Thoux
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 28/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 77 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Thoux (INSEE 32444) is in Gers (32), part of CC Bastides de Lomagne. Population 260 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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 28/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 77 % of the 17,407 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.48 | 20 | 9.5 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.86 | 5 | 4.28 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (S.G.L). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LAC DE THOUX ST CRICQ). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 3 | S.G.L | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 1 | CAMPING LAC DE THOUX ST CRICQ | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 234 (2012) → 260 (2023): 11.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 136 (1990) → 260 (2023): 91.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 125, of which 7.2 % second homes and 2.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cologne): 4.6 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Cadours): 6.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Cologne): 4.7 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Cologne): 4.6 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Monbrun): 3.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 40 days a year at or above 30 °C and 52 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the STE-ANNE weather station, 8.2 km away at 132 m; the village itself is at 205 m. [11]
The village sits 73 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 7 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LAHAS, 17.2 km away at 251 m, over 21 summers. [11]
An average of 681 mm of rain a year, spread over 107 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at STE-ANNE, 8.2 km away at 132 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 — 32444/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32444/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32444/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32444/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 32106
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31098
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 32262
- 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-Germier | 79 | 320 km N | 261 | 21.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 62 % · winter 89 % |
| Croix-Moligneaux | 80 | 699 km N | 270 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 88 % · humidity 57 % |
| Aussac | 81 | 87 km E | 255 | 21.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Pupillin | 39 | 515 km NE | 248 | 20.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 85 % · humidity 57 % |
| Droupt-Sainte-Marie | 10 | 581 km N | 256 | 21.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 38 % · winter 91 % |
| Boncourt | 02 | 697 km N | 272 | 20.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 93 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aussac | 81 | 87 km E | 255 | 21.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Germier | 79 | 320 km N | 261 | 21.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 62 % · winter 89 % |
| Pupillin | 39 | 515 km NE | 248 | 20.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 85 % · humidity 57 % |
| Droupt-Sainte-Marie | 10 | 581 km N | 256 | 21.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 38 % · winter 91 % |
| Boncourt | 02 | 697 km N | 272 | 20.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 93 % · humidity 57 % |
| Croix-Moligneaux | 80 | 699 km N | 270 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 88 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Thoux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marzens | 81 | 68 km E | 311 | 24.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Razengues | 32 | 4.6 km S | 263 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tronchy | 71 | 466 km NE | 240 | 28 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sana | 31 | 51 km S | 236 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Cricq | 32 | 2.0 km N | 293 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cabanès | 81 | 76 km E | 307 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
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