Vic-Fezensac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55.2/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vic-Fezensac (INSEE 32462) is in Gers (32), part of CC Artagnan de Fezensac. Population 3,577 (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 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/32462-vic-fezensac
Vitality score
Vitality score 55.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 70 % of the 6,179 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 | 0.57 | 25 | 14.15 |
| Social | 0.74 | 20 | 14.89 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.47 | 10 | 4.71 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.54 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MIDI FAIM - MIDI FIN · LE CHANT DES PAINS · LA PANETIERE · AUTOUR DU CHOCOLAT). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (EN DIRECT DE NOS PRODUCTEURS · SARL PALACIN · GIACOMAZZI). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PETIT CASINO · LA CAVE D AUDREY 82). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
13 × Restaurant (EUREKA · SARL X.N BUSINESS · LA CABANE). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (CENTRAL BAR · LES COPAINS D ABORD). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE GABRIEL SEAILLES). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANNICK PERE, MÉDECIN · ANNE LAGORCE, MÉDECIN · CAMILLE PLAIDEAU, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DECHE · PHARMACIE DU KIOSQUE · PHARMACIE DES ARENES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINE VIC). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE MUNICIPAL · COSEC). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · BANQUE POPULAIRE OCCITANE · BNP PARIBAS · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PYRENEES GASCOGNE). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (HORIZON COIFFURE · JUSTE POUR VOUS COIFFEUR CONSEIL MIXTE · CREATIV' COIF). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL RESTAURANT LE DARTAGNAN). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | MIDI FAIM - MIDI FIN · LE CHANT DES PAINS · LA PANETIERE · AUTOUR DU CHOCOLAT | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | EN DIRECT DE NOS PRODUCTEURS · SARL PALACIN · GIACOMAZZI | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | PETIT CASINO · LA CAVE D AUDREY 82 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 13 | EUREKA · SARL X.N BUSINESS · LA CABANE | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | CENTRAL BAR · LES COPAINS D ABORD | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE GABRIEL SEAILLES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | ANNICK PERE, MÉDECIN · ANNE LAGORCE, MÉDECIN · CAMILLE PLAIDEAU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DECHE · PHARMACIE DU KIOSQUE · PHARMACIE DES ARENES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINE VIC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | GYMNASE MUNICIPAL · COSEC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · BANQUE POPULAIRE OCCITANE · BNP PARIBAS · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PYRENEES GASCOGNE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | HORIZON COIFFURE · JUSTE POUR VOUS COIFFEUR CONSEIL MIXTE · CREATIV' COIF | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL RESTAURANT LE DARTAGNAN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,622 (2012) → 3,577 (2023): -1.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,683 (1990) → 3,577 (2023): -2.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,232, of which 4.6 % second homes and 14.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vic-Fezensac): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Vic-Fezensac): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Vic-Fezensac): 1.6 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Vic-Fezensac): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Vic-Fezensac): 0.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
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. [10]
Measured at the BEAUCAIRE weather station, 10.9 km away at 120 m; the village itself is at 115 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 14 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at COURRENSAN, 12.2 km away at 153 m, over 14 summers. [10]
An average of 762 mm of rain a year, spread over 111 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at VIC-FEZEN - DDE, 0.8 km away at 132 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32462/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2023-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/fc34eff3-4373-3075-853d-14f9a478a128— “Marché hebdomadaire de Vic-Fezensac”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32462/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32462/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32462/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 32462
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viviers | 07 | 359 km E | 3,633 | 50.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 89 % · humidity 57 % |
| Quissac | 30 | 297 km E | 3,528 | 52.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 73 % · humidity 50 % |
| Montmirail | 51 | 620 km N | 3,535 | 53.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 84 % · humidity 7 % |
| Ruffec | 16 | 253 km N | 3,449 | 56.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 92 % · humidity 21 % |
| Châteauneuf-sur-Charente | 16 | 207 km N | 3,550 | 52.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mirande | 32 | 28 km S | 3,457 | 62.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 97 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirande | 32 | 28 km S | 3,457 | 62.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 97 % · humidity 64 % |
| Châteauneuf-sur-Charente | 16 | 207 km N | 3,550 | 52.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ruffec | 16 | 253 km N | 3,449 | 56.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 92 % · humidity 21 % |
| Quissac | 30 | 297 km E | 3,528 | 52.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 73 % · humidity 50 % |
| Viviers | 07 | 359 km E | 3,633 | 50.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 89 % · humidity 57 % |
| Montmirail | 51 | 620 km N | 3,535 | 53.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 84 % · 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 Vic-Fezensac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagetmau | 40 | 73 km W | 4,624 | 61.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Églisottes-et-Chalaures | 33 | 152 km N | 2,205 | 47.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coutras | 33 | 147 km N | 8,678 | 63.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Abzac | 33 | 144 km N | 2,048 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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