Montgauch
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 8.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 15 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montgauch (INSEE 09208) is in Ariège (09), part of CC Couserans-Pyrénées. Population 112 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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/09208-montgauch
Vitality score
Vitality score 8.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 15 % of the 11,611 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.4 | 10 | 3.96 |
| Housing mix | 0.69 | 5 | 3.43 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 122 (2012) → 112 (2023): -8.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 125 (1990) → 112 (2023): -10.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 83, of which 15.7 % second homes and 16.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Lizier): 4.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lorp-Sentaraille): 3.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Lorp-Sentaraille): 3.7 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Lorp-Sentaraille): 4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Caumont): 3.4 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST GIRONS weather station, 2.6 km away at 414 m; the village itself is at 497 m. [11]
The village sits 83 m above 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 4 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST GIRONS, 2.6 km away at 414 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 83 m below 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 971 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST GIRONS, 2.6 km away at 414 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 — 09208/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09208/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09208/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09208/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09268
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09289
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09086
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mouzens | 81 | 88 km NE | 111 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vaux-Montreuil | 08 | 779 km N | 110 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Puéchoursi | 81 | 89 km NE | 114 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 59 % · humidity 50 % |
| Sainte-Souline | 16 | 279 km N | 112 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cuzy | 71 | 479 km NE | 110 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Maurice-de-Lestapel | 47 | 180 km N | 110 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mouzens | 81 | 88 km NE | 111 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Puéchoursi | 81 | 89 km NE | 114 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 59 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Maurice-de-Lestapel | 47 | 180 km N | 110 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Souline | 16 | 279 km N | 112 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cuzy | 71 | 479 km NE | 110 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vaux-Montreuil | 08 | 779 km N | 110 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Montgauch'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-Gratien-Savigny | 58 | 479 km NE | 114 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lezéville | 52 | 690 km NE | 106 | 8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mondion | 86 | 440 km N | 120 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villemort | 86 | 395 km N | 100 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saires | 86 | 437 km N | 122 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lantan | 18 | 452 km N | 96 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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