Saurat
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 40.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 77 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saurat (INSEE 09280) is in Ariège (09), part of CC du Pays de Tarascon. Population 700 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/09280-saurat
Vitality score
Vitality score 40.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 77 % of the 16,415 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.79 | 20 | 15.82 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.57 | 10 | 5.74 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'EPICERIE D'ELORA). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LE DUR A CUIRE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE BISTROT). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (JENNIFER COIFFURE A DOMICILE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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) | 1 | L'EPICERIE D'ELORA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 3 | LE DUR A CUIRE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE BISTROT | 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | JENNIFER COIFFURE A DOMICILE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 668 (2012) → 700 (2023): 4.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 652 (1990) → 700 (2023): 7.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 928, of which 52.7 % second homes and 8.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Tarascon-sur-Ariège): 5.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saurat): 0 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Tarascon-sur-Ariège): 6.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Tarascon-sur-Ariège): 6.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saurat): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 87 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the TARASCON SUR AR weather station, 5.9 km away at 475 m; the village itself is at 673 m. [10]
The village sits 198 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at COS, 10.6 km away at 519 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 154 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 803 mm of rain a year, spread over 108 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at TARASCON SUR AR, 5.9 km away at 475 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09280/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09280/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09280/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09280/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09306
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09280
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castellare-di-Casinca | 2B | 650 km E | 701 | 53.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 7 % · humidity 0 % |
| Gréolières | 06 | 449 km E | 631 | 42.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 22 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moltifao | 2B | 621 km E | 735 | 40 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| La Brigue | 06 | 508 km E | 763 | 46.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Crépin | 05 | 455 km NE | 718 | 45.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 35 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mialet | 30 | 238 km NE | 628 | 47.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 54 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mialet | 30 | 238 km NE | 628 | 47.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 54 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gréolières | 06 | 449 km E | 631 | 42.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 22 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Crépin | 05 | 455 km NE | 718 | 45.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 35 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Brigue | 06 | 508 km E | 763 | 46.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moltifao | 2B | 621 km E | 735 | 40 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Castellare-di-Casinca | 2B | 650 km E | 701 | 53.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 7 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Saurat'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antully | 71 | 502 km NE | 789 | 42.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Quirin | 57 | 768 km NE | 692 | 35.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rabat-les-Trois-Seigneurs | 09 | 2.8 km SE | 379 | 25.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Haut Valromey | 01 | 479 km NE | 801 | 43 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mosset | 66 | 70 km E | 321 | 33.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lanuéjols | 30 | 204 km NE | 341 | 36.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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