Gajan
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 17.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 30 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gajan (INSEE 09128) is in Ariège (09), part of CC Couserans-Pyrénées. Population 340 (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 17.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 30 % of the 18,081 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 | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.71 | 10 | 7.1 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.37 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ETIENNE NOLLEZ, MÉDECIN). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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) | 1 | ETIENNE NOLLEZ, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 305 (2012) → 340 (2023): 11.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 281 (1990) → 340 (2023): 21 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 189, of which 6.3 % second homes and 10.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Lizier): 3.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lorp-Sentaraille): 2.8 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Gajan): 1.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Lorp-Sentaraille): 2.8 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Lorp-Sentaraille): 2.6 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST GIRONS weather station, 3.4 km away at 414 m; the village itself is at 449 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST GIRONS, 3.4 km away at 414 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 971 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST GIRONS, 3.4 km away at 414 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
22 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 182,500 € — 1,153 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Ariège is 1,295 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09128/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09128/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09128/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09128/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09268
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09289
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09128
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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-Crespin | 76 | 751 km N | 306 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 66 % · humidity 71 % |
| Mandrevillars | 70 | 674 km NE | 344 | 22.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Abit | 64 | 117 km W | 294 | 20.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 100 % · humidity 36 % |
| Limey-Remenauville | 54 | 748 km NE | 317 | 22.4 | Few services | no figures |
| Parnes | 60 | 688 km N | 313 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
| Baslieux-lès-Fismes | 51 | 727 km N | 339 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Abit | 64 | 117 km W | 294 | 20.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 100 % · humidity 36 % |
| Mandrevillars | 70 | 674 km NE | 344 | 22.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
| Parnes | 60 | 688 km N | 313 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
| Baslieux-lès-Fismes | 51 | 727 km N | 339 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
| Limey-Remenauville | 54 | 748 km NE | 317 | 22.4 | Few services | no figures |
| Saint-Crespin | 76 | 751 km N | 306 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 66 % · 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 Gajan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Laurent-de-Lin | 37 | 502 km N | 347 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cos | 09 | 37 km E | 350 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dosches | 10 | 636 km N | 312 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Longchamp-sur-Aujon | 10 | 638 km NE | 361 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villers-aux-Nœuds | 51 | 720 km N | 342 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Salles-de-Villefagnan | 16 | 334 km N | 313 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
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