Alan
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 25.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 65 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Alan (INSEE 31005) is in Haute-Garonne (31), part of CC Coeur et Coteaux du Comminges. Population 292 (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 25.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 65 % of the 17,786 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.56 | 10 | 5.58 |
| Housing mix | 0.65 | 5 | 3.24 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (L'AUBERGE ALANAISE). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, 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] | |
| 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 | L'AUBERGE ALANAISE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 316 (2012) → 292 (2023): -7.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 276 (1990) → 292 (2023): 5.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 193, of which 17.6 % second homes and 12.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Aurignac): 4.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Aurignac): 4.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Aurignac): 4.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Aurignac): 4.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Alan): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 62 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PALAMINY weather station, 9.5 km away at 243 m; the village itself is at 374 m. [10]
The village sits 131 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 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at PALAMINY, 9.5 km away at 243 m, over 23 summers. [10]
That station sits 131 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 809 mm of rain a year, spread over 111 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BOUSSAN, 4.4 km away at 287 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 — 31005/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31005/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31005/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31005/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31028
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31005
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Framboisière | 28 | 597 km N | 333 | 26 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bonneville-et-Saint-Avit-de-Fumadières | 24 | 196 km N | 299 | 30 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 64 % |
| Lournand | 71 | 463 km NE | 322 | 24.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Labastide-du-Vert | 46 | 145 km N | 279 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 77 % · humidity 50 % |
| Sainte-Cécile | 71 | 456 km NE | 283 | 29.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Michel-de-Saint-Geoirs | 38 | 421 km NE | 281 | 29 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labastide-du-Vert | 46 | 145 km N | 279 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 77 % · humidity 50 % |
| Bonneville-et-Saint-Avit-de-Fumadières | 24 | 196 km N | 299 | 30 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Michel-de-Saint-Geoirs | 38 | 421 km NE | 281 | 29 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 % |
| Sainte-Cécile | 71 | 456 km NE | 283 | 29.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lournand | 71 | 463 km NE | 322 | 24.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Framboisière | 28 | 597 km N | 333 | 26 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Alan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincelottes | 89 | 541 km N | 285 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Monestier | 24 | 179 km N | 385 | 28.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nevy-lès-Dole | 39 | 552 km NE | 288 | 22.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Blanzaguet-Saint-Cybard | 16 | 254 km N | 270 | 20.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Birieux | 01 | 444 km NE | 275 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Izieu | 01 | 460 km NE | 225 | 22.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
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