Château-Verdun
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 6.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 17 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Château-Verdun (INSEE 09096) is in Ariège (09), part of CC de la Haute Ariège. Population 41 (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 6.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 17 % of the 3,513 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 | 0.55 | 10 | 5.51 |
| 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 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 39 (2012) → 41 (2023): 5.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 39 (1990) → 41 (2023): 5.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 85, of which 61.2 % second homes and 5.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Les Cabannes): 0.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Les Cabannes): 0.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Luzenac): 7.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Les Cabannes): 1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Les Cabannes): 1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
No climate figures: every nearby weather station sits more than 1,200 m above or below the village, so none of them describes its weather.
What property sold for
7 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 87,000 € — 780 € per m² of built surface. [10]
5 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 106,500 € — 1,648 € per m². [10]
The median across Ariège is 1,295 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [10]
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 — 09096/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09096/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09096/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09096/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09070
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09176
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raon-lès-Leau | 54 | 764 km NE | 40 | 11.8 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Costa | 2B | 599 km E | 49 | 6.6 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Ourdis-Cotdoussan | 65 | 138 km W | 41 | 3.4 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Vernaux | 09 | 6.6 km E | 36 | 5.3 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Villeneuve | 09 | 59 km W | 42 | 9.9 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Villars-en-Azois | 52 | 635 km N | 58 | 0.5 | No daily shops | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernaux | 09 | 6.6 km E | 36 | 5.3 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Villeneuve | 09 | 59 km W | 42 | 9.9 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Ourdis-Cotdoussan | 65 | 138 km W | 41 | 3.4 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Costa | 2B | 599 km E | 49 | 6.6 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Villars-en-Azois | 52 | 635 km N | 58 | 0.5 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Raon-lès-Leau | 54 | 764 km NE | 40 | 11.8 | No daily shops | no figures |
Elsewhere
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