Montgailhard
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 42.8/100 · confidence: low· Better served than 59 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montgailhard (INSEE 09207) is in Ariège (09), part of CA L'Agglo Foix-Varilhes. Population 1,437 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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/09207-montgailhard
Vitality score
Vitality score 42.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: low (sources disagree on Restaurant; sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 59 % of the 11,969 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.7 | 10 | 7.04 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.6 | 10 | 5.95 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.6 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE KIOSQUE DU BOULANGER). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (VICTOR ET ISABELLE). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LA PAUSE BONHEUR · MORENO LINA). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (E.P.PU IRENEE CROS MONTGAILHARD). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MAGDALENA PRETORIAN, MÉDECIN · THIERRY CERF, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE MONTGAILHARD). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE CONSTANT JOULE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (EXELLE'S BY VANESSA · LES CISEAUX D'ELODIE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING ARIEGE LA ROUCATEILLE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE KIOSQUE DU BOULANGER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | VICTOR ET ISABELLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 2 | LA PAUSE BONHEUR · MORENO LINA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | E.P.PU IRENEE CROS MONTGAILHARD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | MAGDALENA PRETORIAN, MÉDECIN · THIERRY CERF, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | INSEE SIRENE 3 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 MONTGAILHARD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE CONSTANT JOULE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | EXELLE'S BY VANESSA · LES CISEAUX D'ELODIE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING ARIEGE LA ROUCATEILLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,401 (2012) → 1,437 (2023): 2.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,312 (1990) → 1,437 (2023): 9.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 847, of which 4 % second homes and 10.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montgailhard): 1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Montgailhard): 0.8 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Montgailhard): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Foix): 3.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Montgailhard): 0.7 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the COS weather station, 6.9 km away at 519 m; the village itself is at 432 m. [11]
The village sits 87 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 6 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at COS, 6.9 km away at 519 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 87 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 997 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 8.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at COS, 6.9 km away at 519 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
sources disagree on Pharmacy
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09207/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2023-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/7f1cd08b-d610-3735-9068-06d9f5f5c945— “Marché de Montgailhard”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09207/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09207/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09207/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09207
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09122
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woincourt | 80 | 793 km N | 1,302 | 52.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 97 % · humidity 64 % |
| Balagny-sur-Thérain | 60 | 710 km N | 1,628 | 46.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 76 % · humidity 64 % |
| Messia-sur-Sorne | 39 | 516 km NE | 911 | 52.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lorp-Sentaraille | 09 | 43 km W | 1,381 | 44 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rieux-en-Cambrésis | 59 | 819 km N | 1,425 | 40.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 82 % · humidity 64 % |
| Castres-Gironde | 33 | 257 km NW | 2,695 | 47 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorp-Sentaraille | 09 | 43 km W | 1,381 | 44 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Castres-Gironde | 33 | 257 km NW | 2,695 | 47 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Messia-sur-Sorne | 39 | 516 km NE | 911 | 52.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Balagny-sur-Thérain | 60 | 710 km N | 1,628 | 46.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 76 % · humidity 64 % |
| Woincourt | 80 | 793 km N | 1,302 | 52.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 97 % · humidity 64 % |
| Rieux-en-Cambrésis | 59 | 819 km N | 1,425 | 40.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 82 % · 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 Montgailhard'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castres-Gironde | 33 | 257 km NW | 2,695 | 47 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pocé-sur-Cisse | 37 | 504 km N | 1,711 | 45.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Arveyres | 33 | 266 km NW | 2,056 | 41.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ria-Sirach | 66 | 72 km SE | 1,264 | 39.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Quinsac | 33 | 264 km NW | 2,217 | 47 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arbanats | 33 | 253 km NW | 1,357 | 31.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
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