Les Cassés
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 24.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 59 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Les Cassés (INSEE 11074) is in Aude (11), part of CC Castelnaudary Lauragais Audois. Population 319 (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 24.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 59 % of the 17,924 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.39 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 255 (2012) → 319 (2023): 25.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 186 (1990) → 319 (2023): 71.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 147, of which 6.1 % second homes and 4.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Félix-Lauragais): 3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Félix-Lauragais): 3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Félix-Lauragais): 3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Revel): 11.6 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Les Cassés): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 32 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MONTFERRAND weather station, 8.9 km away at 190 m; the village itself is at 250 m. [11]
The village sits 60 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 7 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CASTELNAUDARY, 15 km away at 160 m, over 28 summers. [11]
That station sits 90 m below 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 744 mm of rain a year, spread over 101 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MONTFERRAND, 8.9 km away at 190 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 — 11074/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11074/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11074/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11074/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31478
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31451
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11074
- 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 Quesnoy-en-Artois | 62 | 768 km N | 320 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 46 % · winter 72 % |
| La Chapelle-en-Vexin | 95 | 640 km N | 320 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 78 % · humidity 57 % |
| Barzy-en-Thiérache | 02 | 750 km N | 316 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 50 % · humidity 57 % |
| Jaignes | 77 | 625 km N | 322 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 53 % · humidity 57 % |
| Lugasson | 33 | 219 km NW | 316 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pruzilly | 71 | 386 km NE | 321 | 24.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 68 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugasson | 33 | 219 km NW | 316 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pruzilly | 71 | 386 km NE | 321 | 24.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 68 % · humidity 57 % |
| Jaignes | 77 | 625 km N | 322 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 53 % · humidity 57 % |
| La Chapelle-en-Vexin | 95 | 640 km N | 320 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 78 % · humidity 57 % |
| Barzy-en-Thiérache | 02 | 750 km N | 316 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 50 % · humidity 57 % |
| Le Quesnoy-en-Artois | 62 | 768 km N | 320 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 46 % · winter 72 % |
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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 Les Cassés'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugasson | 33 | 219 km NW | 316 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Colombiers | 17 | 312 km NW | 306 | 23.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Loubens | 33 | 202 km NW | 316 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aujac | 17 | 323 km NW | 372 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Madirac | 33 | 234 km NW | 307 | 25.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boueilh-Boueilho-Lasque | 64 | 176 km W | 382 | 20.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
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