Masseube
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 48.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 74 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Masseube (INSEE 32242) is in Gers (32), part of CC Val de Gers. Population 1,511 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/32242-masseube
Vitality score
Vitality score 48.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 74 % of the 11,569 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.59 | 20 | 11.7 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.54 | 10 | 5.4 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.16 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'ATELIER DES PAINS · BOULANGERIE MACPHI). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LULUEDJACK). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SUPER U). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (L'HOSTELLERIE MASSYLVAINE · LE CONVIVIAL · MERE ET FILS). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (CAFE DU FOIRAIL). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MASSEUBE). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE SIMONE VEIL · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT-CHRISTOPHE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CAROLINE LACOSTE, MÉDECIN · ALCEY MARSEILLAN, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MARIE TRABUT, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE VAL DE GERS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE MASSEUBE). [3]
1 × Cinema (SALLE NOTRE-DAME). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE MUNICIPAL · INSTITUT SAINT CHRISTOPHE). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · CREDIT AGRICOLE). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (SATISF'HAIR BY CRIS). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL LA GRANGE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (MAIRIE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × GP (médecin généraliste).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | L'ATELIER DES PAINS · BOULANGERIE MACPHI | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LULUEDJACK | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | SUPER U | 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 | 3 | L'HOSTELLERIE MASSYLVAINE · LE CONVIVIAL · MERE ET FILS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | CAFE DU FOIRAIL | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MASSEUBE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE SIMONE VEIL · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT-CHRISTOPHE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | CAROLINE LACOSTE, MÉDECIN · ALCEY MARSEILLAN, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MARIE TRABUT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE VAL DE GERS | 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 | MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE MASSEUBE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | SALLE NOTRE-DAME | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | GYMNASE MUNICIPAL · INSTITUT SAINT CHRISTOPHE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · CREDIT AGRICOLE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | SATISF'HAIR BY CRIS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL LA GRANGE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Tuesday, Saturday Le marché hebdomadaire de plein air, qui se tient chaque mardi matin toute l'année. Le marché des producteurs locaux, organisé tous les samedis de 9h à 12h de juin à octobre. Place du Foirail; Place Dasté (seasonal). [5,6,7]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 1,532 (2012) → 1,511 (2023): -1.4 % over 10 years. [8,1]
Population 1,453 (1990) → 1,511 (2023): 4 % over 30 years. [9,1]
Dwellings (2023): 934, of which 8.4 % second homes and 13.8 % vacant. [10]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Masseube): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Food shop (Masseube): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
GP (Masseube): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Masseube): 0.5 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Masseube): 0.6 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the MASSEUBE weather station, 1.1 km away at 217 m; the village itself is at 204 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 9 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at MASSEUBE, 1.1 km away at 217 m, over 10 summers. [12]
An average of 766 mm of rain a year, spread over 109 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at MASSEUBE, 1.1 km away at 217 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32242/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.mairie-masseube.fr/economie-commerces/— “Le marché hebdomadaire de plein air, qui se tient chaque mardi matin toute l'année. Le marché des producteurs locaux , organisé tous les samedis de 9h à 12h de juin à octobre.”
- DATAtourisme 2026-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/ee2254f0-8505-3e40-99d4-fab38120e514— “Marché du mardi matin à Masseube.”
- DATAtourisme 2026-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/af208d85-391a-370a-917e-eba6ee8f53ba— “Marché du samedi matin à Masseube.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32242/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32242/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32242/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 32242
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Clayette | 71 | 433 km NE | 1,563 | 60.7 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 36 % · humidity 43 % |
| Cancon | 47 | 123 km N | 1,379 | 55.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bayon | 54 | 715 km NE | 1,561 | 53 | Partly served | no figures |
| Savigné-sur-Lathan | 37 | 447 km N | 1,305 | 42.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 92 % · humidity 57 % |
| Cérences | 50 | 630 km N | 1,852 | 52.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 95 % · humidity 50 % |
| Bonny-sur-Loire | 45 | 492 km N | 1,870 | 48.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 78 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancon | 47 | 123 km N | 1,379 | 55.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 71 % |
| La Clayette | 71 | 433 km NE | 1,563 | 60.7 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 36 % · humidity 43 % |
| Savigné-sur-Lathan | 37 | 447 km N | 1,305 | 42.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 92 % · humidity 57 % |
| Bonny-sur-Loire | 45 | 492 km N | 1,870 | 48.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 78 % |
| Cérences | 50 | 630 km N | 1,852 | 52.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 95 % · humidity 50 % |
| Bayon | 54 | 715 km NE | 1,561 | 53 | Partly served | no figures |
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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 Masseube'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monségur | 33 | 141 km N | 1,579 | 57.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| L'Isle-Jourdain | 86 | 312 km N | 1,126 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Soumoulou | 64 | 65 km W | 1,583 | 61.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rabastens-de-Bigorre | 65 | 35 km W | 1,483 | 56.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tocane-Saint-Apre | 24 | 203 km N | 1,742 | 54.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sauveterre-de-Guyenne | 33 | 150 km N | 1,885 | 59.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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