Fougax-et-Barrineuf
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 24.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 49 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fougax-et-Barrineuf (INSEE 09125) is in Ariège (09), part of CC du Pays d'Olmes. Population 428 (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 24.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 49 % of the 17,940 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.35 | 10 | 3.46 |
| Housing mix | 0.21 | 5 | 1.03 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (PRE DU BONHEUR). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (FOUGAX ET BARRINEUF AP). [3]
1 × Campsite (LA TAILLADE DE MONTSEGUR). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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 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 | 2 | PRE DU BONHEUR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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) | 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 | 1 | FOUGAX ET BARRINEUF AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | LA TAILLADE DE MONTSEGUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 476 (2012) → 428 (2023): -10.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 506 (1990) → 428 (2023): -15.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 431, of which 39.7 % second homes and 10.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bélesta): 4.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bélesta): 4.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Lavelanet): 6.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Bélesta): 4.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Fougax-et-Barrineuf): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 36 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MONTFERRIER weather station, 9.2 km away at 760 m; the village itself is at 549 m. [11]
The village sits 211 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 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LERAN, 12.4 km away at 391 m, over 23 summers. [11]
That station sits 158 m below 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 1,057 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 8.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BELESTA, 4.4 km away at 490 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 — 09125/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09125/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09125/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09125/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09047
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09160
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09125
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Julien-en-Champsaur | 05 | 393 km NE | 382 | 30 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bellefontaine | 39 | 525 km NE | 494 | 28.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sari-d'Orcino | 2A | 576 km E | 351 | 31.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 53 % · humidity 71 % |
| Soueix-Rogalle | 09 | 56 km W | 421 | 27.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rabat-les-Trois-Seigneurs | 09 | 28 km W | 379 | 25.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aulas | 30 | 185 km NE | 456 | 33.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabat-les-Trois-Seigneurs | 09 | 28 km W | 379 | 25.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Soueix-Rogalle | 09 | 56 km W | 421 | 27.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aulas | 30 | 185 km NE | 456 | 33.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Julien-en-Champsaur | 05 | 393 km NE | 382 | 30 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bellefontaine | 39 | 525 km NE | 494 | 28.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sari-d'Orcino | 2A | 576 km E | 351 | 31.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 53 % · 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 Fougax-et-Barrineuf'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Réminiac | 56 | 641 km NW | 438 | 28.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sougères-en-Puisaye | 89 | 532 km N | 289 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Autainville | 41 | 557 km N | 421 | 32.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boigneville | 91 | 608 km N | 369 | 27.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bédouès-Cocurès | 48 | 214 km NE | 457 | 44.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois | 61 | 667 km N | 440 | 33.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
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