Lescousse
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 10.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 31 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lescousse (INSEE 09163) is in Ariège (09), part of CC des Portes d'Ariège Pyrénées. 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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 10.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 31 % 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 | 0.41 | 10 | 4.11 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.58 |
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 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) | 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 82 (2012) → 82 (2023): 0 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 90 (1990) → 82 (2023): -8.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 48, of which 4.2 % second homes and 12.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pamiers): 8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pamiers): 7.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Le Fossat): 8.6 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Pamiers): 8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Martin-d'Oydes): 2.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 32 days a year at or above 30 °C and 57 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BRIE weather station, 5.6 km away at 265 m; the village itself is at 375 m. [11]
The village sits 110 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 6 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MONTAUT, 11.5 km away at 295 m, over 23 summers. [11]
That station sits 80 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 813 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BRIE, 5.6 km away at 265 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 — 09163/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09163/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09163/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09163/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09225
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09124
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09270
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mouchès | 32 | 100 km NW | 82 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 74 % · humidity 64 % |
| Coulmer | 61 | 632 km N | 81 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 74 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Orens | 32 | 79 km NW | 82 | 16 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Géraud | 47 | 196 km NW | 85 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| Circourt | 88 | 677 km NE | 79 | 11 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 97 % · humidity 64 % |
| Cortrat | 45 | 536 km N | 80 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 97 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Orens | 32 | 79 km NW | 82 | 16 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Mouchès | 32 | 100 km NW | 82 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 74 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Géraud | 47 | 196 km NW | 85 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cortrat | 45 | 536 km N | 80 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 97 % · humidity 64 % |
| Coulmer | 61 | 632 km N | 81 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 74 % · humidity 71 % |
| Circourt | 88 | 677 km NE | 79 | 11 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 97 % · 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 Lescousse'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montclar-de-Comminges | 31 | 40 km W | 79 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Michel | 09 | 2.1 km S | 92 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coubeyrac | 33 | 216 km NW | 74 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pratviel | 81 | 62 km NE | 91 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Latour | 31 | 20 km W | 80 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Taybosc | 32 | 94 km NW | 68 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
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