Sainte-Foi
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 15.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 85 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sainte-Foi (INSEE 09260) is in Ariège (09), part of CC du Pays de Mirepoix. Population 29 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 15.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 85 % of the 1,915 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 | 0.95 | 10 | 9.5 |
| Housing mix | 0.67 | 5 | 3.33 |
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 24 (2012) → 29 (2023): 20.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 20 (1990) → 29 (2023): 45 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 18, of which 16.7 % second homes and 5.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mirepoix): 5.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mirepoix): 5.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Mirepoix): 5.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Mirepoix): 5.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Mirepoix): 5.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 30 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the MIREPOIX weather station, 6 km away at 310 m; the village itself is at 371 m. [9]
The village sits 61 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 4 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LERAN, 15.4 km away at 391 m, over 23 summers. [9]
An average of 842 mm of rain a year, spread over 105 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at MIREPOIX, 6 km away at 310 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 — 09260/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09260/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09260/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09260/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09194
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vesvres | 21 | 515 km NE | 29 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
| Lançon | 08 | 720 km N | 30 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 59 % · winter 84 % |
| Loubaut | 09 | 52 km W | 30 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 81 % |
| Dolignon | 02 | 753 km N | 30 | 4.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 59 % · humidity 79 % |
| Les Roises | 55 | 659 km NE | 27 | 6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 47 % · humidity 79 % |
| Oricourt | 70 | 607 km NE | 31 | 11 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 61 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loubaut | 09 | 52 km W | 30 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 81 % |
| Vesvres | 21 | 515 km NE | 29 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
| Oricourt | 70 | 607 km NE | 31 | 11 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 61 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Roises | 55 | 659 km NE | 27 | 6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 47 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lançon | 08 | 720 km N | 30 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 59 % · winter 84 % |
| Dolignon | 02 | 753 km N | 30 | 4.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 59 % · 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 Sainte-Foi'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goas | 82 | 108 km NW | 36 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cahuzac | 11 | 8.7 km NW | 33 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Malegoude | 09 | 2.7 km SE | 36 | 2.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Baudignan | 40 | 184 km NW | 50 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Sulpice-de-Ruffec | 16 | 337 km N | 45 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Cassien | 24 | 193 km NW | 31 | 3.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
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