Cadarcet
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 34.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 93 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cadarcet (INSEE 09071) is in Ariège (09), part of CC Couserans-Pyrénées. Population 211 (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 34.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 93 % of the 16,263 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.76 | 10 | 7.63 |
| Housing mix | 0.55 | 5 | 2.76 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA CUISINE DE DAO). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | LA CUISINE DE DAO | 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) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | 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 | 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 236 (2012) → 211 (2023): -10.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 167 (1990) → 211 (2023): 26.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 170, of which 22.4 % second homes and 12.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Serres-sur-Arget): 5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Bastide-de-Sérou): 5.7 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (La Bastide-de-Sérou): 5.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Bastide-de-Sérou): 5.6 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Cadarcet): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 52 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CADARCET weather station, 0.2 km away at 510 m; the village itself is at 497 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at COS, 7 km away at 519 m, over 21 summers. [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, 0.2 km away at 510 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
19 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 129,000 € — 895 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Ariège is 1,295 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09071/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09071/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09071/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09071/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09293
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09042
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09071
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Verdier | 81 | 112 km N | 225 | 32 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vesc | 26 | 338 km NE | 261 | 31.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| Thorigné-en-Charnie | 53 | 573 km N | 191 | 33.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 95 % · humidity 71 % |
| Faymoreau | 85 | 428 km N | 209 | 20.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 79 % |
| Neuilly-en-Dun | 18 | 433 km N | 228 | 21.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vitrac-sur-Montane | 19 | 265 km N | 222 | 26 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 95 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Verdier | 81 | 112 km N | 225 | 32 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vitrac-sur-Montane | 19 | 265 km N | 222 | 26 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 95 % · humidity 64 % |
| Vesc | 26 | 338 km NE | 261 | 31.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| Faymoreau | 85 | 428 km N | 209 | 20.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 79 % |
| Neuilly-en-Dun | 18 | 433 km N | 228 | 21.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Thorigné-en-Charnie | 53 | 573 km N | 191 | 33.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 95 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Cadarcet'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varennes-sur-Tèche | 03 | 405 km NE | 228 | 28.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Capraise-d'Eymet | 24 | 205 km NW | 177 | 25.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Paizay-le-Chapt | 79 | 366 km N | 258 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-André | 31 | 60 km NW | 239 | 27.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Palluaud | 16 | 278 km N | 215 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nueil-sous-Faye | 86 | 452 km N | 217 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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