Armous-et-Cau
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 36 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Armous-et-Cau (INSEE 32009) is in Gers (32), part of CC Coeur d'Astarac en Gascogne. Population 96 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 11.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 36 % of the 10,230 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 | 0.67 | 10 | 6.71 |
| Housing mix | 0.58 | 5 | 2.89 |
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
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 99 (2012) → 96 (2023): -3 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 82 (1990) → 96 (2023): 17.1 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 57, of which 21.1 % second homes and 8.8 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Courties): 3 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Marciac): 5.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
GP (Bassoues): 4.5 km to the east (straight line). [12]
Pharmacy (Marciac): 5.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Bassoues): 4.2 km to the east (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 20 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the PEYRUSSE-GRANDE weather station, 5.6 km away at 254 m; the village itself is at 250 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 8 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at PEYRUSSE-GRANDE, 5.6 km away at 254 m, over 30 summers. [13]
An average of 886 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at BASSOUES, 4.6 km away at 222 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5,6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32009/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/917273e4-4173-3d7d-9fbc-39bf9a687c4c— “Marché de producteurs du mardi à Armous-et-Cau.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/36/21d01bbf-6b60-3601-97f6-cb4e6d385ed9— “Tous les mardi de 17h à 19h”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32009/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32009/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32009/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 32111
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 32233
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 32032
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaisia | 39 | 539 km NE | 96 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 15 % · humidity 43 % |
| Espeyroux | 46 | 191 km NE | 98 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 72 % |
| Lustar | 65 | 36 km S | 95 | 7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Crespin | 81 | 177 km E | 99 | 5.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 74 % · humidity 57 % |
| Sion | 32 | 24 km NW | 99 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Jalesches | 23 | 339 km NE | 95 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 24 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sion | 32 | 24 km NW | 99 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lustar | 65 | 36 km S | 95 | 7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Crespin | 81 | 177 km E | 99 | 5.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 74 % · humidity 57 % |
| Espeyroux | 46 | 191 km NE | 98 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 72 % |
| Jalesches | 23 | 339 km NE | 95 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 24 % · humidity 43 % |
| Plaisia | 39 | 539 km NE | 96 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 15 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Armous-et-Cau'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castelnau-d'Anglès | 32 | 9.4 km NE | 93 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bazian | 32 | 15 km NE | 97 | 7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bivès | 32 | 57 km NE | 111 | 8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mayreville | 11 | 138 km E | 86 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Belflou | 11 | 132 km E | 111 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cadeillan | 32 | 56 km E | 85 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
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