Mazères
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Partly served 50.2/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 50 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mazères (INSEE 09185) is in Ariège (09), part of CC des Portes d'Ariège Pyrénées. Population 3,852 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/09185-mazeres
Vitality score
Vitality score 50.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 50 % of the 5,841 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 | 0.38 | 25 | 9.52 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.58 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0.5 | 10 | 4.99 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.47 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOUE PAULETTE · AU FOURNIL DE SAM & BETTY · POMMIE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (A. FONTES ET FILS). [3]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SYCYLE · EPICERIE 09). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (ALEANORE). [3,4]
8 × Restaurant (GUINGUETTE LA BASTIDE · KORN PHEARIN · MAT AND CO · L'AUBERGE DE L'HERS · STREET FOOD LES PINIERS). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (NINO). [4]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE GASTON FEBUS). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANNAELLE GUIET, MÉDECIN · CHRISTINE LAGADEC, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS-MARC RIEUNIER, MÉDECIN · CAMILLE HOULBERT, MÉDECIN · FLORIAN DESCAZEAUD, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE AUTULY). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE MAZÈRES). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU COULOUMIER · COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (CREA' TIFF' · ZEN ET ZOLIE · SL INSTANT · LE CONCEPT STORE ANDP). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL RESTAURANT LE HERISSON · HOTEL DU VIEUX PONT). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (LA BASTIDE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | BOUE PAULETTE · AU FOURNIL DE SAM & BETTY · POMMIE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | A. FONTES ET FILS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | SYCYLE · EPICERIE 09 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | ALEANORE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 8 | GUINGUETTE LA BASTIDE · KORN PHEARIN · MAT AND CO · L'AUBERGE DE L'HERS · STREET FOOD LES PINIERS | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | NINO | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE GASTON FEBUS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | ANNAELLE GUIET, MÉDECIN · CHRISTINE LAGADEC, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS-MARC RIEUNIER, MÉDECIN · CAMILLE HOULBERT, MÉDECIN · FLORIAN DESCAZEAUD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE AUTULY | 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 MAZÈRES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU COULOUMIER · COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 6 | CREA' TIFF' · ZEN ET ZOLIE · SL INSTANT · LE CONCEPT STORE ANDP | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL RESTAURANT LE HERISSON · HOTEL DU VIEUX PONT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | LA BASTIDE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday matinée Place du Général de Gaulle (Place de l'église). [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,778 (2012) → 3,852 (2023): 2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,519 (1990) → 3,852 (2023): 52.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,050, of which 5.3 % second homes and 8.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mazères): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Mazères): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Mazères): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Mazères): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Gibel): 4.8 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 40 days a year at or above 30 °C and 40 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MAZERES weather station, 3.2 km away at 253 m; the village itself is at 242 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 8 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MONTAUT, 7 km away at 295 m, over 23 summers. [11]
That station sits 53 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 714 mm of rain a year, spread over 107 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MAZERES, 3.2 km away at 253 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
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 — 09185/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-mazeres.fr/marches— “Tous les jeudis (matinée) : Place du Général de Gaulle (Place de l'église)”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09185/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09185/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09185/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09185
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31220
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poligny | 39 | 509 km NE | 3,976 | 53.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 54 % · humidity 57 % |
| Pipriac | 35 | 580 km NW | 3,859 | 55.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 81 % · humidity 57 % |
| Allaire | 56 | 572 km NW | 3,955 | 47.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 89 % · humidity 57 % |
| Objat | 19 | 225 km N | 3,721 | 55.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 54 % · humidity 79 % |
| Courtenay | 45 | 543 km N | 3,772 | 51.5 | Partly served | no figures |
| Charlieu | 42 | 379 km NE | 3,766 | 69.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 51 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Objat | 19 | 225 km N | 3,721 | 55.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 54 % · humidity 79 % |
| Charlieu | 42 | 379 km NE | 3,766 | 69.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 51 % · humidity 57 % |
| Poligny | 39 | 509 km NE | 3,976 | 53.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 54 % · humidity 57 % |
| Courtenay | 45 | 543 km N | 3,772 | 51.5 | Partly served | no figures |
| Allaire | 56 | 572 km NW | 3,955 | 47.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 89 % · humidity 57 % |
| Pipriac | 35 | 580 km NW | 3,859 | 55.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 81 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Mazères'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puisserguier | 34 | 111 km E | 3,078 | 42.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mirande | 32 | 107 km W | 3,457 | 62.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Céré | 46 | 180 km N | 3,429 | 55 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tartas | 40 | 211 km W | 3,169 | 48.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montesquieu-Volvestre | 31 | 37 km W | 3,050 | 44.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lisle-sur-Tarn | 81 | 68 km N | 4,939 | 61.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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