Auzat
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 43.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 86 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Auzat (INSEE 09030) is in Ariège (09), part of CC de la Haute Ariège. Population 561 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/09030-auzat
Vitality score
Vitality score 43.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 86 % of the 17,411 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 | 0.98 | 20 | 19.63 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.24 | 10 | 2.38 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CHEZ ROMAIN). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (LA TABLE D'ANTAN BAR DES 3000 · REFUGE DU FOURCAT · REFUGE DU PINET · LES ABAJOUS). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (BAR 3000 LA TABLE D'ANTAN). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (AUZAT AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE D'AUZAT). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE MUNICIPAL). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LA VERNIERE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | CHEZ ROMAIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 4 | LA TABLE D'ANTAN BAR DES 3000 · REFUGE DU FOURCAT · REFUGE DU PINET · LES ABAJOUS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | BAR 3000 LA TABLE D'ANTAN | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | 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 | 1 | AUZAT AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE D'AUZAT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | CAMPING LA VERNIERE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 565 (2012) → 561 (2023): -0.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 760 (1990) → 561 (2023): -26.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 724, of which 56.8 % second homes and 5.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Tarascon-sur-Ariège): 13.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Auzat): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Val-de-Sos): 1.2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Val-de-Sos): 1.7 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Auzat): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 88 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the VICDESSOS weather station, 0.9 km away at 750 m; the village itself is at 757 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ASTON, 17.9 km away at 1,781 m, over 20 summers. [11]
That station sits 1,024 m above 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 1,186 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 9.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VICDESSOS, 0.9 km away at 750 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 — 09030/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09030/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09030/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09030/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09306
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09030
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09334
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montferrier | 09 | 29 km NE | 541 | 45.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saorge | 06 | 509 km E | 430 | 44.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mialet | 30 | 249 km NE | 628 | 47.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 53 % · humidity 71 % |
| Île-de-Batz | 29 | 789 km NW | 458 | 40.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Paziols | 11 | 102 km E | 526 | 41 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 0 % · humidity 14 % |
| Viens | 84 | 353 km E | 626 | 51.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montferrier | 09 | 29 km NE | 541 | 45.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Paziols | 11 | 102 km E | 526 | 41 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 0 % · humidity 14 % |
| Mialet | 30 | 249 km NE | 628 | 47.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 53 % · humidity 71 % |
| Viens | 84 | 353 km E | 626 | 51.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saorge | 06 | 509 km E | 430 | 44.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| Île-de-Batz | 29 | 789 km NW | 458 | 40.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 0 % · 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 Auzat'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belsentes | 07 | 341 km NE | 538 | 35.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-la-Porte | 73 | 483 km NE | 698 | 35.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Mamet | 31 | 72 km W | 548 | 25.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Igornay | 71 | 528 km NE | 515 | 37.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Longechenal | 38 | 427 km NE | 593 | 40.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ferdrupt | 88 | 702 km NE | 738 | 38.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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