Argein
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 25.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 81 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Argein (INSEE 09014) is in Ariège (09), part of CC Couserans-Pyrénées. Population 195 (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 25.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 81 % of the 15,840 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.69 | 10 | 6.89 |
| Housing mix | 0.2 | 5 | 0.99 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (AU TEMPS DE VIVRE). [4,3]
2 × Restaurant (L'ESTACADE). [4,3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | AU TEMPS DE VIVRE | 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 | L'ESTACADE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| 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: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 186 (2012) → 195 (2023): 4.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 164 (1990) → 195 (2023): 18.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 197, of which 40.1 % second homes and 6.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Castillon-en-Couserans): 3.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Argein): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Castillon-en-Couserans): 3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Prat-Bonrepaux): 11.4 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Castillon-en-Couserans): 3.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the AUGIREIN weather station, 5.9 km away at 655 m; the village itself is at 533 m. [11]
The village sits 122 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST GIRONS, 12.4 km away at 414 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 119 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 1,266 mm of rain a year, spread over 132 days — about 9.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BONAC-IRAZEIN, 5.6 km away at 850 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 — 09014/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09014/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09014/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09014/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09085
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09014
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09235
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marigny | 39 | 563 km NE | 215 | 27.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 50 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Frasnois | 39 | 565 km NE | 170 | 25.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lecumberry | 64 | 175 km W | 196 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 47 % · humidity 57 % |
| Biron | 24 | 189 km N | 151 | 25.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plaisians | 26 | 377 km NE | 209 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-François-de-Sales | 73 | 506 km NE | 190 | 23.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecumberry | 64 | 175 km W | 196 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 47 % · humidity 57 % |
| Biron | 24 | 189 km N | 151 | 25.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plaisians | 26 | 377 km NE | 209 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-François-de-Sales | 73 | 506 km NE | 190 | 23.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Marigny | 39 | 563 km NE | 215 | 27.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 50 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Frasnois | 39 | 565 km NE | 170 | 25.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 0 % · 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 Argein'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Vincent-de-Durfort | 07 | 359 km NE | 274 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aiguebelette-le-Lac | 73 | 481 km NE | 255 | 23.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pouy-sur-Vannes | 10 | 631 km N | 177 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Prégilbert | 89 | 564 km N | 180 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Courcelles | 58 | 532 km N | 233 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Poilly-sur-Serein | 89 | 583 km N | 240 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
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