Le Bosc
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 20.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Bosc (INSEE 09063) is in Ariège (09), part of CA L'Agglo Foix-Varilhes. Population 113 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 20.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 82 % of the 11,635 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.48 | 10 | 4.83 |
| Housing mix | 0.05 | 5 | 0.26 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (RANGOON DINER). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Hotel (AUBERGE LES MYRTILLES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | RANGOON DINER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | AUBERGE LES MYRTILLES | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 106 (2012) → 113 (2023): 6.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 115 (1990) → 113 (2023): -1.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 192, of which 47.4 % second homes and 13.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Serres-sur-Arget): 4.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Bastide-de-Sérou): 7.7 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (La Bastide-de-Sérou): 7.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Bastide-de-Sérou): 7.6 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Alzen): 4.7 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 64 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CADARCET weather station, 8 km away at 510 m; the village itself is at 680 m. [11]
The village sits 170 m above 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 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at COS, 8.8 km away at 519 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 161 m below 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 1,182 mm of rain a year, spread over 132 days — about 9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CADARCET, 8 km away at 510 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 — 09063/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09063/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09063/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09063/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09293
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09042
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09009
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrassières | 26 | 350 km NE | 122 | 26 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saujac | 12 | 176 km N | 126 | 20.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Manso | 2B | 603 km E | 116 | 19.5 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Blandas | 30 | 198 km NE | 143 | 26.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Paul-de-Salers | 15 | 258 km N | 105 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Denis-en-Margeride | 48 | 256 km NE | 148 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saujac | 12 | 176 km N | 126 | 20.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Blandas | 30 | 198 km NE | 143 | 26.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Denis-en-Margeride | 48 | 256 km NE | 148 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Paul-de-Salers | 15 | 258 km N | 105 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ferrassières | 26 | 350 km NE | 122 | 26 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Manso | 2B | 603 km E | 116 | 19.5 | No daily shops | no figures |
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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 Le Bosc'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamongerie | 19 | 288 km N | 124 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rousses | 48 | 221 km NE | 115 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Vintrou | 81 | 103 km NE | 91 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Conand | 01 | 457 km NE | 134 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Oudan | 58 | 511 km N | 148 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Nizier-sur-Arroux | 71 | 478 km NE | 124 | 25.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
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