Galey
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 17.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 72 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Galey (INSEE 09129) is in Ariège (09), part of CC Couserans-Pyrénées. Population 114 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 17.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 72 % of the 11,753 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.89 | 10 | 8.9 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (SNC SANCHEZ CAHAIGNE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 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 | 1 | SNC SANCHEZ CAHAIGNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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) | 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 109 (2012) → 114 (2023): 4.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 82 (1990) → 114 (2023): 39 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 189, of which 57.1 % second homes and 10.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Orgibet): 1.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Lary): 1.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Castillon-en-Couserans): 9.4 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Aspet): 12.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Saint-Jean-du-Castillonnais): 1.4 km to the east (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 85 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the AUGIREIN weather station, 0.7 km away at 655 m; the village itself is at 794 m. [13]
The village sits 139 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. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at ST GIRONS, 17.4 km away at 414 m, over 30 summers. [13]
That station sits 380 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [13]
An average of 1,238 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 9.6 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at AUGIREIN, 0.7 km away at 655 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09129/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09129/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09129/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09129/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09219
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09267
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09085
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31020
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09263
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rousses | 48 | 258 km NE | 115 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Carbini | 2A | 691 km E | 117 | 16 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 14 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vergons | 04 | 471 km E | 118 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 7 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeperdrix | 26 | 389 km NE | 103 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chaulme | 63 | 371 km NE | 118 | 13 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montjay | 05 | 409 km NE | 104 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rousses | 48 | 258 km NE | 115 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chaulme | 63 | 371 km NE | 118 | 13 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeperdrix | 26 | 389 km NE | 103 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montjay | 05 | 409 km NE | 104 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vergons | 04 | 471 km E | 118 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 7 % · humidity 93 % |
| Carbini | 2A | 691 km E | 117 | 16 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 14 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Galey'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viam | 19 | 307 km N | 85 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mas-Saint-Chély | 48 | 251 km NE | 112 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Uchon | 71 | 505 km NE | 105 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aleu | 09 | 29 km E | 137 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bionville | 54 | 777 km NE | 112 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pierre-Percée | 54 | 772 km NE | 90 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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