Ferrières-sur-Ariège
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 34.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 57 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ferrières-sur-Ariège (INSEE 09121) is in Ariège (09), part of CA L'Agglo Foix-Varilhes. Population 788 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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 57 % of the 15,709 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.69 | 10 | 6.94 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.47 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHARCUTERIE ROUCH). [3]
1 × Restaurant (LA GALENE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE SIMONE VEIL). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE OMNISPORT DE FERRIERE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (SALON SYLVIE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, 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) | 1 | CHARCUTERIE ROUCH | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 GALENE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE SIMONE VEIL | 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 | 1 | SALLE OMNISPORT DE FERRIERE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | SALON SYLVIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 847 (2012) → 788 (2023): -7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 660 (1990) → 788 (2023): 19.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 412, of which 5.3 % second homes and 4.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Foix): 1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Ferrières-sur-Ariège): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Montgailhard): 1.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Foix): 2.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Ferrières-sur-Ariège): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the COS weather station, 5.2 km away at 519 m; the village itself is at 420 m. [11]
The village sits 99 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at COS, 5.2 km away at 519 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 99 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 997 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 8.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at COS, 5.2 km away at 519 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 — 09121/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09121/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09121/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09121/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09122
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09121
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09207
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcq | 78 | 658 km N | 802 | 32.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 68 % · humidity 71 % |
| Rosières | 81 | 131 km N | 716 | 26.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cize | 39 | 540 km NE | 797 | 24.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
| Narcastet | 64 | 161 km W | 753 | 31.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 50 % |
| Arbin | 73 | 455 km NE | 841 | 41.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 62 % · humidity 71 % |
| La Rouvière | 30 | 238 km NE | 693 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosières | 81 | 131 km N | 716 | 26.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Narcastet | 64 | 161 km W | 753 | 31.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 50 % |
| La Rouvière | 30 | 238 km NE | 693 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 71 % |
| Arbin | 73 | 455 km NE | 841 | 41.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 62 % · humidity 71 % |
| Cize | 39 | 540 km NE | 797 | 24.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
| Marcq | 78 | 658 km N | 802 | 32.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 68 % · 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 Ferrières-sur-Ariège'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernajoul | 09 | 4.8 km N | 701 | 31.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Isle-Saint-Georges | 33 | 259 km NW | 502 | 37.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Arbanats | 33 | 251 km NW | 1,357 | 31.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ayguemorte-les-Graves | 33 | 259 km NW | 1,425 | 40.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Virsac | 33 | 284 km NW | 1,304 | 35.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marcilly-d'Azergues | 69 | 409 km NE | 1,066 | 32.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
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