Mont-d'Astarac
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 13.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 56 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mont-d'Astarac (INSEE 32280) is in Gers (32), part of CC Val de Gers. Population 90 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 13.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 56 % of the 9,584 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Housing mix | 0.54 | 5 | 2.7 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAISON LATAPIE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), 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) | 1 | MAISON LATAPIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 101 (2012) → 90 (2023): -10.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 103 (1990) → 90 (2023): -12.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 61, of which 23 % second homes and 0 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Castelnau-Magnoac): 6.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mont-d'Astarac): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Castelnau-Magnoac): 5.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Castelnau-Magnoac): 6.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Lalanne-Arqué): 5.8 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MASSEUBE weather station, 12.2 km away at 217 m; the village itself is at 341 m. [11]
The village sits 124 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]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MASSEUBE, 12.2 km away at 217 m, over 10 summers. [11]
That station sits 124 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 766 mm of rain a year, spread over 109 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MASSEUBE, 12.2 km away at 217 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 — 32280/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32280/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32280/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32280/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65129
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 32280
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 32185
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mondilhan | 31 | 12 km E | 88 | 7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 92 % |
| Recoules-de-Fumas | 48 | 266 km NE | 98 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 24 % · humidity 57 % |
| Festigny | 89 | 524 km NE | 92 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Avit-le-Pauvre | 23 | 319 km N | 93 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 35 % · humidity 57 % |
| Allières | 09 | 72 km SE | 76 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Lixy | 71 | 432 km NE | 91 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 54 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mondilhan | 31 | 12 km E | 88 | 7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 92 % |
| Allières | 09 | 72 km SE | 76 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Recoules-de-Fumas | 48 | 266 km NE | 98 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 24 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Avit-le-Pauvre | 23 | 319 km N | 93 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 35 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Lixy | 71 | 432 km NE | 91 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 54 % · humidity 64 % |
| Festigny | 89 | 524 km NE | 92 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Mont-d'Astarac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aries-Espénan | 65 | 6.6 km SW | 91 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tournous-Devant | 65 | 15 km SW | 87 | 5.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lombrès | 65 | 31 km S | 87 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lantan | 18 | 431 km N | 96 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Castillon | 65 | 39 km SW | 73 | 5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Samaran | 32 | 8.0 km NW | 74 | 6.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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