Valence
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 63.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 87 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Valence (INSEE 82186) is in Tarn-et-Garonne (82), part of CC des Deux Rives. Population 5,289 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/82186-valence
Vitality score
Vitality score 63.3/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 87 % of the 4,448 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 | 0.58 | 25 | 14.56 |
| Social | 0.8 | 20 | 15.93 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.65 | 10 | 6.52 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.58 | 10 | 5.79 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.62 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
7 × Bakery (boulangerie) (TERMINALC · BECKER · LA VALENCIENNE · JUSTINE CREATRICE D'EMOTIONS). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE PATRICE TERRAS · SAS NOWAK). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPICERIE NANSI & ISABEL). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (LIDL · GERFRA · NETTO). [3,4]
13 × Restaurant (VANDEKERCKHOVE ALEXA · LA MEDINA · SAM PIZZA · L'INDUS'CAFE). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (CAFE DE PARIS ET DU COMMERCE · LE CAFE DU NORD · LE CYRANO). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PIERRE PERRET). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GERARD LALANNE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JULES FERRY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE JEANNE D'ARC). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CELIA FOURNIER, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE POULIGNY, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC RENAILLER, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS MEYNARD, MÉDECIN · EMILIE DALMON, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES ALLEES · PHARMACIE CARENOU · PHARMACIE LA GARENNE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE ADRIENNE CHAIX). [3]
1 × Cinema (APOLLO). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COSEC · LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL JEAN BAYLET). [3]
5 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · AGENCE VALENCE D'AGEN · CIC SOCIETE BORDELAISE · CAISSE LOCALE DE CA DE QUERCY BRULHOIS · SOCIETE GENERALE). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (DANY COIFFURE · PERIES MAGALY · COIFFURE LA GARENNE · DOLCE COIFFURE). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (LE TOUT VA BIEN). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 3 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 7 | TERMINALC · BECKER · LA VALENCIENNE · JUSTINE CREATRICE D'EMOTIONS | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | BOUCHERIE PATRICE TERRAS · SAS NOWAK | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | EPICERIE NANSI & ISABEL | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | LIDL · GERFRA · NETTO | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 13 | VANDEKERCKHOVE ALEXA · LA MEDINA · SAM PIZZA · L'INDUS'CAFE | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | CAFE DE PARIS ET DU COMMERCE · LE CAFE DU NORD · LE CYRANO | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PIERRE PERRET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GERARD LALANNE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JULES FERRY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE JEANNE D'ARC | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | CELIA FOURNIER, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE POULIGNY, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC RENAILLER, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS MEYNARD, MÉDECIN · EMILIE DALMON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DES ALLEES · PHARMACIE CARENOU · PHARMACIE LA GARENNE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 | MEDIATHEQUE ADRIENNE CHAIX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | APOLLO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COSEC · LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL JEAN BAYLET | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · AGENCE VALENCE D'AGEN · CIC SOCIETE BORDELAISE · CAISSE LOCALE DE CA DE QUERCY BRULHOIS · SOCIETE GENERALE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 6 | DANY COIFFURE · PERIES MAGALY · COIFFURE LA GARENNE · DOLCE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | LE TOUT VA BIEN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 5,155 (2012) → 5,289 (2023): 2.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 4,901 (1990) → 5,289 (2023): 7.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,031, of which 3.8 % second homes and 12.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Valence): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Valence): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Valence): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Valence): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Valence): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 49 days a year at or above 30 °C and 37 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the VALENCE weather station, 1.7 km away at 64 m; the village itself is at 65 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at CASTELSARRASIN, 19.3 km away at 73 m, over 28 summers. [9]
An average of 741 mm of rain a year, spread over 108 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at VALENCE, 1.7 km away at 64 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 82186/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 82186/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 82186/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 82186/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 82186
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trèbes | 11 | 160 km SE | 5,361 | 53.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Nuits-Saint-Georges | 21 | 462 km NE | 5,235 | 64.1 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 54 % · humidity 57 % |
| Parigné-l'Évêque | 72 | 428 km N | 5,358 | 42.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 93 % · humidity 57 % |
| Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne | 01 | 390 km NE | 5,250 | 62.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 67 % · winter 84 % |
| Villars-les-Dombes | 01 | 387 km NE | 5,163 | 58.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Aÿ-Champagne | 51 | 599 km N | 5,103 | 59.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 97 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trèbes | 11 | 160 km SE | 5,361 | 53.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Villars-les-Dombes | 01 | 387 km NE | 5,163 | 58.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne | 01 | 390 km NE | 5,250 | 62.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 67 % · winter 84 % |
| Parigné-l'Évêque | 72 | 428 km N | 5,358 | 42.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 93 % · humidity 57 % |
| Nuits-Saint-Georges | 21 | 462 km NE | 5,235 | 64.1 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 54 % · humidity 57 % |
| Aÿ-Champagne | 51 | 599 km N | 5,103 | 59.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 97 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Valence'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cazouls-lès-Béziers | 34 | 195 km SE | 5,261 | 50.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lisle-sur-Tarn | 81 | 79 km E | 4,939 | 61.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Caussade | 82 | 52 km E | 6,803 | 73.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Merville | 31 | 54 km SE | 6,760 | 50 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot | 47 | 40 km NW | 6,541 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Caveirac | 30 | 272 km E | 4,408 | 51.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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