Vaour
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 48.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 94 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vaour (INSEE 81309) is in Tarn (81), part of CC du Cordais et du Causse (4 C). Population 393 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/81309-vaour
Vitality score
Vitality score 48.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 94 % of the 17,990 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.75 | 5 | 3.74 |
| Population trend | 0.83 | 10 | 8.32 |
| Housing mix | 0.57 | 5 | 2.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'EPICE RIE). [4,3]
2 × Restaurant (LARNOJADE). [4,3]
1 × Café / bar. [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE FRANCIS DUPAS). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VAOUR AP). [4]
2 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE CHARLES PORTAL · MÉDIATHÈQUE NOËL RICHARD). [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | L'EPICE RIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | LARNOJADE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE FRANCIS DUPAS | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | VAOUR AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 2 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE CHARLES PORTAL · MÉDIATHÈQUE NOËL RICHARD | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day (reported, unverified): Thursday not specified on the pages. No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5]
Trajectory
Population 350 (2012) → 393 (2023): 12.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 295 (1990) → 393 (2023): 33.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 249, of which 21.7 % second homes and 4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val): 9.5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Vaour): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
GP (Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val): 9.6 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val): 9.6 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Vaour): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the PUYCELSI weather station, 14.1 km away at 260 m; the village itself is at 415 m. [11]
The village sits 155 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 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at PUYCELSI, 14.1 km away at 260 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 155 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 977 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 8.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VAOUR, 0.4 km away at 393 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81309/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- Commune website 2026-10— https://vaour.fr/index.php/infos-pratiques/horaires-et-n-utiles/— “Jeudi matin : Vaour”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81309/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81309/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 81309/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 82155
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81309
- 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-Priest-la-Prugne | 42 | 260 km NE | 402 | 38.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 5 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Colombe-sur-l'Hers | 11 | 125 km S | 441 | 43.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 59 % · humidity 50 % |
| Campuac | 12 | 84 km NE | 449 | 41.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gigondas | 84 | 256 km E | 448 | 44.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Vassols | 84 | 266 km E | 499 | 47.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vercheny | 26 | 283 km E | 443 | 43 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campuac | 12 | 84 km NE | 449 | 41.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Colombe-sur-l'Hers | 11 | 125 km S | 441 | 43.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 59 % · humidity 50 % |
| Gigondas | 84 | 256 km E | 448 | 44.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Priest-la-Prugne | 42 | 260 km NE | 402 | 38.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 5 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Vassols | 84 | 266 km E | 499 | 47.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vercheny | 26 | 283 km E | 443 | 43 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Vaour'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landreville | 10 | 490 km NE | 395 | 31.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pierrefitte-sur-Loire | 03 | 313 km NE | 506 | 40.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Léran | 09 | 121 km S | 615 | 45.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Symphorien-des-Bois | 71 | 317 km NE | 421 | 35.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Beauzély | 12 | 93 km E | 550 | 49.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Cammazes | 81 | 77 km S | 398 | 33.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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