Freychenet
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 8.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 20 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Freychenet (INSEE 09126) is in Ariège (09), part of CC du Pays d'Olmes. Population 82 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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/09126-freychenet
Vitality score
Vitality score 8.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 20 % of the 8,714 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 | 0.74 | 10 | 7.42 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 98 (2012) → 82 (2023): -16.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 66 (1990) → 82 (2023): 24.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 118, of which 58.5 % second homes and 3.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Paul-de-Jarrat): 6.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Nalzen): 3.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Paul-de-Jarrat): 5.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Villeneuve-d'Olmes): 8.8 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Paul-de-Jarrat): 5.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 65 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MONTFERRIER weather station, 5.4 km away at 760 m; the village itself is at 819 m. [11]
The village sits 59 m above 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 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at COS, 14.4 km away at 519 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 300 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 1,227 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 9.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at NALZEN, 3.3 km away at 630 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 — 09126/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09126/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09126/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09126/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09272
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09215
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09336
- 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-Nicolas-la-Chapelle | 10 | 640 km N | 81 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Rosière | 70 | 675 km NE | 80 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Sulpice-les-Bois | 19 | 303 km N | 76 | 6.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 43 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rogues | 30 | 185 km NE | 83 | 1.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cristinacce | 2A | 588 km E | 77 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Orto | 2A | 596 km E | 81 | 11.8 | No daily shops | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogues | 30 | 185 km NE | 83 | 1.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Sulpice-les-Bois | 19 | 303 km N | 76 | 6.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 43 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cristinacce | 2A | 588 km E | 77 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Orto | 2A | 596 km E | 81 | 11.8 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle | 10 | 640 km N | 81 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Rosière | 70 | 675 km NE | 80 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Freychenet'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gien-sur-Cure | 58 | 506 km N | 90 | 4.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Esmoulières | 70 | 669 km NE | 95 | 1.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Doucy-en-Bauges | 73 | 470 km NE | 94 | 7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Glux-en-Glenne | 58 | 486 km N | 87 | 5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ménessaire | 21 | 507 km N | 75 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Narnhac | 15 | 240 km N | 69 | 1.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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