Cap d'Astarac
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 30.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 62 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cap d'Astarac (INSEE 32365) is in Gers (32), part of CC Val de Gers. Population 460 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2025-01-01 from 3 former communes: Cabas-Loumassès (32067), Monbardon (32260), Sarcos (32413). [3]
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/32365-cap-d-astarac
Vitality score
Vitality score 30.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 62 % of the 17,957 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.58 | 10 | 5.77 |
| Housing mix | 0.56 | 5 | 2.8 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [4,5]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (AUX DELICES DES GOUTS CROISES). [4,5]
2 × Restaurant (TERRE ET LAC DE LA GIMONE). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT BLANCARD AP). [4]
1 × Library (POINT LECTURE DE SAINT-BLANCARD). [4]
1 × Swimming pool (BASE DE LOISIRS LAC DE LA GIMONE). [4]
1 × Hairdresser (L'ATELIER DE JULIE). [4,5]
1 × Hotel (LE RELAIS DU CHATEAU). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 1 × Primary school (élémentaire).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | AUX DELICES DES GOUTS CROISES | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | TERRE ET LAC DE LA GIMONE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | SAINT BLANCARD AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | POINT LECTURE DE SAINT-BLANCARD | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | BASE DE LOISIRS LAC DE LA GIMONE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | L'ATELIER DE JULIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 1 | LE RELAIS DU CHATEAU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 564 (2012) → 460 (2023): -18.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 427 (1990) → 460 (2023): 7.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 295, of which 22 % second homes and 6.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Boulogne-sur-Gesse): 6 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Aussos): 4.8 km to the north (straight line). [10]
GP (Boulogne-sur-Gesse): 6 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Masseube): 11.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Lalanne-Arqué): 1.8 km to the south (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the MONCORNEIL weather station, 11 km away at 244 m; the village itself is at 329 m. [13]
The village sits 85 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. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at MASSEUBE, 12.1 km away at 217 m, over 10 summers. [13]
That station sits 112 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [13]
An average of 792 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at MONCORNEIL, 11 km away at 244 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32365/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32365/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32365/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32365/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31080
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 32468
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 32242
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 32185
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porte-du-Quercy | 46 | 126 km N | 532 | 23.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 100 % · humidity 64 % |
| Mantilly | 61 | 586 km N | 508 | 21 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 93 % · humidity 64 % |
| Durenque | 12 | 180 km NE | 515 | 30.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 100 % |
| Cressat | 23 | 332 km N | 512 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 66 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Front-sur-Lémance | 47 | 139 km N | 492 | 26.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Parthem | 12 | 195 km NE | 399 | 31.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 95 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porte-du-Quercy | 46 | 126 km N | 532 | 23.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 100 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Front-sur-Lémance | 47 | 139 km N | 492 | 26.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Durenque | 12 | 180 km NE | 515 | 30.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 100 % |
| Saint-Parthem | 12 | 195 km NE | 399 | 31.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 95 % |
| Cressat | 23 | 332 km N | 512 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 66 % · humidity 64 % |
| Mantilly | 61 | 586 km N | 508 | 21 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 93 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Cap 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gout-Rossignol | 24 | 231 km N | 360 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Coteaux Périgourdins | 24 | 203 km N | 554 | 36.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martin-l'Ars | 86 | 320 km N | 362 | 25.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Campsegret | 24 | 177 km N | 407 | 36.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Laparade | 47 | 117 km N | 395 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Salles-Lavalette | 16 | 229 km N | 317 | 24.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
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