Espanès
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 16.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 34 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Espanès (INSEE 31171) is in Haute-Garonne (31), part of CA du Sicoval. Population 273 (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 16.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 34 % of the 17,545 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.78 | 10 | 7.76 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.84 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
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. [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 256 (2012) → 273 (2023): 6.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 214 (1990) → 273 (2023): 27.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 125, of which 1.6 % second homes and 4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Venerque): 3.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Venerque): 4.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Venerque): 3.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Venerque): 4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Corronsac): 2.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 30 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the AUZEVILLE-TOLOSANE-INRAE weather station, 8.5 km away at 150 m; the village itself is at 273 m. [10]
The village sits 123 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 5 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at AUZEVILLE-TOLOSANE-INRAE, 8.5 km away at 150 m, over 22 summers. [10]
That station sits 123 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 740 mm of rain a year, spread over 96 days — about 7.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at AURAGNE PONTIES, 7.9 km away at 240 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 — 31171/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31171/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31171/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31171/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31572
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31151
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jallerange | 25 | 536 km NE | 279 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 54 % |
| Vassincourt | 55 | 654 km NE | 274 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Pavillon-Sainte-Julie | 10 | 578 km N | 280 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 65 % · humidity 71 % |
| Marseillan | 65 | 104 km W | 269 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 % |
| Gye | 54 | 667 km NE | 283 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 74 % · humidity 71 % |
| Velaine-sous-Amance | 54 | 693 km NE | 286 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 61 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marseillan | 65 | 104 km W | 269 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 % |
| Jallerange | 25 | 536 km NE | 279 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 54 % |
| Le Pavillon-Sainte-Julie | 10 | 578 km N | 280 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 65 % · humidity 71 % |
| Vassincourt | 55 | 654 km NE | 274 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Gye | 54 | 667 km NE | 283 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 74 % · humidity 71 % |
| Velaine-sous-Amance | 54 | 693 km NE | 286 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 61 % · 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 Espanès'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escoussans | 33 | 196 km NW | 273 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Pierre | 31 | 24 km NE | 268 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Léon | 33 | 203 km NW | 291 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Berthez | 33 | 173 km NW | 301 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Sève | 33 | 177 km NW | 251 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Razimet | 47 | 142 km NW | 309 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
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