Brousses-et-Villaret
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 25.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 57 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Brousses-et-Villaret (INSEE 11052) is in Aude (11), part of CC de la Montagne Noire. Population 365 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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 25.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 57 % of the 18,070 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 | 0.48 | 20 | 9.5 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.94 | 10 | 9.37 |
| Housing mix | 0.53 | 5 | 2.63 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LA MAIN A LA PATE · PAPA EST LA). [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (LES CISEAUX DE LILI). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (FLOWER CAMPING LE MARTINET ROUGE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant.
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 | 3 | LA MAIN A LA PATE · PAPA EST LA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 1 | LES CISEAUX DE LILI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | FLOWER CAMPING LE MARTINET ROUGE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 333 (2012) → 365 (2023): 9.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 254 (1990) → 365 (2023): 43.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 253, of which 23.7 % second homes and 8.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cuxac-Cabardès): 3.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Fontiers-Cabardès): 3.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Cuxac-Cabardès): 2.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Cuxac-Cabardès): 3.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Fontiers-Cabardès): 2.9 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LES MARTYS weather station, 7.8 km away at 760 m; the village itself is at 410 m. [10]
The village sits 350 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LES MARTYS, 7.8 km away at 760 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 350 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 972 mm of rain a year, spread over 107 days — about 9.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CUXAC-CABARDES, 1.6 km away at 499 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11052/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11052/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11052/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11052/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11115
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11150
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noyen-sur-Seine | 77 | 574 km N | 369 | 23.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Irouléguy | 64 | 288 km W | 364 | 26.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 97 % · humidity 36 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Trézy | 71 | 429 km NE | 372 | 20.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nesploy | 45 | 517 km N | 367 | 25.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 62 % |
| Saint-Sauveur-lès-Bray | 77 | 571 km N | 350 | 21.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bordezac | 30 | 182 km NE | 387 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bordezac | 30 | 182 km NE | 387 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Irouléguy | 64 | 288 km W | 364 | 26.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 97 % · humidity 36 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Trézy | 71 | 429 km NE | 372 | 20.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nesploy | 45 | 517 km N | 367 | 25.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 62 % |
| Saint-Sauveur-lès-Bray | 77 | 571 km N | 350 | 21.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Noyen-sur-Seine | 77 | 574 km N | 369 | 23.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 76 % · 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 Brousses-et-Villaret'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Siméon | 27 | 674 km N | 333 | 20.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Paisy-Cosdon | 10 | 555 km N | 343 | 22.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bréchamps | 28 | 595 km N | 362 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vichères | 28 | 557 km N | 289 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Réveillon | 61 | 586 km N | 349 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Passy-Grigny | 51 | 652 km N | 370 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
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