389 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/81231-rouairoux
Vitality score
Vitality score 7.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 1 % of the 18,014 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 | 0.5 | 10 | 5.03 |
| Housing mix | 0.25 | 5 | 1.26 |
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 362 (2012) → 389 (2023): 7.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 388 (1990) → 389 (2023): 0.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 305, of which 37.4 % second homes and 4.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Labastide-Rouairoux): 5.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Albine): 4.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Labastide-Rouairoux): 5.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Labastide-Rouairoux): 6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Lacabarède): 2.6 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ROUAIROUX weather station, 2.5 km away at 347 m; the village itself is at 571 m. [11]
The village sits 224 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 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LABASTIDE-ROUAIROUX, 7.3 km away at 448 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 123 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 1,625 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 12.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ROUAIROUX, 2.5 km away at 347 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 — 81231/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81231/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81231/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81231/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81115
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81005
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81121
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Étienne-la-Thillaye | 14 | 671 km N | 386 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Serra-di-Fiumorbo | 2B | 577 km E | 365 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 65 % · humidity 71 % |
| Villanova | 2A | 526 km E | 402 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 35 % · humidity 71 % |
| Les Salelles | 07 | 161 km NE | 414 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Juzet-de-Luchon | 31 | 176 km SW | 366 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maniquerville | 76 | 710 km N | 409 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 73 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Salelles | 07 | 161 km NE | 414 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Juzet-de-Luchon | 31 | 176 km SW | 366 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villanova | 2A | 526 km E | 402 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 35 % · humidity 71 % |
| Serra-di-Fiumorbo | 2B | 577 km E | 365 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 65 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Étienne-la-Thillaye | 14 | 671 km N | 386 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maniquerville | 76 | 710 km N | 409 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 73 % |
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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 Rouairoux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maraye-en-Othe | 10 | 529 km N | 423 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boyeux-Saint-Jérôme | 01 | 363 km NE | 367 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rilhac-Lastours | 87 | 266 km NW | 385 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lavau | 89 | 458 km N | 392 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Soligny-les-Étangs | 10 | 551 km N | 262 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chassey-le-Camp | 71 | 413 km NE | 366 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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