Bessède-de-Sault
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 16.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 81 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bessède-de-Sault (INSEE 11038) is in Aude (11), part of CC Pyrénées audoises. Population 63 (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 16.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 81 % of the 6,519 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.63 | 10 | 6.25 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (CHEZ AUGUSTINE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (BESSEDE DE SAULT AP). [3]
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, 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 | CHEZ AUGUSTINE | 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 | 1 | BESSEDE DE SAULT AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 59 (2012) → 63 (2023): 6.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 56 (1990) → 63 (2023): 12.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 140, of which 70 % second homes and 4.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Axat): 8.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Bousquet): 6 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Axat): 8.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Espezel): 9.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Galinagues): 7 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 66 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the BELCAIRE weather station, 13.3 km away at 980 m; the village itself is at 920 m. [12]
The village sits 60 m below 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at BELCAIRE, 13.3 km away at 980 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 60 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 974 mm of rain a year, spread over 114 days — about 8.5 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at JOUCOU, 5.3 km away at 600 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11038/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11038/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11038/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11038/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11021
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11047
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11130
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11160
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Pla | 09 | 8.9 km SW | 61 | 13 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 89 % |
| Meria | 2B | 597 km E | 81 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 8 % · winter 15 % · humidity 0 % |
| Prades | 09 | 20 km W | 54 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 1 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Vaulmier | 15 | 269 km N | 60 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sant'Andréa-di-Bozio | 2B | 590 km E | 55 | 6.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 39 % · humidity 100 % |
| Clavans-en-Haut-Oisans | 38 | 412 km NE | 73 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Pla | 09 | 8.9 km SW | 61 | 13 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 89 % |
| Prades | 09 | 20 km W | 54 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 1 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Vaulmier | 15 | 269 km N | 60 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Clavans-en-Haut-Oisans | 38 | 412 km NE | 73 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sant'Andréa-di-Bozio | 2B | 590 km E | 55 | 6.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 39 % · humidity 100 % |
| Meria | 2B | 597 km E | 81 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 8 % · winter 15 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Bessède-de-Sault'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Vaulmier | 15 | 269 km N | 60 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Labessette | 63 | 302 km N | 58 | 0.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cambon-et-Salvergues | 34 | 110 km NE | 52 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Omblèze | 26 | 338 km NE | 55 | 4.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Renno | 2A | 553 km E | 62 | 2.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Cros | 34 | 156 km NE | 60 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
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