Lacave
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 17.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 68 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lacave (INSEE 09148) is in Ariège (09), part of CC Couserans-Pyrénées. Population 128 (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 17.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 68 % of the 12,751 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 | 0.67 | 10 | 6.74 |
| Housing mix | 0.43 | 5 | 2.14 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE GALOPIN). [4,3]
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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | LE GALOPIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 130 (2012) → 128 (2023): -1.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 109 (1990) → 128 (2023): 17.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 98, of which 28.6 % second homes and 8.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Prat-Bonrepaux): 1.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mane): 6.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Prat-Bonrepaux): 1.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Prat-Bonrepaux): 1.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Prat-Bonrepaux): 2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 41 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST GIRONS weather station, 9.5 km away at 414 m; the village itself is at 327 m. [10]
The village sits 87 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 6 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST GIRONS, 9.5 km away at 414 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 87 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 971 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST GIRONS, 9.5 km away at 414 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09148/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09148/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09148/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09148/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09235
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31315
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafare | 84 | 349 km E | 130 | 21.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · humidity 64 % |
| Montégut | 65 | 41 km W | 126 | 18 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ferran | 11 | 89 km E | 125 | 22 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 66 % · humidity 50 % |
| Vienville | 88 | 729 km NE | 117 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 46 % · humidity 64 % |
| Albières | 11 | 121 km E | 117 | 21.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Clermont-de-Beauregard | 24 | 215 km N | 120 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montégut | 65 | 41 km W | 126 | 18 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ferran | 11 | 89 km E | 125 | 22 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 66 % · humidity 50 % |
| Albières | 11 | 121 km E | 117 | 21.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Clermont-de-Beauregard | 24 | 215 km N | 120 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lafare | 84 | 349 km E | 130 | 21.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · humidity 64 % |
| Vienville | 88 | 729 km NE | 117 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 46 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Lacave'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gourvillette | 17 | 331 km N | 116 | 6.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Louzignac | 17 | 326 km N | 176 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Gicq | 17 | 336 km N | 121 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Barbezières | 16 | 331 km N | 134 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Victor | 24 | 251 km N | 213 | 22.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bénac | 09 | 44 km E | 173 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
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