Preignan
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 47.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 74 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Preignan (INSEE 32331) is in Gers (32), part of CA Grand Auch Coeur de Gascogne. Population 1,202 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/32331-preignan
Vitality score
Vitality score 47.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 74 % of the 13,200 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.87 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.84 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SOCIETE BOURREC). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LIONEL BOUCHERIE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (M.A.R.C). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB J. ELIE VILLEMUR). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FABRICE ELASRI, MÉDECIN · ANNE-CLAIRE SOUZY, MÉDECIN · BENJAMIN LAPEYRE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES ARCADES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (ATELIER DE COIFFURE URIZZI · COIFFURE MARINE · LES CREATIONS DE COCO). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | SOCIETE BOURREC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | LIONEL BOUCHERIE | 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 | 1 | M.A.R.C | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB J. ELIE VILLEMUR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | FABRICE ELASRI, MÉDECIN · ANNE-CLAIRE SOUZY, MÉDECIN · BENJAMIN LAPEYRE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DES ARCADES | 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 | 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 | 3 | ATELIER DE COIFFURE URIZZI · COIFFURE MARINE · LES CREATIONS DE COCO | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 1,234 (2012) → 1,202 (2023): -2.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 793 (1990) → 1,202 (2023): 51.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 577, of which 1.6 % second homes and 3.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Preignan): 0.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Preignan): 0.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Preignan): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Preignan): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Preignan): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 29 days a year at or above 30 °C and 47 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the AUCH weather station, 3.5 km away at 122 m; the village itself is at 175 m. [9]
The village sits 53 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at AUCH, 3.5 km away at 122 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 53 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 680 mm of rain a year, spread over 104 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at AUCH, 3.5 km away at 122 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32331/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32331/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32331/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32331/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 32331
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourneville-Sainte-Croix | 27 | 631 km N | 1,252 | 60.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 74 % · humidity 71 % |
| Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay | 14 | 603 km N | 1,362 | 46.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 84 % · humidity 71 % |
| Labergement-Sainte-Marie | 25 | 558 km NE | 1,273 | 46.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Verzy | 51 | 662 km NE | 961 | 57 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Souplet | 59 | 739 km N | 1,191 | 39.6 | Few services | no figures |
| Wihr-au-Val | 68 | 701 km NE | 1,195 | 45 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 96 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labergement-Sainte-Marie | 25 | 558 km NE | 1,273 | 46.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay | 14 | 603 km N | 1,362 | 46.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 84 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bourneville-Sainte-Croix | 27 | 631 km N | 1,252 | 60.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 74 % · humidity 71 % |
| Verzy | 51 | 662 km NE | 961 | 57 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Wihr-au-Val | 68 | 701 km NE | 1,195 | 45 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 96 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Souplet | 59 | 739 km N | 1,191 | 39.6 | Few services | 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 Preignan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cercié | 69 | 416 km NE | 1,131 | 54.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Serrières-de-Briord | 01 | 446 km NE | 1,317 | 55.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gabarret | 40 | 58 km NW | 1,283 | 57.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Bridoire | 73 | 452 km NE | 1,202 | 44.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lacenas | 69 | 405 km NE | 1,076 | 37.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lignières | 18 | 359 km N | 1,310 | 44.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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