Mirepoix
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 78 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mirepoix (INSEE 09194) is in Ariège (09), part of CC du Pays de Mirepoix. Population 3,172 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/09194-mirepoix
Vitality score
Vitality score 56.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 78 % of the 6,803 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 | 0.46 | 25 | 11.51 |
| Social | 0.81 | 20 | 16.28 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.58 | 10 | 5.8 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.56 | 10 | 5.6 |
| Housing mix | 0.75 | 5 | 3.75 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAISON DIANT · SARL AG.DREYER · L'ARTISAN BOULANGER · BOULANGERIE FRANCOIS BAUZIL). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE SACAZE). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EUSKAL PRODUKTUA · LA VERTE D'OC). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (MIREPOIX DISTRIBUTION · CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LA FROMAGERIE). [4]
1 × Fishmonger (TERRE ET MER). [3,4]
22 × Restaurant (MEDINILLA MICHELL · FOUET FOURNIE · LA MIRAPICIENNE). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (LE XV · LE SAINT MAURICE). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN JAURES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ST MAURICE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE MIREPOIX). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MURIELLE DURAND, MÉDECIN · CLAUDE MONASTE, MÉDECIN · CYRILLE GOUNOT, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PIERRE ROQUES, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DAMELINCOURT · PHARMACIE DE LA PORTE D'AVAL · PHARMACIE DES GRANDS COUVERTS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DU PAYS DE MIREPOIX). [3]
1 × Cinema (ESPACE CULTUREL ANDRE MALRAUX). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (CITE SCOLAIRE). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD · CA). [3]
8 × Hairdresser (COTE COIFFURE · SASU L'ATELIER D'ELSA · NUANCES ET COUPES · LES COIFFEURS). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
3 × Hotel (HOTEL DU COMMERCE · HOTEL RESTAURANT LES MINOTIERS · LA MAISON DES CONSULS). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (LES NYSADES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 7 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | MAISON DIANT · SARL AG.DREYER · L'ARTISAN BOULANGER · BOULANGERIE FRANCOIS BAUZIL | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE SACAZE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | EUSKAL PRODUKTUA · LA VERTE D'OC | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | MIREPOIX DISTRIBUTION · CARREFOUR EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LA FROMAGERIE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 1 | TERRE ET MER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 22 | MEDINILLA MICHELL · FOUET FOURNIE · LA MIRAPICIENNE | INSEE BPE 22 / INSEE SIRENE 36 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | LE XV · LE SAINT MAURICE | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN JAURES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ST MAURICE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE MIREPOIX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | MURIELLE DURAND, MÉDECIN · CLAUDE MONASTE, MÉDECIN · CYRILLE GOUNOT, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PIERRE ROQUES, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DAMELINCOURT · PHARMACIE DE LA PORTE D'AVAL · PHARMACIE DES GRANDS COUVERTS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | MEDIATHEQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DU PAYS DE MIREPOIX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | ESPACE CULTUREL ANDRE MALRAUX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | CITE SCOLAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD · CA | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 8 | COTE COIFFURE · SASU L'ATELIER D'ELSA · NUANCES ET COUPES · LES COIFFEURS | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 3 | HOTEL DU COMMERCE · HOTEL RESTAURANT LES MINOTIERS · LA MAISON DES CONSULS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | LES NYSADES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Monday, Thursday. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 3,123 (2012) → 3,172 (2023): 1.6 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 2,993 (1990) → 3,172 (2023): 6 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,154, of which 12.5 % second homes and 10.2 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mirepoix): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Mirepoix): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
GP (Mirepoix): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Mirepoix): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Mirepoix): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 35 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MIREPOIX weather station, 0.4 km away at 310 m; the village itself is at 305 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LERAN, 11.5 km away at 391 m, over 23 summers. [11]
That station sits 86 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 842 mm of rain a year, spread over 105 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MIREPOIX, 0.4 km away at 310 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5,6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09194/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/d3879158-39d6-39ab-b192-09e443057963— “Il se tient tous les lundis matins sur la place Maréchal Leclerc et sur la place Philippe de Lévis.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/20f4f3c2-8f6b-3bb0-8033-89dfb3fff145— “Le marché du jeudi à Mirepoix.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09194/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09194/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09194/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09194
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veynes | 05 | 355 km NE | 3,214 | 53.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Orbey | 68 | 695 km NE | 3,429 | 47.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 72 % · humidity 64 % |
| Val-au-Perche | 61 | 583 km N | 3,336 | 39.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 49 % · winter 81 % |
| Mortain-Bocage | 50 | 655 km N | 2,961 | 68.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 % |
| Puisserguier | 34 | 100 km E | 3,078 | 42.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bozouls | 12 | 168 km NE | 3,001 | 57.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 53 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puisserguier | 34 | 100 km E | 3,078 | 42.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bozouls | 12 | 168 km NE | 3,001 | 57.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 53 % · humidity 71 % |
| Veynes | 05 | 355 km NE | 3,214 | 53.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Val-au-Perche | 61 | 583 km N | 3,336 | 39.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 49 % · winter 81 % |
| Mortain-Bocage | 50 | 655 km N | 2,961 | 68.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 % |
| Orbey | 68 | 695 km NE | 3,429 | 47.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 72 % · 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 Mirepoix'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eymet | 24 | 212 km NW | 2,569 | 66.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Seyssel | 74 | 448 km NE | 2,321 | 64.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montesquieu-Volvestre | 31 | 54 km W | 3,050 | 44.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Céré | 46 | 197 km N | 3,429 | 55 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gourdon | 46 | 188 km N | 4,206 | 56.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Castillon-la-Bataille | 33 | 249 km NW | 3,344 | 56.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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