Valence-sur-Baïse
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 42.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 64 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Valence-sur-Baïse (INSEE 32459) is in Gers (32), part of CC de la Tenarèze. Population 1,147 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/32459-valence-sur-baise
Vitality score
Vitality score 42.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 64 % of the 13,513 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 | 0.46 | 20 | 9.18 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.49 | 10 | 4.91 |
| Housing mix | 0.82 | 5 | 4.1 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE FLOVIN). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (LA BASTIDE · LE MASSALET · LA BARGE · LA TABLE D'EMMA · SAVEURS DU MEKONG). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SAM LE CHEVANTON, MÉDECIN · LEA TOMBARELLO, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA BAISE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VALENCE SUR BAISE AP). [3]
1 × Library (POINT LECTURE DE VALENCE-SUR-BAÏSE). [3]
1 × Bank (CREDIT AGRICOLE). [3]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Café / bar. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE FLOVIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 1 | CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 5 | LA BASTIDE · LE MASSALET · LA BARGE · LA TABLE D'EMMA · SAVEURS DU MEKONG | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | SAM LE CHEVANTON, MÉDECIN · LEA TOMBARELLO, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA BAISE | 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 | VALENCE SUR BAISE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | POINT LECTURE DE VALENCE-SUR-BAÏSE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CREDIT AGRICOLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Saturday. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 1,136 (2012) → 1,147 (2023): 1 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 1,157 (1990) → 1,147 (2023): -0.9 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 725, of which 9 % second homes and 13.1 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Valence-sur-Baïse): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Valence-sur-Baïse): 1.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Valence-sur-Baïse): 0 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Valence-sur-Baïse): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Valence-sur-Baïse): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 42 days a year at or above 30 °C and 40 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BEAUCAIRE weather station, 4.5 km away at 120 m; the village itself is at 117 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 13 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CAUSSENS, 8.2 km away at 184 m, over 14 summers. [11]
That station sits 67 m above 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 776 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BEAUCAIRE, 4.5 km away at 120 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
Two sources name market days with none in common. They may be separate markets in the same commune, or one may be out of date — all days are listed and none is treated as confirmed. [5,6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32459/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— http://www.valence-sur-baise.com/— “Le marché du mercredi”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/7b3a55db-38e3-3b35-8319-1505aaeced63— “Marché de Producteurs du samedi matin.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32459/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32459/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32459/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 32459
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fayl-Billot | 52 | 593 km NE | 1,296 | 44.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 62 % · humidity 21 % |
| Delme | 57 | 722 km NE | 1,166 | 48.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 62 % · humidity 14 % |
| Lemberg | 57 | 781 km NE | 1,428 | 42.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 15 % · humidity 7 % |
| Vitteaux | 21 | 507 km NE | 1,054 | 50.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 77 % · humidity 7 % |
| Villeréal | 47 | 89 km N | 1,261 | 56.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 70 % · humidity 71 % |
| Gourdan-Polignan | 31 | 91 km S | 1,177 | 51.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 77 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villeréal | 47 | 89 km N | 1,261 | 56.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 70 % · humidity 71 % |
| Gourdan-Polignan | 31 | 91 km S | 1,177 | 51.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 77 % · humidity 50 % |
| Vitteaux | 21 | 507 km NE | 1,054 | 50.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 77 % · humidity 7 % |
| Fayl-Billot | 52 | 593 km NE | 1,296 | 44.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 62 % · humidity 21 % |
| Delme | 57 | 722 km NE | 1,166 | 48.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 62 % · humidity 14 % |
| Lemberg | 57 | 781 km NE | 1,428 | 42.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 15 % · humidity 7 % |
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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 Valence-sur-Baïse'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castéra-Verduzan | 32 | 9.5 km SE | 1,041 | 59 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Puy-l'Évêque | 46 | 92 km NE | 1,860 | 55.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Hilaire | 11 | 179 km SE | 712 | 53.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dourgne | 81 | 148 km E | 1,313 | 44.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Prayssac | 46 | 94 km NE | 2,519 | 69.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Luzech | 46 | 98 km NE | 1,750 | 42 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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