Saint-Girons
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 72/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 98 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Girons (INSEE 09261) is in Ariège (09), part of CC Couserans-Pyrénées. Population 6,008 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/09261-saint-girons
Vitality score
Vitality score 72/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 98 % of the 3,925 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 | 0.83 | 25 | 20.63 |
| Social | 0.86 | 20 | 17.13 |
| Education | 0.71 | 10 | 7.13 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.41 | 10 | 4.11 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.33 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
11 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU VIEUX FOURNIL · CROUSTADES MARTINE CRESPO · CROUSTADE LE PISTOULET · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE SOUM · LE PETRIN GOURMAND). [3,4]
7 × Butcher (boucherie) (ETABLISSEMENTS COUTANCEAU · SARL CHARCUTERIE ANDRE CAZAUX · BOUCHERIE SIRGANT DANIEL · CAUJOLLE · LOUBET ET FILS). [3,4]
5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PETIT CASINO · EAU D'AYES · ZHAO ZIXUAN · SARL MOOREA · L'EPICERIE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger. [3,4]
39 × Restaurant (SARL LE MADISON · LE CHISTERA · TASSOTI). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (BRASSERIE L'EDEN). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE HENRI MAUREL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE GPE LEDAR · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ST ALARY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU SACRE COEUR · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE CALANDRETA DETH COSERANS). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE MONT VALIER · COLLEGE PRIVE DU SACRE COEUR). [3]
8 × GP (médecin généraliste) (DIDIER PIQUEMAL, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MICHEL ROUVIERE, MÉDECIN · ANNE RAFFANEL, MÉDECIN · JEAN-LOUIS VICQ, MÉDECIN · VÉRONIQUE BARRIERE, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CLAUSTRES · SELARL PHARMACIE DU CENTRE). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT GIRONS A AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE GASTON MASSAT). [3]
1 × Cinema (MAX LINDER). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF N°2 BUFFELAN · LYCEE DU COUSERANS · SALLE IMPULSION · COMPLEXE STADE DE L ARIAL SALLE GYMNASE CAMEL). [3]
8 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL ST GIRONS · CREDIT MUTUEL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · BANQUE CIC SUD OUEST · SAINT GIRONS). [3]
17 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
2 × Hotel (LA CLAIRIERE · HOTEL LE VALIER). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (PARC DE PALETES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 8 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 3 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 11 | AU VIEUX FOURNIL · CROUSTADES MARTINE CRESPO · CROUSTADE LE PISTOULET · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE SOUM · LE PETRIN GOURMAND | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 7 | ETABLISSEMENTS COUTANCEAU · SARL CHARCUTERIE ANDRE CAZAUX · BOUCHERIE SIRGANT DANIEL · CAUJOLLE · LOUBET ET FILS | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 5 | PETIT CASINO · EAU D'AYES · ZHAO ZIXUAN · SARL MOOREA · L'EPICERIE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 39 | SARL LE MADISON · LE CHISTERA · TASSOTI | INSEE BPE 39 / INSEE SIRENE 55 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | BRASSERIE L'EDEN | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE HENRI MAUREL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE GPE LEDAR · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ST ALARY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU SACRE COEUR · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE CALANDRETA DETH COSERANS | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE MONT VALIER · COLLEGE PRIVE DU SACRE COEUR | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 8 | DIDIER PIQUEMAL, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MICHEL ROUVIERE, MÉDECIN · ANNE RAFFANEL, MÉDECIN · JEAN-LOUIS VICQ, MÉDECIN · VÉRONIQUE BARRIERE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE CLAUSTRES · SELARL PHARMACIE DU CENTRE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | SAINT GIRONS A AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE GASTON MASSAT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | MAX LINDER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF N°2 BUFFELAN · LYCEE DU COUSERANS · SALLE IMPULSION · COMPLEXE STADE DE L ARIAL SALLE GYMNASE CAMEL | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 8 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL ST GIRONS · CREDIT MUTUEL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · BANQUE CIC SUD OUEST · SAINT GIRONS | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 17 | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 22 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 2 | LA CLAIRIERE · HOTEL LE VALIER | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | PARC DE PALETES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Saturday. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 6,346 (2012) → 6,008 (2023): -5.3 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 6,596 (1990) → 6,008 (2023): -8.9 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,492, of which 6.7 % second homes and 19.2 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Girons): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Saint-Girons): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Saint-Girons): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Girons): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Girons): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
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. [11]
Measured at the ST GIRONS weather station, 4 km away at 414 m; the village itself is at 392 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST GIRONS, 4 km away at 414 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 971 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST GIRONS, 4 km away at 414 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09261/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-st-girons.fr/evenements-et-grandes-manifestations/— “Chaque samedi, le marché de Saint-Girons, l'un des plus grands du département.”
- DATAtourisme 2024-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/ad199387-8724-3497-8410-bfbebf6b49dc— ““Un Samedi matin sur la Terre” !”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09261/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09261/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09261/logement/2023
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loches | 37 | 461 km N | 6,234 | 67.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Avallon | 89 | 546 km N | 6,305 | 68.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Zacharie | 83 | 372 km E | 5,879 | 47.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 47 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Martin-d'Uriage | 38 | 446 km NE | 5,587 | 66.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 97 % · humidity 64 % |
| Aimargues | 30 | 260 km E | 5,705 | 62 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Eu | 76 | 786 km N | 6,499 | 63.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 81 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aimargues | 30 | 260 km E | 5,705 | 62 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Zacharie | 83 | 372 km E | 5,879 | 47.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 47 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Martin-d'Uriage | 38 | 446 km NE | 5,587 | 66.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 97 % · humidity 64 % |
| Loches | 37 | 461 km N | 6,234 | 67.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Avallon | 89 | 546 km N | 6,305 | 68.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Eu | 76 | 786 km N | 6,499 | 63.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 81 % |
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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 Saint-Girons'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jean-d'Angély | 17 | 355 km N | 6,784 | 70.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Florent-sur-Cher | 18 | 454 km N | 6,463 | 60.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Douvaine | 74 | 550 km NE | 6,796 | 64.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Junien | 87 | 324 km N | 11,415 | 60.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Veigy-Foncenex | 74 | 545 km NE | 4,141 | 47.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mundolsheim | 67 | 809 km NE | 5,322 | 55.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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