Saint-Salvi-de-Carcavès
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 13/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 53 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Salvi-de-Carcavès (INSEE 81268) is in Tarn (81), part of CC du Haut-Languedoc. Population 84 (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 13/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 53 % of the 8,936 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.32 | 10 | 3.24 |
| Housing mix | 0.3 | 5 | 1.52 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LES SAVEURS EN ROUTE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | LES SAVEURS EN ROUTE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 81 (2012) → 84 (2023): 3.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 102 (1990) → 84 (2023): -17.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 69, of which 34.8 % second homes and 4.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Viane): 7.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Viane): 7.9 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Viane): 7.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Viane): 7.9 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Le Masnau-Massuguiès): 3.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 61 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LACAUNE weather station, 14 km away at 811 m; the village itself is at 692 m. [10]
The village sits 119 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 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LACAUNE, 14 km away at 811 m, over 11 summers. [10]
That station sits 119 m above 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 1,460 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 10.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LACAUNE, 14 km away at 811 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81268/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81268/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81268/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81268/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81314
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81158
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laroche-près-Feyt | 19 | 211 km N | 80 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 34 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rennes-le-Château | 11 | 101 km S | 89 | 19 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Paulhac-en-Margeride | 48 | 141 km NE | 87 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 38 % |
| Rosureux | 25 | 495 km NE | 79 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sery | 89 | 432 km N | 79 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Collat | 43 | 179 km NE | 77 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 20 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rennes-le-Château | 11 | 101 km S | 89 | 19 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Paulhac-en-Margeride | 48 | 141 km NE | 87 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 38 % |
| Collat | 43 | 179 km NE | 77 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 20 % · humidity 93 % |
| Laroche-près-Feyt | 19 | 211 km N | 80 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 34 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sery | 89 | 432 km N | 79 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rosureux | 25 | 495 km NE | 79 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Saint-Salvi-de-Carcavès'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcilly-et-Dracy | 21 | 426 km N | 84 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tintry | 71 | 378 km N | 80 | 21.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beuvron | 58 | 401 km N | 84 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Vintrou | 81 | 33 km S | 91 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saulmory-Villefranche | 55 | 656 km N | 82 | 4.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Franchy | 58 | 377 km N | 81 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
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