Massat
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 70.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 100 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Massat (INSEE 09182) is in Ariège (09), part of CC Couserans-Pyrénées. Population 749 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/09182-massat
Vitality score
Vitality score 70.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 100 % of the 16,052 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 | 0.71 | 25 | 17.74 |
| Social | 0.97 | 20 | 19.49 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.7 | 10 | 7 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CHEZ ANTHO). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (ULYSSE ET SANDRINE VERA). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PETIT CASINO · LA FERME DE SOUEGNES). [3,4]
7 × Restaurant (LA CREPERIE BRETONNE VAGABONDE). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LE GLOBE · LE MAXIL · MAXIL CAFE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ELISABETH BACHELARD, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE PIE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE MASSAT). [3]
2 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Campsite. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hotel, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | CHEZ ANTHO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | ULYSSE ET SANDRINE VERA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | PETIT CASINO · LA FERME DE SOUEGNES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 | 7 | LA CREPERIE BRETONNE VAGABONDE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LE GLOBE · LE MAXIL · MAXIL CAFE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | ELISABETH BACHELARD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE PIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE MASSAT | 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 | 2 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Campsite | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday, Sunday 8h à 13h Au Pouech de Massat. [5]
Trajectory
Population 689 (2012) → 749 (2023): 8.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 624 (1990) → 749 (2023): 20 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 974, of which 53.9 % second homes and 7.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Massat): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Massat): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Massat): 0.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Massat): 0.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Massat): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 106 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MASSAT GEND weather station, 0.3 km away at 636 m; the village itself is at 654 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at COS, 19.9 km away at 519 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 135 m below 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 1,325 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 10 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MASSAT GEND, 0.3 km away at 636 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09182/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://mairie-massat.fr/vivre-a-massat/les-foires-et-marches/— “Le jeudi matin de 8h à 13h Le dimanche matin de 8h à 13h.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09182/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09182/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09182/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09182
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Anthème | 63 | 358 km NE | 716 | 67 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
| Levie | 2A | 653 km E | 674 | 70.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Meyrueis | 48 | 221 km NE | 770 | 72 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 46 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gorges du Tarn Causses | 48 | 234 km NE | 881 | 75 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 26 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse | 38 | 449 km NE | 1,003 | 59.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Anost | 71 | 514 km NE | 695 | 66.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meyrueis | 48 | 221 km NE | 770 | 72 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 46 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gorges du Tarn Causses | 48 | 234 km NE | 881 | 75 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 26 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Anthème | 63 | 358 km NE | 716 | 67 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse | 38 | 449 km NE | 1,003 | 59.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Anost | 71 | 514 km NE | 695 | 66.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Levie | 2A | 653 km E | 674 | 70.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · 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 Massat'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anost | 71 | 514 km NE | 695 | 66.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Firmin | 05 | 430 km NE | 468 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Viens | 84 | 359 km E | 626 | 51.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Servoz | 74 | 547 km NE | 1,169 | 45.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-André-d'Embrun | 05 | 457 km NE | 705 | 40.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Cernin | 15 | 256 km N | 1,039 | 50.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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