Ax-les-Thermes
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61.2/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ax-les-Thermes (INSEE 09032) is in Ariège (09), part of CC de la Haute Ariège. Population 1,285 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 61.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)).
Better served than 95 % of the 12,799 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 | 0.66 | 25 | 16.47 |
| Social | 0.98 | 20 | 19.5 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.66 | 10 | 6.56 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.36 | 10 | 3.63 |
| 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]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SAVEURS D'ARIEGE · LE FOURNIL D'AX). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (COTE A COTE). [3,4]
6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EURL VAL D'AX PRIM · LA BOUTIQUE DE LA FERME · PROXI · L'EPICERIE ARIEGEOISE · SHERPA). [3,4]
25 × Restaurant (MEGA · LA PIZZATIERE D'AX · AX TAPAS · EURL NUIT DE SHANGAI). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (BAR L'AUTOGARE · KLUB'AX · LE COMPTOIR · DISCOTHEQUE LE W · LA CAVE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE MARIO BEULAYGUE). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MICHEL MARQUES, MÉDECIN · PATRICK GRANDCLAUDE, MÉDECIN · FREDERIQUE GOUBAY, MÉDECIN · JORGE ALFONSO SASIETA WONG, MÉDECIN · CHLOÉ GOBERT, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES THERMES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE D'AX-LES-THERMES). [3]
1 × Cinema (CASINO). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE). [3]
1 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE MIXTE MARIELLE · MORGANE G · RELOOK T'TIF). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (LE P'TIT MONTAGNARD · LE CHALET). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 10 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | SAVEURS D'ARIEGE · LE FOURNIL D'AX | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | COTE A COTE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 6 | EURL VAL D'AX PRIM · LA BOUTIQUE DE LA FERME · PROXI · L'EPICERIE ARIEGEOISE · SHERPA | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [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 | 25 | MEGA · LA PIZZATIERE D'AX · AX TAPAS · EURL NUIT DE SHANGAI | INSEE BPE 25 / INSEE SIRENE 46 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | BAR L'AUTOGARE · KLUB'AX · LE COMPTOIR · DISCOTHEQUE LE W · LA CAVE | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE MARIO BEULAYGUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | MICHEL MARQUES, MÉDECIN · PATRICK GRANDCLAUDE, MÉDECIN · FREDERIQUE GOUBAY, MÉDECIN · JORGE ALFONSO SASIETA WONG, MÉDECIN · CHLOÉ GOBERT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DES THERMES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE D'AX-LES-THERMES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CASINO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | COIFFURE MIXTE MARIELLE · MORGANE G · RELOOK T'TIF | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 2 | LE P'TIT MONTAGNARD · LE CHALET | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,318 (2012) → 1,285 (2023): -2.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,489 (1990) → 1,285 (2023): -13.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,549, of which 78.6 % second homes and 2.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ax-les-Thermes): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Ax-les-Thermes): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Ax-les-Thermes): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Ax-les-Thermes): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Ax-les-Thermes): 0.5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 33 days a year at or above 30 °C and 100 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SAVIGNAC weather station, 1.8 km away at 680 m; the village itself is at 711 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ASTON, 12 km away at 1,781 m, over 20 summers. [10]
That station sits 1,070 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,032 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 8.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SAVIGNAC, 1.8 km away at 680 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09032/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/22b67c0a-d1af-39af-b739-a54b9d6362ab— “Marché”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09032/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09032/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09032/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09032
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-d'Isère | 73 | 511 km NE | 1,567 | 65.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Gets | 74 | 542 km NE | 1,227 | 67.7 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saillagouse | 66 | 34 km SE | 1,155 | 57.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Préfailles | 44 | 585 km NW | 1,321 | 56.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains | 40 | 288 km NW | 1,685 | 71.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 27 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Monêtier-les-Bains | 05 | 451 km NE | 923 | 73.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saillagouse | 66 | 34 km SE | 1,155 | 57.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains | 40 | 288 km NW | 1,685 | 71.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 27 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Monêtier-les-Bains | 05 | 451 km NE | 923 | 73.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Val-d'Isère | 73 | 511 km NE | 1,567 | 65.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Gets | 74 | 542 km NE | 1,227 | 67.7 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Préfailles | 44 | 585 km NW | 1,321 | 56.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Ax-les-Thermes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coteaux du Lizon | 39 | 515 km NE | 2,130 | 48 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Paul-des-Landes | 15 | 250 km N | 1,542 | 52.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jussac | 15 | 257 km N | 2,040 | 47.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beauzac | 43 | 335 km NE | 2,954 | 60.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Castillon | 84 | 323 km NE | 689 | 42.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Reilhac | 15 | 255 km N | 1,090 | 25.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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