Buzan
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 5.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 9 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Buzan (INSEE 09069) is in Ariège (09), part of CC Couserans-Pyrénées. Population 47 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/09069-buzan
Vitality score
Vitality score 5.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 9 % of the 4,377 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 | 0.44 | 10 | 4.4 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
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] | |
| 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 28 (2012) → 47 (2023): 67.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 50 (1990) → 47 (2023): -6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 79, of which 54.4 % second homes and 13.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Orgibet): 2.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Argein): 2.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Castillon-en-Couserans): 5.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Prat-Bonrepaux): 11 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Orgibet): 2.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 78 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the AUGIREIN weather station, 3.8 km away at 655 m; the village itself is at 729 m. [12]
The village sits 74 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST GIRONS, 13.6 km away at 414 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 315 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,238 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 9.6 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at AUGIREIN, 3.8 km away at 655 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09069/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09069/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09069/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09069/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09219
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09014
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09085
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09235
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estensan | 65 | 52 km W | 48 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grandsaigne | 19 | 293 km N | 46 | 1.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 91 % |
| Lafarre | 07 | 370 km NE | 45 | 2.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gurgy-le-Château | 21 | 625 km NE | 45 | 1.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 55 % |
| Vieux-Port | 27 | 722 km N | 47 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 23 % · humidity 93 % |
| Champlin | 58 | 516 km N | 45 | 4.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estensan | 65 | 52 km W | 48 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grandsaigne | 19 | 293 km N | 46 | 1.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 91 % |
| Lafarre | 07 | 370 km NE | 45 | 2.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Champlin | 58 | 516 km N | 45 | 4.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gurgy-le-Château | 21 | 625 km NE | 45 | 1.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 55 % |
| Vieux-Port | 27 | 722 km N | 47 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 23 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Buzan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bousseraucourt | 70 | 679 km NE | 46 | 2.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Salsein | 09 | 5.1 km SE | 47 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Authiou | 58 | 518 km N | 41 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sorbs | 34 | 224 km NE | 40 | 6.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Chambon | 07 | 341 km NE | 58 | 2.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rochefort-sur-Brévon | 21 | 608 km NE | 42 | 2.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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