Gouzens
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 13.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 59 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gouzens (INSEE 31226) is in Haute-Garonne (31), part of CC du Volvestre. Population 81 (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 13.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 59 % of the 8,579 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.83 | 10 | 8.28 |
| Housing mix | 0.68 | 5 | 3.4 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
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, 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 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 | 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 88 (2012) → 81 (2023): -8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 61 (1990) → 81 (2023): 32.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 50, of which 16 % second homes and 4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montesquieu-Volvestre): 3.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Montesquieu-Volvestre): 3.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Montesquieu-Volvestre): 4.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Montesquieu-Volvestre): 3.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Montesquieu-Volvestre): 4.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 34 days a year at or above 30 °C and 52 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the PALAMINY weather station, 11.3 km away at 243 m; the village itself is at 291 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at PALAMINY, 11.3 km away at 243 m, over 23 summers. [9]
An average of 737 mm of rain a year, spread over 102 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LAPEYRERE, 9.1 km away at 347 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
No price figures: fewer than five comparable sales were registered here between 2021 and 2025. A median of two sales is not a median. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31226/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31226/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31226/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 31226/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31375
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tollent | 62 | 791 km N | 81 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 31 % · winter 93 % |
| Paissy | 02 | 720 km N | 80 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 86 % · humidity 57 % |
| Cernay | 28 | 578 km N | 80 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 96 % · humidity 57 % |
| La Louvière-Lauragais | 11 | 47 km E | 80 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aincreville | 55 | 751 km N | 80 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 96 % · humidity 57 % |
| Lingeard | 50 | 641 km N | 80 | 6.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 72 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Louvière-Lauragais | 11 | 47 km E | 80 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cernay | 28 | 578 km N | 80 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 96 % · humidity 57 % |
| Lingeard | 50 | 641 km N | 80 | 6.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 72 % · humidity 57 % |
| Paissy | 02 | 720 km N | 80 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 86 % · humidity 57 % |
| Aincreville | 55 | 751 km N | 80 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 96 % · humidity 57 % |
| Tollent | 62 | 791 km N | 81 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 31 % · winter 93 % |
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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 Gouzens'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamaguère | 32 | 54 km NW | 81 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sère | 32 | 50 km NW | 78 | 6.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pouy-Loubrin | 32 | 56 km NW | 85 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Casties-Labrande | 31 | 22 km NW | 94 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Betcave-Aguin | 32 | 49 km NW | 92 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lubbon | 40 | 141 km NW | 85 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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