Luzenac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 39.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Luzenac (INSEE 09176) is in Ariège (09), part of CC de la Haute Ariège. Population 512 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/09176-luzenac
Vitality score
Vitality score 39.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 82 % of the 17,733 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.24 | 10 | 2.42 |
| Housing mix | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (COCCIMARKET). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (O SAVEURS DE MA MERE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ALEXANDRE BOUGER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LUZENAC LPR RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LUZENAC). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL DE LA PAIX). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LE CASTELLA). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | COCCIMARKET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 1 | O SAVEURS DE MA MERE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | ALEXANDRE BOUGER, 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 | 1 | LUZENAC LPR RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LUZENAC | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL DE LA PAIX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LE CASTELLA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 556 (2012) → 512 (2023): -7.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 690 (1990) → 512 (2023): -25.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 427, of which 41.5 % second homes and 4.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Perles-et-Castelet): 3.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Perles-et-Castelet): 4.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Luzenac): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Les Cabannes): 6.5 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Luzenac): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 33 days a year at or above 30 °C and 87 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SAVIGNAC weather station, 5.9 km away at 680 m; the village itself is at 612 m. [11]
The village sits 68 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ASTON, 7.4 km away at 1,781 m, over 20 summers. [11]
That station sits 1,169 m above 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 1,032 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 8.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SAVIGNAC, 5.9 km away at 680 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 — 09176/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09176/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09176/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09176/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09228
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09176
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09070
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paziols | 11 | 79 km E | 526 | 41 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 14 % |
| Tourtour | 83 | 379 km E | 581 | 48.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-André-de-Majencoules | 30 | 209 km NE | 599 | 45 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 11 % · humidity 79 % |
| Claviers | 83 | 400 km E | 727 | 50.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 59 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villedieu | 84 | 313 km NE | 507 | 42.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 47 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bouyon | 06 | 450 km E | 557 | 58 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 27 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paziols | 11 | 79 km E | 526 | 41 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 14 % |
| Saint-André-de-Majencoules | 30 | 209 km NE | 599 | 45 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 11 % · humidity 79 % |
| Villedieu | 84 | 313 km NE | 507 | 42.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 47 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tourtour | 83 | 379 km E | 581 | 48.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Claviers | 83 | 400 km E | 727 | 50.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 59 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bouyon | 06 | 450 km E | 557 | 58 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 27 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Luzenac'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-Georges-d'Aurac | 43 | 302 km NE | 469 | 41 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chamalières-sur-Loire | 43 | 324 km NE | 506 | 50.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bourdeaux | 26 | 338 km NE | 670 | 74.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lavoûte-Chilhac | 43 | 296 km NE | 254 | 53.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vignols | 19 | 286 km N | 536 | 26.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villeneuve-d'Allier | 43 | 300 km NE | 280 | 27.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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