Cologne
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 59.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 96 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cologne (INSEE 32106) is in Gers (32), part of CC Bastides de Lomagne. Population 947 (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/32106-cologne
Vitality score
Vitality score 59.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 96 % of the 14,674 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.75 | 10 | 7.48 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.24 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AUX DELICES DE L'ISLE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LE COMPTOIR DES COLIBRIS · L ORIGAN). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LISA NGUYEN, MÉDECIN · DIANE HERNU-DAZIRON, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA HALLE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE COLOGNE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE CHRISTELLE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | AUX DELICES DE L'ISLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 | 2 | LE COMPTOIR DES COLIBRIS · L ORIGAN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | LISA NGUYEN, MÉDECIN · DIANE HERNU-DAZIRON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA HALLE | 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 DE COLOGNE | 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 | 2 | COIFFURE CHRISTELLE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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): Thursday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 885 (2012) → 947 (2023): 7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 519 (1990) → 947 (2023): 82.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 433, of which 7.6 % second homes and 4.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cologne): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Cadours): 5.9 km to the east (straight line). [10]
GP (Cologne): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Cologne): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Cologne): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 41 days a year at or above 30 °C and 52 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the STE-ANNE weather station, 3.6 km away at 132 m; the village itself is at 197 m. [11]
The village sits 65 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. [11]
An average of 681 mm of rain a year, spread over 107 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at STE-ANNE, 3.6 km away at 132 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 — 32106/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/8658dfb3-cbe7-3dbe-a905-bb2a92f14a30— “Marché du Jeudi - Cologne.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32106/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32106/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32106/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 32106
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31098
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sap-en-Auge | 61 | 577 km N | 926 | 55.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 8 % · winter 81 % |
| Vianne | 47 | 75 km NW | 979 | 50.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 81 % |
| Sault-de-Navailles | 64 | 134 km W | 976 | 56.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 66 % |
| Wassigny | 02 | 727 km N | 927 | 50 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 15 % · winter 85 % |
| Lussac | 33 | 161 km NW | 1,151 | 40.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 72 % |
| Pezou | 41 | 461 km N | 1,101 | 40.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 44 % · winter 95 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vianne | 47 | 75 km NW | 979 | 50.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 81 % |
| Sault-de-Navailles | 64 | 134 km W | 976 | 56.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 66 % |
| Lussac | 33 | 161 km NW | 1,151 | 40.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 72 % |
| Pezou | 41 | 461 km N | 1,101 | 40.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 44 % · winter 95 % |
| Sap-en-Auge | 61 | 577 km N | 926 | 55.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 8 % · winter 81 % |
| Wassigny | 02 | 727 km N | 927 | 50 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 15 % · winter 85 % |
Elsewhere
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