Taurignan-Castet
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 26 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Taurignan-Castet (INSEE 09307) is in Ariège (09), part of CC Couserans-Pyrénées. Population 163 (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 11.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 26 % of the 14,672 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Housing mix | 0.75 | 5 | 3.74 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 | 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 178 (2012) → 163 (2023): -8.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 144 (1990) → 163 (2023): 13.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 103, of which 12.6 % second homes and 10.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Lizier): 5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lorp-Sentaraille): 1.8 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Gajan): 3.9 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Lorp-Sentaraille): 4.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Mercenac): 1.2 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ST GIRONS weather station, 4 km away at 414 m; the village itself is at 363 m. [12]
The village sits 51 m below 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 5 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST GIRONS, 4 km away at 414 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 51 m above 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 971 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST GIRONS, 4 km away at 414 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 — 09307/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09307/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09307/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09307/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09268
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09289
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09128
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09187
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vriange | 39 | 580 km NE | 163 | 12 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
| Passavant-en-Argonne | 51 | 730 km NE | 162 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
| Preuseville | 76 | 760 km N | 162 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 82 % · humidity 71 % |
| Polignac | 17 | 273 km NW | 161 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 91 % |
| Vy-le-Ferroux | 70 | 633 km NE | 163 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Javernant | 10 | 613 km N | 165 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 65 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polignac | 17 | 273 km NW | 161 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 91 % |
| Vriange | 39 | 580 km NE | 163 | 12 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
| Javernant | 10 | 613 km N | 165 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 65 % · humidity 71 % |
| Vy-le-Ferroux | 70 | 633 km NE | 163 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Passavant-en-Argonne | 51 | 730 km NE | 162 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
| Preuseville | 76 | 760 km N | 162 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 82 % · 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 Taurignan-Castet'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brettes | 16 | 340 km N | 162 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lavignac | 87 | 298 km N | 171 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montels | 09 | 31 km E | 164 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lusseray | 79 | 360 km N | 172 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Noncourt-sur-le-Rongeant | 52 | 679 km NE | 168 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Oradour | 16 | 331 km N | 163 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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