Surba
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 7.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 1 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Surba (INSEE 09303) is in Ariège (09), part of CC du Pays de Tarascon. Population 340 (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/09303-surba
Vitality score
Vitality score 7.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 1 % of the 18,081 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 | 0.39 | 10 | 3.92 |
| Housing mix | 0.43 | 5 | 2.13 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (PECHE A LA TRUITE LUDIQUE ET FAMILIALE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DU SEDOUR). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
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 | 1 | PECHE A LA TRUITE LUDIQUE ET FAMILIALE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| 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 | 1 | CAMPING DU SEDOUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 350 (2012) → 340 (2023): -2.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 381 (1990) → 340 (2023): -10.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 247, of which 28.7 % second homes and 0.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Tarascon-sur-Ariège): 2.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Tarascon-sur-Ariège): 2.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Tarascon-sur-Ariège): 3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Tarascon-sur-Ariège): 2.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Tarascon-sur-Ariège): 0.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 73 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the TARASCON SUR AR weather station, 2.2 km away at 475 m; the village itself is at 539 m. [9]
The village sits 64 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 5 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at COS, 12.4 km away at 519 m, over 21 summers. [9]
An average of 803 mm of rain a year, spread over 108 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at TARASCON SUR AR, 2.2 km away at 475 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 — 09303/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09303/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09303/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09303/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09306
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Hilaire-Cusson-la-Valmitte | 42 | 342 km NE | 340 | 13 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vieux-Viel | 35 | 673 km N | 329 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 53 % · humidity 79 % |
| Asnières | 27 | 711 km N | 335 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 58 % · humidity 71 % |
| Le Faulq | 14 | 715 km N | 319 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 64 % · humidity 71 % |
| Breux-sur-Avre | 27 | 658 km N | 326 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 76 % |
| Argoules | 80 | 832 km N | 322 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 57 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Hilaire-Cusson-la-Valmitte | 42 | 342 km NE | 340 | 13 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Breux-sur-Avre | 27 | 658 km N | 326 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 76 % |
| Vieux-Viel | 35 | 673 km N | 329 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 53 % · humidity 79 % |
| Asnières | 27 | 711 km N | 335 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 58 % · humidity 71 % |
| Le Faulq | 14 | 715 km N | 319 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 64 % · humidity 71 % |
| Argoules | 80 | 832 km N | 322 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 57 % · 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 Surba'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franquevielle | 31 | 90 km W | 339 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Colome | 64 | 163 km W | 354 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jugy | 71 | 491 km NE | 332 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pontcey | 70 | 635 km NE | 291 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Molinons | 89 | 617 km N | 273 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Boissettes | 77 | 635 km N | 437 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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