Villefranche-d'Astarac
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 19/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 63 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villefranche-d'Astarac (INSEE 32465) is in Gers (32), part of CC des Coteaux Arrats Gimone. Population 169 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 19/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 63 % of the 14,935 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.6 | 10 | 6.05 |
| Housing mix | 0.75 | 5 | 3.74 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA KANARADE). [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 | 1 | LA KANARADE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 168 (2012) → 169 (2023): 0.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 153 (1990) → 169 (2023): 10.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 103, of which 12.6 % second homes and 9.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Simorre): 2.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Simorre): 2.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (L'Isle-en-Dodon): 10.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saramon): 11.2 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Simorre): 3.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 30 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MONCORNEIL weather station, 7.1 km away at 244 m; the village itself is at 214 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 9 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MASSEUBE, 12.7 km away at 217 m, over 10 summers. [11]
An average of 792 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MONCORNEIL, 7.1 km away at 244 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 — 32465/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32465/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32465/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32465/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 32433
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31239
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 32412
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fraisse | 24 | 171 km N | 171 | 22.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Perville | 82 | 85 km N | 165 | 23.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 99 % |
| Souel | 81 | 120 km NE | 175 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 50 % |
| Pussigny | 37 | 397 km N | 159 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 57 % |
| Mas-d'Auvignon | 32 | 55 km N | 167 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cazeneuve | 32 | 69 km NW | 157 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mas-d'Auvignon | 32 | 55 km N | 167 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cazeneuve | 32 | 69 km NW | 157 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 64 % |
| Perville | 82 | 85 km N | 165 | 23.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 99 % |
| Souel | 81 | 120 km NE | 175 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 50 % |
| Fraisse | 24 | 171 km N | 171 | 22.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pussigny | 37 | 397 km N | 159 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · 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 Villefranche-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loubersan | 32 | 20 km NW | 162 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martial | 16 | 223 km N | 122 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Troncens | 32 | 42 km W | 159 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-du-Puy | 33 | 151 km NW | 163 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pomarède | 46 | 132 km N | 189 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Michel-de-Lapujade | 33 | 139 km N | 211 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
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