Pamiers
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 69.5/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 80 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pamiers (INSEE 09225) is in Ariège (09), part of CC des Portes d'Ariège Pyrénées. Population 16,473 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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/09225-pamiers
Vitality score
Vitality score 69.5/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 80 % of the 1,459 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 | 0.71 | 25 | 17.83 |
| Social | 0.82 | 20 | 16.31 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.53 | 10 | 5.3 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 0.77 | 10 | 7.71 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.73 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
16 × Bakery (boulangerie) (DOUSSAT VITAL · GUTI · LES DELICES DE MELANIE · LE FOURNIL DU QUART FOUR). [3,4]
6 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE · CHARCUTERIE APPAMEENNE DE TRADITION SARL · LES DELICES COCHONS). [3,4]
11 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CARREFOUR EXPRESS · ALISAM · PETIT TOUR DES FERMES · LES MYRTILLES). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE · MAUBER · ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
56 × Restaurant (SARL CAFE DE LA HALLE · PIZZA DARDILLAC GONZALEZ · DON CAMILLO · PAMREST · MC DONALD'S). [3,4]
8 × Café / bar (N'JOY · BRASSERIE CAFE DE LA POSTE · LE LOUPING). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (MAIRIE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBL GABRIEL FAURE · ECOLE MATERNELLE LES CONDAMINES). [3]
8 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE HENRI CAZALE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DE LESTANG · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DES CARMES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES CANONGES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LA CALANDRETA). [3]
4 × Collège (COLLEGE PIERRE BAYLE · COLLEGE JOSEPH-PAUL RAMBAUD · COLLEGE NOTRE DAME · COLLEGE PRIVE JEAN XXIII). [3]
11 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PHILIPPE MONLOUIS-EUGENIE, MÉDECIN · DIDIER DURAND, MÉDECIN · MARC BERNIE, MÉDECIN · PIERRE BORROMINI, MÉDECIN · CHRISTINE VENES, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU PAVILLON · PHARMACIE DE LA CAVALERIE · PHARMACIE DE MILLIANE). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (PAMIERS CAVALERIE BURALISTE LPR RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHEQUE DE PAMIERS). [3]
1 × Cinema (REX). [3]
11 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE BALUSSOU · COMPLEXE OMNISPORTS LA RIJOLE · INSTITUTION NOTRE DAME · LYCEE AGRICOLE · GYMNASE DU LYCEE DES JACOBINS). [3]
10 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL MIDI ATLANTIQUE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE PAMIERS · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · PAMIERS LA BOURIETTE · SG - PAMIERS). [3]
30 × Hairdresser (TENDANCES COIFFURES · DA ROS OLGA · SARL ANSA). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
4 × Hotel (HOTEL LE ROI GOURMAND · HOTEL PREMIERE CLASSE - PAMIERS · HOTEL DE FRANCE · HOTEL DE LA PAIX). [3,4]
1 × Campsite. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 4 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 18 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 7 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel, 1 × Campsite.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 16 | DOUSSAT VITAL · GUTI · LES DELICES DE MELANIE · LE FOURNIL DU QUART FOUR | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 6 | BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE · CHARCUTERIE APPAMEENNE DE TRADITION SARL · LES DELICES COCHONS | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 11 | CARREFOUR EXPRESS · ALISAM · PETIT TOUR DES FERMES · LES MYRTILLES | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | INTERMARCHE · MAUBER · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 56 | SARL CAFE DE LA HALLE · PIZZA DARDILLAC GONZALEZ · DON CAMILLO · PAMREST · MC DONALD'S | INSEE BPE 56 / INSEE SIRENE 103 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 8 | N'JOY · BRASSERIE CAFE DE LA POSTE · LE LOUPING | INSEE SIRENE 8 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | MAIRIE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBL GABRIEL FAURE · ECOLE MATERNELLE LES CONDAMINES | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 8 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE HENRI CAZALE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DE LESTANG · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DES CARMES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES CANONGES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LA CALANDRETA | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Collège | 4 | COLLEGE PIERRE BAYLE · COLLEGE JOSEPH-PAUL RAMBAUD · COLLEGE NOTRE DAME · COLLEGE PRIVE JEAN XXIII | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 11 | PHILIPPE MONLOUIS-EUGENIE, MÉDECIN · DIDIER DURAND, MÉDECIN · MARC BERNIE, MÉDECIN · PIERRE BORROMINI, MÉDECIN · CHRISTINE VENES, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DU PAVILLON · PHARMACIE DE LA CAVALERIE · PHARMACIE DE MILLIANE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | PAMIERS CAVALERIE BURALISTE LPR RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHEQUE DE PAMIERS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | REX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 11 | COMPLEXE BALUSSOU · COMPLEXE OMNISPORTS LA RIJOLE · INSTITUTION NOTRE DAME · LYCEE AGRICOLE · GYMNASE DU LYCEE DES JACOBINS | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 10 | CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL MIDI ATLANTIQUE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE PAMIERS · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · PAMIERS LA BOURIETTE · SG - PAMIERS | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 30 | TENDANCES COIFFURES · DA ROS OLGA · SARL ANSA | INSEE BPE 30 / INSEE SIRENE 38 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 4 | HOTEL LE ROI GOURMAND · HOTEL PREMIERE CLASSE - PAMIERS · HOTEL DE FRANCE · HOTEL DE LA PAIX | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 15,483 (2012) → 16,473 (2023): 6.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 12,965 (1990) → 16,473 (2023): 27.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 9,161, of which 2.7 % second homes and 11.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pamiers): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pamiers): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Pamiers): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Pamiers): 0.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Pamiers): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 50 days a year at or above 30 °C and 30 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the PAMIERS VILLE weather station, 0.5 km away at 283 m; the village itself is at 286 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at MONTAUT, 9.1 km away at 295 m, over 23 summers. [9]
An average of 823 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at PAMIERS VILLE, 0.5 km away at 283 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Pharmacy
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09225/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09225/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09225/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09225/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09225
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne | 53 | 554 km N | 16,584 | 68.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 84 % · humidity 57 % |
| Rumilly | 74 | 460 km NE | 16,442 | 65 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 31 % · humidity 57 % |
| Gaillac | 81 | 91 km N | 16,162 | 69.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montbrison | 42 | 339 km NE | 16,123 | 69.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 30 % · humidity 64 % |
| Châteaurenard | 13 | 276 km E | 16,545 | 66.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mennecy | 91 | 610 km N | 16,433 | 57.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 84 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaillac | 81 | 91 km N | 16,162 | 69.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
| Châteaurenard | 13 | 276 km E | 16,545 | 66.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montbrison | 42 | 339 km NE | 16,123 | 69.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 30 % · humidity 64 % |
| Rumilly | 74 | 460 km NE | 16,442 | 65 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 31 % · humidity 57 % |
| Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne | 53 | 554 km N | 16,584 | 68.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 84 % · humidity 57 % |
| Mennecy | 91 | 610 km N | 16,433 | 57.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 84 % · 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 Pamiers'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châteauneuf-les-Martigues | 13 | 290 km E | 18,455 | 63.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Crau | 13 | 265 km E | 14,145 | 53 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Berre-l'Étang | 13 | 291 km E | 13,832 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cahors | 46 | 149 km N | 20,050 | 76.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pont-Saint-Esprit | 30 | 276 km NE | 10,958 | 54.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gignac-la-Nerthe | 13 | 295 km E | 10,343 | 50 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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