Mirande
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 62.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 90 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mirande (INSEE 32256) is in Gers (32), part of CC Coeur d'Astarac en Gascogne. Population 3,457 (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/32256-mirande
Vitality score
Vitality score 62.7/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 90 % of the 6,328 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 | 0.67 | 25 | 16.87 |
| Social | 0.82 | 20 | 16.5 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.55 | 10 | 5.53 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.47 | 10 | 4.7 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.62 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
8 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL MENDEZ NOUVEN BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE ARTISANALE · AU FOURNIL DU POUNTET · SARL AUX DELICES · LE FOURNIL DES SAVEURS). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAISON TREMONT · EN DIRECT DE NOS PRODUCTEURS · SARL BOUCHERIE ANTHONY · LA MARMITE ROULANTE). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LIDL · CASINO SHOP). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (SALGAUVI · FLORIANDIS). [3,4]
11 × Restaurant (NGUYEN THI · HOTEL METROPOLE DE GASCOGNE · SARL LE COUP D'ENVOI · LA VILLETTA · URBAN FOOD 32). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (LE WILSON CAFE · LA BRASSERIE · CAFE GLACIER · L'EPICURE M). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE INSTITUTION NOTRE-DAME). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE DE L'ASTARAC). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SONIA DUGUEPEROUX, MÉDECIN · MALORY MONLOR, MÉDECIN · HUGO CANCIO PASTOR, MÉDECIN · YANNICK MOURAS, MÉDECIN · XAVIER MAYNAU, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE D'ASTARAC · PHARMACIE MIRANDE PYRENEES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE LE COLISÉE). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINE ASTARAC). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE DE L ASTARAC ESPACE SPORTIF DES SCOLAIRES · LYCEE AGRICOLE). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · BANQUE POPULAIRE OCCITANE · CREDIT AGRICOLE). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (SAS COIFFURE EVELYNE · STYLE F COIFFURE · LA MAGIE DES CISEAUX). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL METROPOLE DE GASCOGNE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING PARADIS L'ILE DU PONT). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 8 | SARL MENDEZ NOUVEN BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE ARTISANALE · AU FOURNIL DU POUNTET · SARL AUX DELICES · LE FOURNIL DES SAVEURS | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | MAISON TREMONT · EN DIRECT DE NOS PRODUCTEURS · SARL BOUCHERIE ANTHONY · LA MARMITE ROULANTE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | LIDL · CASINO SHOP | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | SALGAUVI · FLORIANDIS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 11 | NGUYEN THI · HOTEL METROPOLE DE GASCOGNE · SARL LE COUP D'ENVOI · LA VILLETTA · URBAN FOOD 32 | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | LE WILSON CAFE · LA BRASSERIE · CAFE GLACIER · L'EPICURE M | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE INSTITUTION NOTRE-DAME | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE DE L'ASTARAC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | SONIA DUGUEPEROUX, MÉDECIN · MALORY MONLOR, MÉDECIN · HUGO CANCIO PASTOR, MÉDECIN · YANNICK MOURAS, MÉDECIN · XAVIER MAYNAU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE D'ASTARAC · PHARMACIE MIRANDE PYRENEES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 LE COLISÉE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINE ASTARAC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COLLEGE DE L ASTARAC ESPACE SPORTIF DES SCOLAIRES · LYCEE AGRICOLE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · BANQUE POPULAIRE OCCITANE · CREDIT AGRICOLE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | SAS COIFFURE EVELYNE · STYLE F COIFFURE · LA MAGIE DES CISEAUX | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL METROPOLE DE GASCOGNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING PARADIS L'ILE DU PONT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Monday toute la matinée à la Halle et dans les rues adjacentes. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 3,664 (2012) → 3,457 (2023): -5.6 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 3,565 (1990) → 3,457 (2023): -3 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,248, of which 3.8 % second homes and 16.2 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mirande): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Mirande): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
GP (Mirande): 0.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Mirande): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Mirande): 0 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 35 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MIRANDE weather station, 1.8 km away at 184 m; the village itself is at 171 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 9 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MASSEUBE, 16.1 km away at 217 m, over 10 summers. [11]
An average of 811 mm of rain a year, spread over 114 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MIRANDE, 1.8 km away at 184 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32256/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— http://www.mirande.fr/fr/rb/2007748/marches-locaux-1— “Chaque Lundi, à la Halle et dans les rues adjacentes, venez profiter d'un magnifique marché de producteurs locaux”
- DATAtourisme 2026-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/e3cbcd2c-827e-3b79-8489-919764fc49d2— “Marché du lundi matin à Mirande.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32256/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32256/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32256/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 32256
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vouvray | 37 | 435 km N | 3,420 | 50 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 95 % · humidity 43 % |
| Ruffec | 16 | 280 km N | 3,449 | 56.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 89 % · humidity 57 % |
| Montmirail | 51 | 643 km N | 3,535 | 53.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 81 % · humidity 43 % |
| Rieumes | 31 | 59 km E | 3,517 | 54.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Châteauneuf-sur-Charente | 16 | 235 km N | 3,550 | 52.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · humidity 64 % |
| Veuzain-sur-Loire | 41 | 447 km N | 3,333 | 46.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 82 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rieumes | 31 | 59 km E | 3,517 | 54.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Châteauneuf-sur-Charente | 16 | 235 km N | 3,550 | 52.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · humidity 64 % |
| Ruffec | 16 | 280 km N | 3,449 | 56.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 89 % · humidity 57 % |
| Vouvray | 37 | 435 km N | 3,420 | 50 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 95 % · humidity 43 % |
| Veuzain-sur-Loire | 41 | 447 km N | 3,333 | 46.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 82 % |
| Montmirail | 51 | 643 km N | 3,535 | 53.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 81 % · 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 Mirande'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montesquieu-Volvestre | 31 | 75 km SE | 3,050 | 44.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lectoure | 32 | 50 km N | 3,670 | 53.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villeneuve-de-Marsan | 40 | 71 km NW | 2,508 | 62.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Morcenx-la-Nouvelle | 40 | 120 km NW | 5,022 | 53.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villefranche-de-Lauragais | 31 | 107 km E | 5,072 | 69.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lavernose-Lacasse | 31 | 71 km E | 3,798 | 51.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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