Prayols
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 16.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 23 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Prayols (INSEE 09236) is in Ariège (09), part of CA L'Agglo Foix-Varilhes. Population 364 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 16.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 23 % of the 18,057 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 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.73 | 5 | 3.66 |
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
Weekly market: Sunday matin. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 376 (2012) → 364 (2023): -3.2 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 205 (1990) → 364 (2023): 77.6 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 232, of which 13.4 % second homes and 12.5 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montgailhard): 1.8 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Montgailhard): 1.7 km to the north (straight line). [10]
GP (Montgailhard): 1.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Foix): 4.4 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Montgailhard): 1.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the COS weather station, 6.9 km away at 519 m; the village itself is at 427 m. [12]
The village sits 92 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at COS, 6.9 km away at 519 m, over 21 summers. [12]
That station sits 92 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 997 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 8.2 mm on a day it rains. [12]
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. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09236/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.prayols.fr/vie-associative-et-animations/manifestations-et-activites.html— “Et l'on vient à Prayols pour tout cela le dimanche matin des villages voisins”
- DATAtourisme 2025-11— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/753d7db3-e3da-3cff-bca0-0c4b28b2c471— “Tous les dimanches, marché de plein vent (alimentaire uniquement) sur la place de la Mairie ( sous chapiteau en hiver ).”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09236/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09236/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09236/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gadencourt | 27 | 674 km N | 364 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| Orges | 52 | 628 km NE | 361 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 51 % · humidity 64 % |
| Thierville | 27 | 709 km N | 365 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 67 % · winter 73 % |
| Scillé | 79 | 443 km N | 365 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 % |
| La Balme | 73 | 449 km NE | 360 | 16.2 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Étienville | 50 | 755 km N | 368 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 93 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scillé | 79 | 443 km N | 365 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 % |
| La Balme | 73 | 449 km NE | 360 | 16.2 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Orges | 52 | 628 km NE | 361 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 51 % · humidity 64 % |
| Gadencourt | 27 | 674 km N | 364 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| Thierville | 27 | 709 km N | 365 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 67 % · winter 73 % |
| Étienville | 50 | 755 km N | 368 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 93 % · 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 Prayols'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chantillac | 16 | 306 km NW | 370 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cos | 09 | 7.3 km NW | 350 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Vincent-de-Pertignas | 33 | 250 km NW | 331 | 9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Barlest | 65 | 142 km W | 334 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Farges | 24 | 246 km N | 311 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Jarret | 65 | 134 km W | 299 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
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