Riscle
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Partly served 45.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 63 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Riscle (INSEE 32344) is in Gers (32), part of CC Armagnac Adour. Population 1,622 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2019-01-01 from 1 former commune: Cannet (32074). [3]
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/32344-riscle
Vitality score
Vitality score 45.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 63 % of the 11,063 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 | 0.7 | 20 | 14.09 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.39 | 10 | 3.86 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.46 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [4,5]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (ELIANE ET MARIUS). [4,5]
2 × Supermarket (BAR BLIN · CARREFOUR CONTACT). [4,5]
3 × Restaurant (LE BR BY LUDO · BACHA KEBAB · PIZZ'ADOUR). [4,5]
2 × Café / bar (LE D ARTAGNAN · O'CHANTIER). [5]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE VAL D'ADOUR). [4]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (HELENE COOMANS, MÉDECIN · MARIE COOMANS, MÉDECIN · SALEH ABEIDA LAMJED, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE LAFARGUE). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE OMNISPORTS). [4]
3 × Bank (CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL AQUITAINE · CREDIT AGRICOLE · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE GERS ADOUR). [4]
4 × Hairdresser (SARL SC COIFFURE · LE STUDIO). [4,5]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
1 × Hotel (LE RELAIS DU PONT D'ARCOLE). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire). [5,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | ELIANE ET MARIUS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Supermarket | 2 | BAR BLIN · CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | LE BR BY LUDO · BACHA KEBAB · PIZZ'ADOUR | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE D ARTAGNAN · O'CHANTIER | INSEE SIRENE 2 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE VAL D'ADOUR | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | HELENE COOMANS, MÉDECIN · MARIE COOMANS, MÉDECIN · SALEH ABEIDA LAMJED, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE LAFARGUE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE OMNISPORTS | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL AQUITAINE · CREDIT AGRICOLE · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE GERS ADOUR | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | SARL SC COIFFURE · LE STUDIO | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 1 | LE RELAIS DU PONT D'ARCOLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday. [6]
Trajectory
Population 1,763 (2012) → 1,622 (2023): -8 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 1,831 (1990) → 1,622 (2023): -11.4 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,071, of which 5.4 % second homes and 16.9 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Riscle): 0 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Riscle): 0.7 km to the east (straight line). [10]
GP (Riscle): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Riscle): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Mont): 5 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 33 days a year at or above 30 °C and 25 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the MAUMUSSON weather station, 6.1 km away at 164 m; the village itself is at 105 m. [12]
The village sits 59 m below 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 11 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at LE HOUGA, 12.1 km away at 141 m, over 18 summers. [12]
An average of 934 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at SARRAGACHIES, 3.3 km away at 110 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32344/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/36/72ebf2de-ca55-3362-a647-0278532f34e9— “Chaque vendredi matin, le marché de Riscle s'installe sur la place des Arènes, à l'ombre des platanes.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32344/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32344/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32344/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 32344
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 32398
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Just-la-Pendue | 42 | 422 km NE | 1,635 | 48.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Féchain | 59 | 776 km N | 1,635 | 49.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 68 % · humidity 29 % |
| Saint-Léger-sur-Dheune | 71 | 512 km NE | 1,533 | 50.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 59 % · humidity 29 % |
| Saint-Loup-Géanges | 71 | 535 km NE | 1,633 | 54.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 72 % · humidity 36 % |
| Rohan | 56 | 532 km N | 1,526 | 54.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 96 % · humidity 36 % |
| Scey-sur-Saône-et-Saint-Albin | 70 | 648 km NE | 1,525 | 50.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 20 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Just-la-Pendue | 42 | 422 km NE | 1,635 | 48.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Léger-sur-Dheune | 71 | 512 km NE | 1,533 | 50.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 59 % · humidity 29 % |
| Rohan | 56 | 532 km N | 1,526 | 54.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 96 % · humidity 36 % |
| Saint-Loup-Géanges | 71 | 535 km NE | 1,633 | 54.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 72 % · humidity 36 % |
| Scey-sur-Saône-et-Saint-Albin | 70 | 648 km NE | 1,525 | 50.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 20 % · humidity 43 % |
| Féchain | 59 | 776 km N | 1,635 | 49.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 68 % · humidity 29 % |
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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 Riscle'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villeréal | 47 | 127 km NE | 1,261 | 56.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Alzonne | 11 | 188 km E | 1,586 | 45.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plaisance | 32 | 12 km SE | 1,430 | 57.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villepinte | 11 | 180 km E | 1,243 | 35.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marciac | 32 | 25 km SE | 1,213 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Clairac | 47 | 86 km NE | 2,606 | 54.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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