Cescau
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 12.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 33 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cescau (INSEE 09095) is in Ariège (09), part of CC Couserans-Pyrénées. 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 12.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 33 % 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 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.2 | 5 | 1 |
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 140 (2012) → 163 (2023): 16.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 90 (1990) → 163 (2023): 81.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 140, of which 40 % second homes and 3.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Castillon-en-Couserans): 1.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Castillon-en-Couserans): 1.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Castillon-en-Couserans): 1.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Girons): 10.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Castillon-en-Couserans): 1.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 61 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the AUGIREIN weather station, 9.7 km away at 655 m; the village itself is at 567 m. [10]
The village sits 88 m below 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST GIRONS, 10 km away at 414 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 153 m below 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 1,266 mm of rain a year, spread over 132 days — about 9.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BONAC-IRAZEIN, 7.9 km away at 850 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 — 09095/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09095/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09095/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09095/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09085
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09261
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antichan-de-Frontignes | 31 | 31 km W | 158 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Liausson | 34 | 204 km NE | 156 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 39 % · humidity 86 % |
| Frôlois | 21 | 583 km NE | 166 | 3.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Piedigriggio | 2B | 667 km E | 164 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · humidity 64 % |
| Heuland | 14 | 710 km N | 148 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Barésia-sur-l'Ain | 39 | 546 km NE | 163 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antichan-de-Frontignes | 31 | 31 km W | 158 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Liausson | 34 | 204 km NE | 156 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 39 % · humidity 86 % |
| Barésia-sur-l'Ain | 39 | 546 km NE | 163 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Frôlois | 21 | 583 km NE | 166 | 3.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Piedigriggio | 2B | 667 km E | 164 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · humidity 64 % |
| Heuland | 14 | 710 km N | 148 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Cescau'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audressein | 09 | 1.2 km W | 144 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ussel-d'Allier | 03 | 402 km NE | 166 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fontenay-près-Vézelay | 89 | 542 km N | 135 | 5.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Molosmes | 89 | 599 km N | 155 | 7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Estoher | 66 | 124 km E | 163 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Taizé | 71 | 491 km NE | 174 | 14 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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