Tarascon-sur-Ariège
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 59 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Tarascon-sur-Ariège (INSEE 09306) is in Ariège (09), part of CC du Pays de Tarascon. Population 3,085 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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 50/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 59 % of the 6,976 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 | 13.06 |
| Social | 0.67 | 20 | 13.44 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.31 | 10 | 3.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.37 | 10 | 3.73 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.2 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (FILITIKA KOLETA · LE FOURNIL DE LOUISE · BOULANGERIE SAINT ROCH · BOULANGERIE AMIEL). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL · BONAPP-GO - EPICERIE SEVAN). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (LA TARASCONNAISE · INTERMARCHE · ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
12 × Restaurant (LE VIEUX CARRE · LA MIE DOREE ARIEGEOISE · PIZZA DE PEPPO · LES 3 BUFFETS). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LE PRADELET). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE BANAT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LE PRADELET). [3]
1 × Collège (SITE DE TARASCON). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (BERNARD LAGUERRE, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE FONDERE · PHARMACIE DU CASTELLA). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DU PAYS DE TARASCON ESPACE FRANÇOIS MITTERRAND). [3]
1 × Cinema (CENTRE MULTIMEDIA). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (MAISON DES JEUNES · GYMNASE MUNICIPAL). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD · CA). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (ALEX COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
5 × Hotel (HOSTELLERIE DE LA POSTE · LE MAOIR D'AGNES · LE BELLEVUE · HOTEL CONFORT). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (YELLOH VILLAGE LE PRE LOMBARD). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 4 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | FILITIKA KOLETA · LE FOURNIL DE LOUISE · BOULANGERIE SAINT ROCH · BOULANGERIE AMIEL | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | VIVAL · BONAPP-GO - EPICERIE SEVAN | INSEE SIRENE 3 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | LA TARASCONNAISE · INTERMARCHE · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 12 | LE VIEUX CARRE · LA MIE DOREE ARIEGEOISE · PIZZA DE PEPPO · LES 3 BUFFETS | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 23 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LE PRADELET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE BANAT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LE PRADELET | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | SITE DE TARASCON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | BERNARD LAGUERRE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE FONDERE · PHARMACIE DU CASTELLA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DU PAYS DE TARASCON ESPACE FRANÇOIS MITTERRAND | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CENTRE MULTIMEDIA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | MAISON DES JEUNES · GYMNASE MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD · CA | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 6 | ALEX COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 5 | HOSTELLERIE DE LA POSTE · LE MAOIR D'AGNES · LE BELLEVUE · HOTEL CONFORT | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | YELLOH VILLAGE LE PRE LOMBARD | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,386 (2012) → 3,085 (2023): -8.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,533 (1990) → 3,085 (2023): -12.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,807, of which 8 % second homes and 7.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Tarascon-sur-Ariège): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Tarascon-sur-Ariège): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Tarascon-sur-Ariège): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Tarascon-sur-Ariège): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Tarascon-sur-Ariège): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 72 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the TARASCON SUR AR weather station, 0.6 km away at 475 m; the village itself is at 473 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at COS, 13.9 km away at 519 m, over 21 summers. [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, 0.6 km away at 475 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09306/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/2a5b9f76-3ad8-3316-9b41-163b38025624— “Marché Place Jean Jaurès”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09306/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09306/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09306/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senonches | 28 | 637 km N | 3,045 | 49.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 88 % · humidity 71 % |
| Brienon-sur-Armançon | 89 | 593 km N | 3,032 | 46.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 70 % · humidity 79 % |
| Aubusson | 23 | 349 km N | 3,018 | 55.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
| Plancoët | 22 | 698 km NW | 3,104 | 52.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 41 % · humidity 71 % |
| Montesquieu-Volvestre | 31 | 50 km NW | 3,050 | 44.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nontron | 24 | 307 km N | 3,057 | 50.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montesquieu-Volvestre | 31 | 50 km NW | 3,050 | 44.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nontron | 24 | 307 km N | 3,057 | 50.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aubusson | 23 | 349 km N | 3,018 | 55.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
| Brienon-sur-Armançon | 89 | 593 km N | 3,032 | 46.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 70 % · humidity 79 % |
| Senonches | 28 | 637 km N | 3,045 | 49.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 88 % · humidity 71 % |
| Plancoët | 22 | 698 km NW | 3,104 | 52.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 41 % · 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 Tarascon-sur-Ariège'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sennecey-le-Grand | 71 | 494 km NE | 2,895 | 64.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beaujeu | 69 | 437 km NE | 2,082 | 62.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ceyzériat | 01 | 473 km NE | 3,328 | 46.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Polliat | 01 | 470 km NE | 2,741 | 64.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lauterbourg | 67 | 849 km NE | 2,324 | 51.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat | 87 | 332 km N | 4,366 | 56.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
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