Saint-Martin-de-Caralp
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 36.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Martin-de-Caralp (INSEE 09269) is in Ariège (09), part of CA L'Agglo Foix-Varilhes. Population 379 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 36.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 82 % of the 18,037 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.16 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (SNACK N'TRUCK). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE SAINT-MARTIN-DE-CARALP). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 | 2 | SNACK N'TRUCK | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE SAINT-MARTIN-DE-CARALP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 349 (2012) → 379 (2023): 8.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 242 (1990) → 379 (2023): 56.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 214, of which 8.4 % second homes and 8.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Serres-sur-Arget): 3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Pierre-de-Rivière): 3.5 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Foix): 5.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Foix): 5.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Martin-de-Caralp): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the COS weather station, 2.8 km away at 519 m; the village itself is at 621 m. [12]
The village sits 102 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at COS, 2.8 km away at 519 m, over 21 summers. [12]
That station sits 102 m below 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, 2.8 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 — 09269/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09269/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09269/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09269/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09293
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09273
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09122
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09269
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loge-Fougereuse | 85 | 440 km NW | 373 | 28.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saillans | 33 | 263 km NW | 369 | 26.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 76 % · humidity 79 % |
| Journans | 01 | 461 km NE | 387 | 31.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lagruère | 47 | 188 km NW | 351 | 27.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 84 % · humidity 64 % |
| Oisly | 41 | 489 km N | 392 | 29.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 91 % |
| Pavezin | 42 | 371 km NE | 400 | 33.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagruère | 47 | 188 km NW | 351 | 27.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 84 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saillans | 33 | 263 km NW | 369 | 26.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 76 % · humidity 79 % |
| Pavezin | 42 | 371 km NE | 400 | 33.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
| Loge-Fougereuse | 85 | 440 km NW | 373 | 28.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Journans | 01 | 461 km NE | 387 | 31.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Oisly | 41 | 489 km N | 392 | 29.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 91 % |
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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-Martin-de-Caralp'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loge-Fougereuse | 85 | 440 km NW | 373 | 28.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Crécy-au-Mont | 02 | 735 km N | 335 | 29.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Bossenay | 10 | 628 km N | 342 | 29.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Origné | 53 | 580 km N | 390 | 34.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Préfontaines | 45 | 576 km N | 428 | 28.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Essertines-en-Donzy | 42 | 379 km NE | 477 | 29.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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