Bouriège
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 19.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bouriège (INSEE 11045) is in Aude (11), part of CC du Limouxin. Population 151 (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 19.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 70 % of the 14,120 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.61 | 10 | 6.1 |
| Housing mix | 0.58 | 5 | 2.9 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (BOURIEGE AP). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | BOURIEGE 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 124 (2012) → 151 (2023): 21.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 136 (1990) → 151 (2023): 11 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 124, of which 21 % second homes and 20.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Espéraza): 7.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Espéraza): 7.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Espéraza): 7.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Limoux): 8.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Bouriège): 0 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 37 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LIMOUX weather station, 7.4 km away at 230 m; the village itself is at 308 m. [11]
The village sits 78 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 12 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST BENOIT, 9.9 km away at 601 m, over 16 summers. [11]
That station sits 293 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 646 mm of rain a year, spread over 93 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LIMOUX, 7.4 km away at 230 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 — 11045/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11045/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11045/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11045/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11129
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11206
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11045
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaja-la-Selve | 11 | 32 km NW | 134 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 57 % |
| Benayes | 19 | 287 km N | 224 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 82 % · humidity 50 % |
| Chavenon | 03 | 386 km N | 140 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 86 % · humidity 21 % |
| Tercillat | 23 | 381 km N | 158 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 54 % · humidity 14 % |
| Champigny-sous-Varennes | 52 | 607 km NE | 134 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 72 % · humidity 36 % |
| Puntous | 65 | 142 km W | 177 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 89 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaja-la-Selve | 11 | 32 km NW | 134 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 57 % |
| Puntous | 65 | 142 km W | 177 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 89 % · humidity 57 % |
| Benayes | 19 | 287 km N | 224 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 82 % · humidity 50 % |
| Tercillat | 23 | 381 km N | 158 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 54 % · humidity 14 % |
| Chavenon | 03 | 386 km N | 140 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 86 % · humidity 21 % |
| Champigny-sous-Varennes | 52 | 607 km NE | 134 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 72 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Bouriège'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larroque-Saint-Sernin | 32 | 166 km NW | 162 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boumourt | 64 | 224 km W | 151 | 21.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bezolles | 32 | 174 km NW | 129 | 8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sauveterre | 65 | 176 km W | 157 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Belleserre | 81 | 57 km N | 171 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rozès | 32 | 171 km NW | 113 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
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