Varennes
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 38.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 74 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Varennes (INSEE 82188) is in Tarn-et-Garonne (82), part of CC Grand Sud Tarn-et-Garonne. Population 627 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 38.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 74 % of the 16,847 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.64 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE PETIT VARENNOIS). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA VIERTA DU ZIGANE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Fishmonger.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 1 | LE PETIT VARENNOIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | LA VIERTA DU ZIGANE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 621 (2012) → 627 (2023): 1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 409 (1990) → 627 (2023): 53.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 279, of which 3.6 % second homes and 7.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Varennes): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Villebrumier): 3.7 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Villemur-sur-Tarn): 3.9 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Villebrumier): 3.9 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Varennes): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 39 days a year at or above 30 °C and 52 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CORBARIEU weather station, 9.3 km away at 89 m; the village itself is at 194 m. [11]
The village sits 105 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 4 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MONTAUBAN, 17 km away at 106 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 88 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 729 mm of rain a year, spread over 109 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CORBARIEU, 9.3 km away at 89 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 — 82188/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 82188/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 82188/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 82188/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 82188
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 82194
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31584
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Baffe | 88 | 615 km NE | 631 | 38.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
| Aigues-Vives | 09 | 105 km S | 625 | 36.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Waldhambach | 67 | 710 km NE | 598 | 34.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Thiaville-sur-Meurthe | 54 | 647 km NE | 597 | 32.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 69 % · humidity 79 % |
| Blacourt | 60 | 619 km N | 592 | 41.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Fresnes-lès-Montauban | 62 | 723 km N | 604 | 38.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aigues-Vives | 09 | 105 km S | 625 | 36.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Baffe | 88 | 615 km NE | 631 | 38.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
| Blacourt | 60 | 619 km N | 592 | 41.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Thiaville-sur-Meurthe | 54 | 647 km NE | 597 | 32.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 69 % · humidity 79 % |
| Waldhambach | 67 | 710 km NE | 598 | 34.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Fresnes-lès-Montauban | 62 | 723 km N | 604 | 38.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Varennes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savignac | 12 | 63 km NE | 746 | 37.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Triors | 26 | 316 km NE | 633 | 32.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chabrillan | 26 | 289 km E | 752 | 34 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Carlus | 81 | 49 km E | 664 | 38.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Cirq | 82 | 29 km N | 558 | 31.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans | 26 | 331 km NE | 538 | 32.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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