Coussa
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 17.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 37 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Coussa (INSEE 09101) is in Ariège (09), part of CA L'Agglo Foix-Varilhes. Population 268 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/09101-coussa
Vitality score
Vitality score 17.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 37 % of the 17,504 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 | 0.9 | 5 | 4.5 |
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 × Nursery school (maternelle).
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 228 (2012) → 268 (2023): 17.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 149 (1990) → 268 (2023): 79.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 139, of which 5 % second homes and 7.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Varilhes): 4.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Verniolle): 3.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Verniolle): 3.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Varilhes): 4.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Félix-de-Rieutord): 2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 27 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ARVIGNA weather station, 4.1 km away at 370 m; the village itself is at 354 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 8 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ARVIGNA, 4.1 km away at 370 m, over 15 summers. [11]
An average of 829 mm of rain a year, spread over 109 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ARVIGNA, 4.1 km away at 370 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09101/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09101/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09101/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09101/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09324
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09332
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09258
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fain-lès-Montbard | 21 | 548 km N | 269 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 50 % · humidity 50 % |
| Mont-lès-Neufchâteau | 88 | 664 km NE | 267 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 19 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Bihy | 22 | 692 km NW | 267 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 91 % · humidity 43 % |
| La Bazoque | 61 | 661 km N | 269 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 64 % · humidity 50 % |
| Vernas | 38 | 416 km NE | 268 | 17 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 55 % · humidity 57 % |
| Veslud | 02 | 736 km N | 270 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 53 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernas | 38 | 416 km NE | 268 | 17 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 55 % · humidity 57 % |
| Fain-lès-Montbard | 21 | 548 km N | 269 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 50 % · humidity 50 % |
| La Bazoque | 61 | 661 km N | 269 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 64 % · humidity 50 % |
| Mont-lès-Neufchâteau | 88 | 664 km NE | 267 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 19 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Bihy | 22 | 692 km NW | 267 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 91 % · humidity 43 % |
| Veslud | 02 | 736 km N | 270 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 53 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Coussa'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castelvieilh | 65 | 123 km W | 249 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Castéra-Lou | 65 | 128 km W | 220 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boulin | 65 | 127 km W | 311 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lonçon | 64 | 176 km W | 221 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arrien | 64 | 152 km W | 197 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bernac-Dessus | 65 | 128 km W | 282 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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