Aignan
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 84 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Aignan (INSEE 32001) is in Gers (32), part of CC Armagnac Adour. Population 720 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/32001-aignan
Vitality score
Vitality score 44.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 84 % of the 16,292 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.5 | 20 | 9.98 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.28 | 10 | 2.82 |
| Housing mix | 0.86 | 5 | 4.31 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (BRASSERIE DES ARENES · LA TERRASSE · PIZZA COCOTTES). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LUCIE AUBRAC). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PATRICE REINERT, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE MEZIANI). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'AIGNAN). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (LAC DE LA FORET). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (SYLVIE COIFFURE · SOLANGE ET SEVERINE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (LE VIEUX LOGIS). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (GERS VACANCES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). [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 | 1 | CARREFOUR EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 6 | BRASSERIE DES ARENES · LA TERRASSE · PIZZA COCOTTES | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LUCIE AUBRAC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | PATRICE REINERT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE MEZIANI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'AIGNAN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | LAC DE LA FORET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | SYLVIE COIFFURE · SOLANGE ET SEVERINE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | LE VIEUX LOGIS | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | GERS VACANCES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Monday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 746 (2012) → 720 (2023): -3.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 921 (1990) → 720 (2023): -21.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 506, of which 6.9 % second homes and 16.4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Castelnavet): 4.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Aignan): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
GP (Aignan): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Aignan): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Aignan): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 33 days a year at or above 30 °C and 21 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LUPIAC weather station, 8.2 km away at 245 m; the village itself is at 171 m. [11]
The village sits 74 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 10 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at PEYRUSSE-GRANDE, 14.3 km away at 254 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 83 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 875 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LUPIAC, 8.2 km away at 245 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32001/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/36/63b5ac84-0a38-3c6a-bc52-cc1bc113ab3b— “Chaque lundi matin, la place du Colonel Parisot s'anime autour du marché d'Aignan.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32001/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32001/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32001/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 32081
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 32001
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Marie-sur-Ouche | 21 | 542 km NE | 701 | 42.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 68 % · humidity 36 % |
| Saint-Ybars | 09 | 117 km SE | 651 | 43.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 95 % |
| Luxé | 16 | 244 km N | 748 | 38.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 57 % · humidity 50 % |
| Bernaville | 80 | 733 km N | 1,042 | 36.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 74 % · humidity 36 % |
| Pellegrue | 33 | 116 km N | 923 | 53.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 58 % · humidity 79 % |
| Épeugney | 25 | 600 km NE | 590 | 45 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 41 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pellegrue | 33 | 116 km N | 923 | 53.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 58 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Ybars | 09 | 117 km SE | 651 | 43.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 95 % |
| Luxé | 16 | 244 km N | 748 | 38.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 57 % · humidity 50 % |
| Sainte-Marie-sur-Ouche | 21 | 542 km NE | 701 | 42.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 68 % · humidity 36 % |
| Épeugney | 25 | 600 km NE | 590 | 45 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 41 % · humidity 36 % |
| Bernaville | 80 | 733 km N | 1,042 | 36.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 74 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Aignan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crayssac | 46 | 135 km NE | 844 | 34.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pujols-sur-Ciron | 33 | 102 km N | 945 | 35.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cartelègue | 33 | 174 km N | 1,334 | 44.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sauternes | 33 | 99 km N | 788 | 60.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Civrac-de-Blaye | 33 | 163 km N | 795 | 34.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Leuc | 11 | 191 km E | 819 | 48 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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