Cier-de-Luchon
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 16.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 41 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cier-de-Luchon (INSEE 31142) is in Haute-Garonne (31), part of CC Pyrénées Haut Garonnaises. Population 235 (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 16.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 41 % of the 16,924 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.77 | 10 | 7.7 |
| Housing mix | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (L'AMISTAT). [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | L'AMISTAT | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 243 (2012) → 235 (2023): -3.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 185 (1990) → 235 (2023): 27 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 221, of which 47.1 % second homes and 1.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bagnères-de-Luchon): 6.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Moustajon): 5.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Montauban-de-Luchon): 7 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Bagnères-de-Luchon): 6.5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Montauban-de-Luchon): 7 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 36 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-PAUL-D'OUEIL weather station, 5.1 km away at 1,115 m; the village itself is at 604 m. [11]
The village sits 511 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 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LUCHON, 6.1 km away at 618 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 1,049 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 8.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-PAUL-D'OUEIL, 5.1 km away at 1,115 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 — 31142/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31142/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31142/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31142/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31042
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31394
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31360
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lechâtelet | 21 | 588 km NE | 228 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Faucon-de-Barcelonnette | 04 | 518 km E | 295 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montézic | 12 | 263 km NE | 226 | 21.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Branville | 14 | 715 km N | 238 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Housseau-Brétignolles | 53 | 630 km N | 231 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Bouchet-Mont-Charvin | 74 | 563 km NE | 245 | 27.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 62 % · winter 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montézic | 12 | 263 km NE | 226 | 21.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Faucon-de-Barcelonnette | 04 | 518 km E | 295 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Bouchet-Mont-Charvin | 74 | 563 km NE | 245 | 27.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 62 % · winter 0 % |
| Lechâtelet | 21 | 588 km NE | 228 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Housseau-Brétignolles | 53 | 630 km N | 231 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Branville | 14 | 715 km N | 238 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Cier-de-Luchon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bessy-sur-Cure | 89 | 584 km NE | 184 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Colognac | 30 | 291 km NE | 190 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nébias | 11 | 124 km E | 262 | 33.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ferrière-Larçon | 37 | 461 km N | 242 | 16 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Jouac | 87 | 393 km N | 197 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Nicolas-des-Motets | 37 | 527 km N | 238 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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