Le Port
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 19.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 66 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Port (INSEE 09231) is in Ariège (09), part of CC Couserans-Pyrénées. Population 169 (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/09231-le-port
Vitality score
Vitality score 19.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 66 % of the 14,935 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.42 | 10 | 4.23 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (GABATCHE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | GABATCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 190 (2012) → 169 (2023): -11.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 183 (1990) → 169 (2023): -7.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 481, of which 72.8 % second homes and 6.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Massat): 3.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Massat): 3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Massat): 3.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Massat): 3.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Massat): 3.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 112 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the MASSAT GEND weather station, 3.3 km away at 636 m; the village itself is at 712 m. [9]
The village sits 76 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at COS, 19.3 km away at 519 m, over 21 summers. [9]
That station sits 193 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 1,325 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 10 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at MASSAT GEND, 3.3 km away at 636 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09231/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09231/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09231/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09231/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09182
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Pierre-Saint-Jean | 07 | 282 km NE | 195 | 26.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cubières | 48 | 263 km NE | 187 | 21.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 43 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bouzic | 24 | 207 km N | 160 | 25.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boutx | 31 | 54 km W | 249 | 20.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaumard | 58 | 516 km N | 192 | 24.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pourcharesses | 48 | 270 km NE | 130 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 20 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boutx | 31 | 54 km W | 249 | 20.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bouzic | 24 | 207 km N | 160 | 25.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cubières | 48 | 263 km NE | 187 | 21.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 43 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pourcharesses | 48 | 270 km NE | 130 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 20 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Pierre-Saint-Jean | 07 | 282 km NE | 195 | 26.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaumard | 58 | 516 km N | 192 | 24.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Le Port'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascou | 09 | 43 km E | 113 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Alleyras | 43 | 293 km NE | 152 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cistrières | 43 | 327 km NE | 136 | 15 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Maurice-en-Valgodemard | 05 | 436 km NE | 118 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bargème | 83 | 432 km E | 207 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marchastel | 15 | 290 km N | 131 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
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