La Bastide-de-Besplas
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 33/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 76 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Bastide-de-Besplas (INSEE 09038) is in Ariège (09), part of CC Arize Lèze. Population 383 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 33/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 76 % of the 17,999 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 | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.77 | 10 | 7.68 |
| Housing mix | 0.65 | 5 | 3.25 |
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) (PYRAMIDE EQUIANGLE). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (CHEZ CHRISTINA · LE GUEN STEPHANIE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA BASTIDE DE BESPLAS AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LA BASTIDE DE BESPLAS). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | PYRAMIDE EQUIANGLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 2 | CHEZ CHRISTINA · LE GUEN STEPHANIE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | LA BASTIDE DE BESPLAS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LA BASTIDE DE BESPLAS | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 390 (2012) → 383 (2023): -1.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 302 (1990) → 383 (2023): 26.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 246, of which 17.5 % second homes and 9.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Daumazan-sur-Arize): 3.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (La Bastide-de-Besplas): 0.5 km to the south (straight line). [10]
GP (Daumazan-sur-Arize): 3.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Daumazan-sur-Arize): 3.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Daumazan-sur-Arize): 3.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 42 days a year at or above 30 °C and 20 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CARLA BAYLE weather station, 8.5 km away at 375 m; the village itself is at 236 m. [11]
The village sits 139 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]
An average of 800 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CARLA BAYLE, 8.5 km away at 375 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09038/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/5bbf8de7-ca86-32d8-86a5-8bae77a0e984— “Tous les mardis soirs, la ferme des Croquants organise un marché à la ferme avec leur fruits, légumes, oeufs et productions (conserves, pain, bières).”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09038/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09038/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09038/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09105
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09038
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boissières | 46 | 154 km N | 371 | 25.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 91 % |
| Mazille | 71 | 444 km NE | 400 | 35.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 44 % · winter 18 % |
| Moulismes | 86 | 354 km N | 358 | 25.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 44 % · winter 78 % |
| Bouillac | 12 | 172 km NE | 375 | 23 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 74 % |
| Serqueux | 52 | 639 km NE | 377 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 41 % · winter 18 % |
| Saint-Aubin-de-Lanquais | 24 | 189 km N | 357 | 27.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 67 % · winter 54 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boissières | 46 | 154 km N | 371 | 25.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 91 % |
| Bouillac | 12 | 172 km NE | 375 | 23 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 74 % |
| Saint-Aubin-de-Lanquais | 24 | 189 km N | 357 | 27.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 67 % · winter 54 % |
| Moulismes | 86 | 354 km N | 358 | 25.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 44 % · winter 78 % |
| Mazille | 71 | 444 km NE | 400 | 35.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 44 % · winter 18 % |
| Serqueux | 52 | 639 km NE | 377 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 41 % · winter 18 % |
Elsewhere
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