Montjoie-en-Couserans
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 22.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 12 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montjoie-en-Couserans (INSEE 09209) is in Ariège (09), part of CC Couserans-Pyrénées. Population 992 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 22.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 12 % of the 14,381 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 | 0.49 | 20 | 9.82 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.57 | 10 | 5.71 |
| Housing mix | 0.74 | 5 | 3.71 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (LES PETITS PATONS · LES DELICES DE MARIE · MS · LA TABLE DE GAYA). [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (MARION COIFFURE A DOMICILE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (PARC D'AUDINAC LES BAINS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 4 | LES PETITS PATONS · LES DELICES DE MARIE · MS · LA TABLE DE GAYA | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [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 | 1 | MARION COIFFURE A DOMICILE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | PARC D'AUDINAC LES BAINS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,053 (2012) → 992 (2023): -5.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 926 (1990) → 992 (2023): 7.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 649, of which 12.9 % second homes and 11.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Lizier): 1.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Lizier): 1.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Lizier): 1.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Girons): 2.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Lizier): 1.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST GIRONS weather station, 4.3 km away at 414 m; the village itself is at 454 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST GIRONS, 4.3 km away at 414 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 971 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST GIRONS, 4.3 km away at 414 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09209/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09209/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09209/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09209/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09268
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09261
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rouvres | 28 | 650 km N | 802 | 20.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 89 % · humidity 71 % |
| Chirac | 16 | 326 km N | 781 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Berriac | 11 | 105 km E | 979 | 27.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 62 % · humidity 64 % |
| Présilly | 74 | 520 km NE | 1,116 | 21.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 55 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Auvent | 87 | 312 km N | 974 | 27.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Pré-d'Auge | 14 | 689 km N | 841 | 22 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berriac | 11 | 105 km E | 979 | 27.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 62 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Auvent | 87 | 312 km N | 974 | 27.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chirac | 16 | 326 km N | 781 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Présilly | 74 | 520 km NE | 1,116 | 21.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 55 % · humidity 64 % |
| Rouvres | 28 | 650 km N | 802 | 20.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 89 % · humidity 71 % |
| Le Pré-d'Auge | 14 | 689 km N | 841 | 22 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Montjoie-en-Couserans'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chirac | 16 | 326 km N | 781 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Château-Larcher | 86 | 386 km N | 1,034 | 23.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Vergne | 17 | 357 km N | 611 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jean-Saint-Germain | 37 | 454 km N | 745 | 29.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chaillac-sur-Vienne | 87 | 321 km N | 1,250 | 25.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Sornin-Lavolps | 19 | 265 km N | 847 | 33.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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