La Bastide-du-Salat
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 25.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 79 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Bastide-du-Salat (INSEE 09041) is in Ariège (09), part of CC Couserans-Pyrénées. Population 203 (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 25.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 79 % of the 16,001 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.88 | 10 | 8.81 |
| Housing mix | 0.67 | 5 | 3.35 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA BASTIDE DU SALAT AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA BASTIDE-DU-SALAT). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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 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 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 1 | LA BASTIDE DU SALAT AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA BASTIDE-DU-SALAT | 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
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 198 (2012) → 203 (2023): 2.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 147 (1990) → 203 (2023): 38.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 127, of which 16.5 % second homes and 3.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Prat-Bonrepaux): 3.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mane): 4.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Prat-Bonrepaux): 3.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Prat-Bonrepaux): 3.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (La Bastide-du-Salat): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CERIZOLS weather station, 9.8 km away at 374 m; the village itself is at 318 m. [11]
The village sits 56 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 6 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST GIRONS, 11.3 km away at 414 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 96 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 958 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 8.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CERIZOLS, 9.8 km away at 374 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 — 09041/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09041/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09041/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09041/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09235
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31315
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09041
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Routier | 11 | 93 km E | 231 | 20.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 42 % · humidity 50 % |
| Fouvent-Saint-Andoche | 70 | 628 km NE | 197 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
| Agel | 34 | 155 km E | 240 | 25.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 34 % · humidity 86 % |
| Concressault | 18 | 508 km N | 192 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Veuvey-sur-Ouche | 21 | 544 km NE | 204 | 34.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Rumigny | 08 | 791 km N | 263 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 54 % · winter 78 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Routier | 11 | 93 km E | 231 | 20.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 42 % · humidity 50 % |
| Agel | 34 | 155 km E | 240 | 25.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 34 % · humidity 86 % |
| Concressault | 18 | 508 km N | 192 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Veuvey-sur-Ouche | 21 | 544 km NE | 204 | 34.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Fouvent-Saint-Andoche | 70 | 628 km NE | 197 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
| Rumigny | 08 | 791 km N | 263 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 54 % · winter 78 % |
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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 La Bastide-du-Salat'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dampierre-en-Graçay | 18 | 465 km N | 252 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Castagnède | 31 | 0.8 km SW | 172 | 20 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ciadoux | 31 | 30 km NW | 234 | 22.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ainay-le-Vieil | 18 | 420 km N | 189 | 27.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Baudel | 18 | 431 km N | 250 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montcony | 71 | 528 km NE | 252 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
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