Castelnau d'Auzan Labarrère
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 33.4/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 36 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Castelnau d'Auzan Labarrère (INSEE 32079) is in Gers (32), part of CC du Grand Armagnac. Population 1,187 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 1 former commune: Labarrère (32168). [3]
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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 33.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 36 % of the 13,275 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.59 | 20 | 11.7 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.41 | 10 | 4.05 |
| Housing mix | 0.69 | 5 | 3.45 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [4,5]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA MAISON DES GOURMANDISES). [4,5]
1 × Restaurant (CANTON LILIANNE). [4,5]
3 × Café / bar (CASTELNAU CAFE DES SPORTS). [5]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (STEFANIE VONHAUSEN, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE FLOUCAT). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CASTELNAU D AUZAN AP). [4]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE CASTELNAU D'AUZAN LABARRÈRE). [4]
2 × Hairdresser (JOSY COIFFURE · MAGALI COIFFURE). [4,5]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire). [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LA MAISON DES GOURMANDISES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | CANTON LILIANNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 3 | CASTELNAU CAFE DES SPORTS | INSEE SIRENE 3 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | STEFANIE VONHAUSEN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE FLOUCAT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | CASTELNAU D AUZAN AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE CASTELNAU D'AUZAN LABARRÈRE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | JOSY COIFFURE · MAGALI COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday Place de la Mairie. [6,7]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Confirmed by two independent sources: Tuesday. Reported by one source only: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday. [6]
Trajectory
Population 1,270 (2012) → 1,187 (2023): -6.5 % over 10 years. [8,1]
Population 1,311 (1990) → 1,187 (2023): -9.5 % over 30 years. [9,1]
Dwellings (2023): 845, of which 15.5 % second homes and 15 % vacant. [10]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Castelnau d'Auzan Labarrère): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Food shop (Gabarret): 6.9 km to the west (straight line). [12]
GP (Castelnau d'Auzan Labarrère): 0.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Castelnau d'Auzan Labarrère): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Gabarret): 7.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 34 days a year at or above 30 °C and 31 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the MONTREAL weather station, 8.5 km away at 156 m; the village itself is at 148 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 13 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at MONTREAL, 8.5 km away at 156 m, over 14 summers. [13]
An average of 687 mm of rain a year, spread over 110 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at MONTREAL, 8.5 km away at 156 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32079/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.castelnau-labarrere.fr/commerces— “Le marché Mercredi matin Place de la Mairie : Mardi matin BARBOTAN Jeudi matin Dimanche matin SOS Vendredi matin”
- DATAtourisme 2023-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/bd975f89-1fa2-34b8-943a-eb25b7cf5b0f— “Tous les mardis matin, rendez-vous au marché traditionnel sur la place du village à la découverte des produits locaux.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32079/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32079/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32079/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 32079
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 40102
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riotord | 43 | 370 km NE | 1,195 | 36.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 32 % · humidity 7 % |
| Juillac | 19 | 181 km NE | 1,153 | 41 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 22 % · humidity 21 % |
| Cressensac-Sarrazac | 46 | 165 km NE | 1,165 | 40.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 68 % |
| Les Hautes-Rivières | 08 | 752 km NE | 1,239 | 39.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 62 % · humidity 7 % |
| Baignes-Sainte-Radegonde | 16 | 162 km N | 1,254 | 47.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 88 % · humidity 36 % |
| Pampelonne | 81 | 174 km E | 963 | 57.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 100 % · humidity 29 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baignes-Sainte-Radegonde | 16 | 162 km N | 1,254 | 47.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 88 % · humidity 36 % |
| Cressensac-Sarrazac | 46 | 165 km NE | 1,165 | 40.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 68 % |
| Pampelonne | 81 | 174 km E | 963 | 57.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 100 % · humidity 29 % |
| Juillac | 19 | 181 km NE | 1,153 | 41 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 22 % · humidity 21 % |
| Riotord | 43 | 370 km NE | 1,195 | 36.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 32 % · humidity 7 % |
| Les Hautes-Rivières | 08 | 752 km NE | 1,239 | 39.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 62 % · humidity 7 % |
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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 Castelnau d'Auzan Labarrère'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mazerolles | 64 | 71 km SW | 1,194 | 51.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gondrin | 32 | 14 km SE | 1,175 | 43.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sauternes | 33 | 73 km NW | 788 | 60.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Illats | 33 | 81 km NW | 1,413 | 32.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Arthez-de-Béarn | 64 | 78 km SW | 1,837 | 55.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Riscle | 32 | 35 km SW | 1,622 | 45.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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