Le Bousquet
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 11/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 56 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Bousquet (INSEE 11047) is in Aude (11), part of CC Pyrénées audoises. Population 39 (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 11/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 56 % of the 3,228 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.25 | 10 | 2.5 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (DULCE SARAT). [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE LE BOUSQUET). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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) | 1 | DULCE SARAT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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) | 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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE LE BOUSQUET | 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 | 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 44 (2012) → 39 (2023): -11.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 52 (1990) → 39 (2023): -25 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 125, of which 74.4 % second homes and 4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Axat): 8.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Bousquet): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Quérigut): 7.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Espezel): 14.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Quérigut): 7.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 4 days a year at or above 30 °C and 91 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the BELCAIRE weather station, 18 km away at 980 m; the village itself is at 1,116 m. [12]
The village sits 136 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at BELCAIRE, 18 km away at 980 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 136 m below 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 1,032 mm of rain a year, spread over 114 days — about 9.1 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ROQUEFORT-DE-SAULT, 2.5 km away at 1,017 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 — 11047/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11047/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11047/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11047/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11021
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11047
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09239
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11130
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castellare-di-Mercurio | 2B | 582 km E | 31 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tharaux | 30 | 240 km NE | 43 | 6.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 24 % · humidity 79 % |
| Borne | 07 | 256 km NE | 42 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bareilles | 65 | 143 km W | 39 | 2.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 35 % · humidity 100 % |
| Stazzona | 2B | 592 km E | 38 | 6.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 12 % · humidity 93 % |
| Niort-de-Sault | 11 | 15 km NW | 34 | 1.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niort-de-Sault | 11 | 15 km NW | 34 | 1.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bareilles | 65 | 143 km W | 39 | 2.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 35 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tharaux | 30 | 240 km NE | 43 | 6.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 24 % · humidity 79 % |
| Borne | 07 | 256 km NE | 42 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Castellare-di-Mercurio | 2B | 582 km E | 31 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Stazzona | 2B | 592 km E | 38 | 6.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 12 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Le Bousquet'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urbanya | 66 | 17 km SE | 45 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Paul-d'Oueil | 31 | 132 km W | 46 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Comus | 11 | 24 km W | 33 | 2.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Montagne | 70 | 672 km NE | 37 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mayrègne | 31 | 133 km W | 28 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Oreilla | 66 | 22 km S | 28 | 6.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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