Escanecrabe
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 17.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 50 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Escanecrabe (INSEE 31170) is in Haute-Garonne (31), part of CC Coeur et Coteaux du Comminges. Population 210 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 17.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 50 % of the 16,281 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 | 0.43 | 10 | 4.33 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.4 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 220 (2012) → 210 (2023): -4.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 225 (1990) → 210 (2023): -6.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 133, of which 6 % second homes and 15 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Laurent): 7.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Boulogne-sur-Gesse): 7.7 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Boulogne-sur-Gesse): 7.7 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Aurignac): 12.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Ciadoux): 1.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 29 days a year at or above 30 °C and 52 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the BLAJAN weather station, 8.7 km away at 325 m; the village itself is at 344 m. [12]
An average of 901 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST-MARCET, 7.3 km away at 348 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 — 31170/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31170/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31170/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31170/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31494
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31080
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31028
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31141
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurens | 31 | 87 km E | 207 | 23.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 81 % |
| Armillac | 47 | 146 km N | 209 | 23.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 84 % |
| Hautefond | 71 | 443 km NE | 201 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 89 % |
| Saint-Michel-de-Lapujade | 33 | 155 km N | 211 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 74 % |
| Césarville-Dossainville | 45 | 567 km N | 217 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 92 % |
| Sainte-Mère | 32 | 81 km N | 200 | 20.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 72 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Mère | 32 | 81 km N | 200 | 20.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 72 % |
| Maurens | 31 | 87 km E | 207 | 23.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 81 % |
| Armillac | 47 | 146 km N | 209 | 23.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 84 % |
| Saint-Michel-de-Lapujade | 33 | 155 km N | 211 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 74 % |
| Hautefond | 71 | 443 km NE | 201 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 89 % |
| Césarville-Dossainville | 45 | 567 km N | 217 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 92 % |
Elsewhere
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