Vernajoul
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 31.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 50 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vernajoul (INSEE 09329) is in Ariège (09), part of CA L'Agglo Foix-Varilhes. Population 701 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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 31.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 50 % of the 16,389 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.8 | 10 | 7.96 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.38 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE VERNAJOUL 1 PLACE DU PRESBYTÈRE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (CENTRE SPORTIF ASPTT MARCEL PUJIBET). [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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 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 VERNAJOUL 1 PLACE DU PRESBYTÈRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | CENTRE SPORTIF ASPTT MARCEL PUJIBET | INSEE BPE 1 [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
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 679 (2012) → 701 (2023): 3.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 541 (1990) → 701 (2023): 29.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 388, of which 6.2 % second homes and 8.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Foix): 0.9 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Foix): 0.8 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Foix): 1.7 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Foix): 1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Vernajoul): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 32 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the COS weather station, 3.8 km away at 519 m; the village itself is at 413 m. [11]
The village sits 106 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at COS, 3.8 km away at 519 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 106 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 997 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 8.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at COS, 3.8 km away at 519 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09329/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-11— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/8a58c167-bf59-32b9-aa22-0f56486e6596— “Marché de Vernajoul”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09329/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09329/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09329/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09122
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09329
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ponthévrard | 78 | 620 km N | 693 | 34 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 69 % · humidity 64 % |
| Fêche-l'Église | 90 | 654 km NE | 702 | 30.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 73 % · humidity 64 % |
| Pouilley-Français | 25 | 575 km NE | 816 | 34.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 53 % · humidity 64 % |
| La Rouvière | 30 | 237 km NE | 693 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 84 % · humidity 71 % |
| Rosières | 81 | 127 km N | 716 | 26.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Glun | 07 | 343 km NE | 677 | 40 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosières | 81 | 127 km N | 716 | 26.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Rouvière | 30 | 237 km NE | 693 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 84 % · humidity 71 % |
| Glun | 07 | 343 km NE | 677 | 40 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pouilley-Français | 25 | 575 km NE | 816 | 34.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 53 % · humidity 64 % |
| Ponthévrard | 78 | 620 km N | 693 | 34 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 69 % · humidity 64 % |
| Fêche-l'Église | 90 | 654 km NE | 702 | 30.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 73 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Vernajoul'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isle-Saint-Georges | 33 | 255 km NW | 502 | 37.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ferrières-sur-Ariège | 09 | 4.8 km S | 788 | 34.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arbanats | 33 | 247 km NW | 1,357 | 31.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Curis-au-Mont-d'Or | 69 | 410 km NE | 1,195 | 32.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or | 69 | 407 km NE | 1,247 | 35.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cadillac-en-Fronsadais | 33 | 272 km NW | 1,336 | 34.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
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