Besset
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 15/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 44 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Besset (INSEE 09052) is in Ariège (09), part of CC du Pays de Mirepoix. Population 163 (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 15/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 44 % of the 14,672 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.83 | 10 | 8.25 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.46 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 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) | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 154 (2012) → 163 (2023): 5.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 123 (1990) → 163 (2023): 32.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 93, of which 5.4 % second homes and 10.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mirepoix): 3.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mirepoix): 3.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Mirepoix): 3.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Mirepoix): 3.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Tourtrol): 2.8 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 35 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MIREPOIX weather station, 2.9 km away at 310 m; the village itself is at 292 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 9 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ARVIGNA, 9 km away at 370 m, over 15 summers. [10]
That station sits 78 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 842 mm of rain a year, spread over 105 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MIREPOIX, 2.9 km away at 310 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09052/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09052/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09052/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09052/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09194
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09314
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magny-en-Bessin | 14 | 719 km N | 164 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 64 % · humidity 50 % |
| Neuchâtel-Urtière | 25 | 612 km NE | 164 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 86 % · humidity 43 % |
| Les Pinthières | 28 | 626 km N | 165 | 17 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 96 % · humidity 43 % |
| Cys-la-Commune | 02 | 715 km N | 161 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 88 % · humidity 43 % |
| Kœur-la-Grande | 55 | 702 km N | 164 | 12 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 69 % · humidity 43 % |
| Franqueville | 80 | 781 km N | 163 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 88 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuchâtel-Urtière | 25 | 612 km NE | 164 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 86 % · humidity 43 % |
| Les Pinthières | 28 | 626 km N | 165 | 17 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 96 % · humidity 43 % |
| Kœur-la-Grande | 55 | 702 km N | 164 | 12 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 69 % · humidity 43 % |
| Cys-la-Commune | 02 | 715 km N | 161 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 88 % · humidity 43 % |
| Magny-en-Bessin | 14 | 719 km N | 164 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 64 % · humidity 50 % |
| Franqueville | 80 | 781 km N | 163 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 88 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Besset'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beauville | 31 | 44 km N | 168 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Labatut | 09 | 33 km NW | 178 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Coutens | 09 | 0.9 km SW | 179 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lalanne | 32 | 123 km NW | 134 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Germier | 31 | 44 km N | 133 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Boucagnères | 32 | 113 km NW | 207 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
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