Castex
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 12.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 43 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Castex (INSEE 09084) is in Ariège (09), part of CC Arize Lèze. Population 99 (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 12.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 43 % of the 10,519 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 | 0.8 | 10 | 8.03 |
| Housing mix | 0.49 | 5 | 2.43 |
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 97 (2012) → 99 (2023): 2.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 76 (1990) → 99 (2023): 30.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 74, of which 25.7 % second homes and 10.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Daumazan-sur-Arize): 2.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Daumazan-sur-Arize): 2.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Daumazan-sur-Arize): 2.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Daumazan-sur-Arize): 2.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Daumazan-sur-Arize): 2.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 37 days a year at or above 30 °C and 29 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CARLA BAYLE weather station, 5.5 km away at 375 m; the village itself is at 367 m. [9]
An average of 800 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at CARLA BAYLE, 5.5 km away at 375 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09084/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09084/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09084/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09084/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09105
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets | 41 | 514 km N | 99 | 12.2 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Boisyvon | 50 | 655 km N | 100 | 8.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 15 % · winter 89 % |
| Écorches | 61 | 641 km N | 101 | 5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 26 % · winter 93 % |
| Saint-Privé | 71 | 468 km NE | 100 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 44 % · winter 57 % |
| Bazian | 32 | 98 km NW | 97 | 7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 84 % |
| Saint-Arroman | 65 | 75 km W | 98 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 33 % · winter 62 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Arroman | 65 | 75 km W | 98 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 33 % · winter 62 % |
| Bazian | 32 | 98 km NW | 97 | 7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 84 % |
| Saint-Privé | 71 | 468 km NE | 100 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 44 % · winter 57 % |
| Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets | 41 | 514 km N | 99 | 12.2 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Écorches | 61 | 641 km N | 101 | 5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 26 % · winter 93 % |
| Boisyvon | 50 | 655 km N | 100 | 8.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 15 % · winter 89 % |
Elsewhere
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