Le Fossat
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.1/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 83 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Fossat (INSEE 09124) is in Ariège (09), part of CC Arize Lèze. Population 1,071 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/09124-le-fossat
Vitality score
Vitality score 50.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 83 % of the 13,904 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.77 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.67 | 10 | 6.72 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.92 | 10 | 9.2 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.43 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'ETOILE · M.A.J). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LA TABLE DU FOSSAT · R.T.D · METISSE ROUGAIL 974). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (BERNARD PACHINS, MÉDECIN · VIRGINIE DURIEZ, MÉDECIN · EMMA OHL, MÉDECIN · LAURA CASSAGNES, MÉDECIN · JULIE SUBRA, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU FOSSAT). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DU FOSSAT). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (M COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DU FOSSAT). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | L'ETOILE · M.A.J | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | CARREFOUR EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | LA TABLE DU FOSSAT · R.T.D · METISSE ROUGAIL 974 | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | BERNARD PACHINS, MÉDECIN · VIRGINIE DURIEZ, MÉDECIN · EMMA OHL, MÉDECIN · LAURA CASSAGNES, MÉDECIN · JULIE SUBRA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU FOSSAT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DU FOSSAT | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 2 | M COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DU FOSSAT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day (reported, unverified): Wednesday. No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,077 (2012) → 1,071 (2023): -0.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 754 (1990) → 1,071 (2023): 42 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 611, of which 5.7 % second homes and 10.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Fossat): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Le Fossat): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Le Fossat): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Le Fossat): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Le Fossat): 0 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 42 days a year at or above 30 °C and 20 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CARLA BAYLE weather station, 4.3 km away at 375 m; the village itself is at 244 m. [10]
The village sits 131 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 8 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MONTAUT, 19.3 km away at 295 m, over 23 summers. [10]
That station sits 51 m above 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 800 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CARLA BAYLE, 4.3 km away at 375 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09124/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/a5d07e82-12a8-31f5-8cf0-ba5be9de705e— “Rendez vous les 3° et 5° mercredi du mois.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09124/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09124/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09124/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09124
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puyoô | 64 | 192 km W | 1,077 | 43.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 82 % · humidity 21 % |
| Asfeld | 08 | 730 km N | 1,082 | 44.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 36 % · winter 68 % |
| Saint-Trivier-de-Courtes | 01 | 466 km NE | 1,125 | 41.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 42 % |
| Ligny-le-Châtel | 89 | 557 km N | 1,200 | 38.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 53 % · humidity 50 % |
| Bidache | 64 | 209 km W | 1,338 | 47.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 89 % · humidity 43 % |
| Lamarche | 88 | 642 km NE | 786 | 48.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 14 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puyoô | 64 | 192 km W | 1,077 | 43.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 82 % · humidity 21 % |
| Bidache | 64 | 209 km W | 1,338 | 47.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 89 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Trivier-de-Courtes | 01 | 466 km NE | 1,125 | 41.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 42 % |
| Ligny-le-Châtel | 89 | 557 km N | 1,200 | 38.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 53 % · humidity 50 % |
| Lamarche | 88 | 642 km NE | 786 | 48.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 14 % · humidity 50 % |
| Asfeld | 08 | 730 km N | 1,082 | 44.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 36 % · winter 68 % |
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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 Le Fossat'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astaffort | 47 | 116 km NW | 1,972 | 49 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Laroque-Timbaut | 47 | 134 km NW | 1,589 | 45.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villalier | 11 | 82 km E | 972 | 40.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Andance | 07 | 355 km NE | 1,192 | 54.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Peyriac-Minervois | 11 | 95 km E | 1,123 | 39.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Couiza | 11 | 74 km E | 1,132 | 46 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
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