Foix
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 75.7/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Foix (INSEE 09122) is in Ariège (09), part of CA L'Agglo Foix-Varilhes. Population 9,934 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 75.7/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)).
Better served than 99 % of the 2,476 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 | 0.75 | 25 | 18.82 |
| Social | 0.96 | 20 | 19.18 |
| Education | 0.71 | 10 | 7.13 |
| Health | 0.85 | 10 | 8.48 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.5 | 10 | 4.97 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.24 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
14 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL PATISSERIE MAZAS · PATISSERIE MAZAS · LA PANETIERE · SARL THIERRY MASSAT). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DU CHATEAU PASCAL RABET · CHEZ CHRISTOPHE). [3,4]
5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SARL BIO FORME · LE COING BIO · L'AMBASSADE ARIEGEOISE · ARARAT · DU TERRAIN A L'ASSIETTE). [3,4]
9 × Supermarket (LIDL · SAS FUXEDIS · INTERMARCHE · SARL ROBERT DEJEAN ET FILS · 8 A HUIT). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (SARL 3 P PASSION POISSON). [3,4]
60 × Restaurant (SARL DE L'HOTEL DU CHILI · MC DONALD'S · SARL BUFFARIEGE · O DELICE DU PARC). [3,4]
10 × Café / bar (CAFE CENTRAL · LE DON CLUB · LE ZELAND · LA SUITE · CAFE LIHUE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PARMENTIER). [3]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CADIRAC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE GROUPE PAUL BERT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE CARDIE · ECOL PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE COURBET · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GROUPE 1 LUCIEN GORON). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LAKANAL). [3]
16 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JULIE JARDON, MÉDECIN · JULIA LAMBERT, MÉDECIN · BRUNO DEDIEU, MÉDECIN · JEROME VEZINET, MÉDECIN · CATHERINE GUINTOLI-CENTURI, MÉDECIN). [3]
5 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE SANNAC SUBRA · PHARMACIE FONDERE MARTINEZ ET BERDEIL · PHARMACIE BOUSQUET · PHARMACIE DU CHATEAU · PHARMACIE DE L HARMONIE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE FOIX · 09 - BIBLIOTHÈQUE DÉPARTEMENTALE DE L'ARIÈGE). [3]
2 × Cinema (CENTRE CULTUREL · REX). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE LAKANAL · GYMNASE ECOLE LUCIEN GORON · LYCEE GENERAL ET TECHNOLOGIQUE GABRIEL FAURE). [3]
10 × Bank (AGENCE DE FOIX · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · CREDIT MUTUEL · CIC SOCIETE BORDELAISE). [3]
23 × Hairdresser (DEFINI'TIFS · COIFFURE KARINE JOLY · MADO COIFFURE). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
6 × Hotel (HOTEL EYCHENNE · HOTEL RESTAURANT LONS · HOTEL DU LAC · HOTEL BRASSERIE DU COULOUMIE · HOTEL PYRENE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DU LAC). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Fishmonger, 13 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 2 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 14 | SARL PATISSERIE MAZAS · PATISSERIE MAZAS · LA PANETIERE · SARL THIERRY MASSAT | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | BOUCHERIE DU CHATEAU PASCAL RABET · CHEZ CHRISTOPHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 5 | SARL BIO FORME · LE COING BIO · L'AMBASSADE ARIEGEOISE · ARARAT · DU TERRAIN A L'ASSIETTE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 9 | LIDL · SAS FUXEDIS · INTERMARCHE · SARL ROBERT DEJEAN ET FILS · 8 A HUIT | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | SARL 3 P PASSION POISSON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 60 | SARL DE L'HOTEL DU CHILI · MC DONALD'S · SARL BUFFARIEGE · O DELICE DU PARC | INSEE BPE 60 / INSEE SIRENE 108 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 10 | CAFE CENTRAL · LE DON CLUB · LE ZELAND · LA SUITE · CAFE LIHUE | INSEE SIRENE 10 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PARMENTIER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CADIRAC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE GROUPE PAUL BERT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE CARDIE · ECOL PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE COURBET · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GROUPE 1 LUCIEN GORON | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LAKANAL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 16 | JULIE JARDON, MÉDECIN · JULIA LAMBERT, MÉDECIN · BRUNO DEDIEU, MÉDECIN · JEROME VEZINET, MÉDECIN · CATHERINE GUINTOLI-CENTURI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 16 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 5 | PHARMACIE SANNAC SUBRA · PHARMACIE FONDERE MARTINEZ ET BERDEIL · PHARMACIE BOUSQUET · PHARMACIE DU CHATEAU · PHARMACIE DE L HARMONIE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 2 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE FOIX · 09 - BIBLIOTHÈQUE DÉPARTEMENTALE DE L'ARIÈGE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 2 | CENTRE CULTUREL · REX | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | COLLEGE LAKANAL · GYMNASE ECOLE LUCIEN GORON · LYCEE GENERAL ET TECHNOLOGIQUE GABRIEL FAURE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 10 | AGENCE DE FOIX · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · CREDIT MUTUEL · CIC SOCIETE BORDELAISE | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 23 | DEFINI'TIFS · COIFFURE KARINE JOLY · MADO COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 23 / INSEE SIRENE 33 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 6 | HOTEL EYCHENNE · HOTEL RESTAURANT LONS · HOTEL DU LAC · HOTEL BRASSERIE DU COULOUMIE · HOTEL PYRENE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DU LAC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Tuesday, Friday 7h30 à 13h30 Allées de Villote, Halle aux grains, Halle Saint-Volusien, Place Violet. [5,6,7]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Confirmed by two independent sources: Tuesday. Reported by one source only: Friday. [6]
Trajectory
Population 9,756 (2012) → 9,934 (2023): 1.8 % over 10 years. [8,1]
Population 9,964 (1990) → 9,934 (2023): -0.3 % over 30 years. [9,1]
Dwellings (2023): 6,492, of which 7.6 % second homes and 11.1 % vacant. [10]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Foix): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Food shop (Foix): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
GP (Foix): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Foix): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Foix): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 30 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the COS weather station, 3.4 km away at 519 m; the village itself is at 387 m. [12]
The village sits 132 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at COS, 3.4 km away at 519 m, over 21 summers. [12]
That station sits 132 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 997 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 8.2 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at COS, 3.4 km away at 519 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09122/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.mairie-foix.fr/index.php/Foires-et-march%C3%A9s?idpage=38&afficheMenuContextuel=true— “Tous les Mardis : Marché local et alimentaire De 7h30 à 13h30, des produits frais vous attendent sous la Halle aux grains”
- DATAtourisme 2026-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/ddb94900-f994-3c6f-b2ea-85dc13a052f0— “Grand marché du vendredi à Foix.”
- DATAtourisme 2024-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/f8e2ad1f-c64f-3f16-b7e1-cb2160ad4398— “Marché local du mardi à Foix.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09122/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09122/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09122/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09122
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Beausset | 83 | 342 km E | 10,219 | 54.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Amand-Montrond | 18 | 424 km N | 9,899 | 71.2 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Figeac | 46 | 186 km N | 9,793 | 76.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bernay | 27 | 686 km N | 9,765 | 75.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 73 % · humidity 64 % |
| Ploërmel | 56 | 634 km NW | 10,163 | 59.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 97 % · humidity 64 % |
| Lambesc | 13 | 306 km E | 10,024 | 56.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Figeac | 46 | 186 km N | 9,793 | 76.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lambesc | 13 | 306 km E | 10,024 | 56.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
| Le Beausset | 83 | 342 km E | 10,219 | 54.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Amand-Montrond | 18 | 424 km N | 9,899 | 71.2 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ploërmel | 56 | 634 km NW | 10,163 | 59.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 97 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bernay | 27 | 686 km N | 9,765 | 75.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 73 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Foix'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinon | 37 | 479 km N | 8,144 | 71.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jean-d'Illac | 33 | 281 km NW | 9,616 | 67.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Prades | 66 | 77 km SE | 6,148 | 61.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montmorillon | 86 | 389 km N | 5,821 | 62.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Martignas-sur-Jalle | 33 | 283 km NW | 8,056 | 51.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Izon | 33 | 269 km NW | 6,374 | 40.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
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