Saint-Lizier
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 47/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 71 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Lizier (INSEE 09268) is in Ariège (09), part of CC Couserans-Pyrénées. Population 1,391 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 47/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 71 % of the 12,140 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 | 0.52 | 25 | 12.92 |
| Social | 0.59 | 20 | 11.7 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.51 | 5 | 2.56 |
| Population trend | 0.35 | 10 | 3.45 |
| Housing mix | 0.69 | 5 | 3.44 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE AUX PAINS PRENELLES). [3,4]
5 × Supermarket (SARIEGE · LILAT · LIDL · PHOEBUS · ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (C.L.R · 11 PLACE DE L'EGLISE · LE BISTRO DU MARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (EMMANUEL PEYRE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT LIZIER AP). [3]
2 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-LIZIER · SIÈGE DE LA COMMUNAUTÉ DE COMMUNES). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | BOULANGERIE AUX PAINS PRENELLES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Supermarket | 5 | SARIEGE · LILAT · LIDL · PHOEBUS · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | C.L.R · 11 PLACE DE L'EGLISE · LE BISTRO DU MARCHE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | EMMANUEL PEYRE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | SAINT LIZIER AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 2 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-LIZIER · SIÈGE DE LA COMMUNAUTÉ DE COMMUNES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A seasonal market is recorded here: the source last advertised it for a period that has now ended, and gives no weekday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,408 (2012) → 1,391 (2023): -1.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,646 (1990) → 1,391 (2023): -15.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 818, of which 15.6 % second homes and 5.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Lizier): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Lizier): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Lizier): 0.6 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Lorp-Sentaraille): 1.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Lizier): 0.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
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, 2.4 km away at 414 m; the village itself is at 440 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST GIRONS, 2.4 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, 2.4 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 — 09268/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/f2755670-ff56-3fd8-8478-eadf8967cfae— “Marché de Saint-Lizier”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09268/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09268/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09268/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09268
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09289
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stosswihr | 68 | 729 km NE | 1,323 | 43.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 65 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Quay-Perros | 22 | 735 km NW | 1,308 | 50.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 39 % · humidity 71 % |
| Branoux-les-Taillades | 30 | 267 km NE | 1,278 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
| Néfiach | 66 | 129 km E | 1,383 | 39.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 69 % · humidity 50 % |
| Tavers | 45 | 530 km N | 1,334 | 55.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 77 % |
| L'Escale | 04 | 412 km E | 1,427 | 34 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 96 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Néfiach | 66 | 129 km E | 1,383 | 39.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 69 % · humidity 50 % |
| Branoux-les-Taillades | 30 | 267 km NE | 1,278 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
| L'Escale | 04 | 412 km E | 1,427 | 34 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 96 % · humidity 64 % |
| Tavers | 45 | 530 km N | 1,334 | 55.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 77 % |
| Stosswihr | 68 | 729 km NE | 1,323 | 43.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 65 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Quay-Perros | 22 | 735 km NW | 1,308 | 50.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 39 % · humidity 71 % |
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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-Lizier'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergheim | 68 | 754 km NE | 2,069 | 46.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lorp-Sentaraille | 09 | 1.3 km NW | 1,381 | 44 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chaussan | 69 | 404 km NE | 1,218 | 37.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marcy | 69 | 429 km NE | 916 | 43.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Messia-sur-Sorne | 39 | 534 km NE | 911 | 52.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Couilly-Pont-aux-Dames | 77 | 667 km N | 2,064 | 47.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
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