Castans
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 7.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 7 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Castans (INSEE 11075) is in Aude (11), part of CA Carcassonne Agglo. Population 124 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/11075-castans
Vitality score
Vitality score 7.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 7 % of the 12,501 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.62 | 10 | 6.17 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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] | |
| 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 | 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 109 (2012) → 124 (2023): 13.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 111 (1990) → 124 (2023): 11.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 167, of which 52.7 % second homes and 5.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Villeneuve-Minervois): 10.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Albine): 7.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Caunes-Minervois): 9.5 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Amans-Soult): 7.9 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Cabrespine): 5.3 km to the south (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the CASTANS weather station, 1 km away at 650 m; the village itself is at 695 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at CAUNES-MINERVOIS, 8.1 km away at 371 m, over 19 summers. [13]
That station sits 324 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [13]
An average of 1,430 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 11.5 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at CASTANS, 1 km away at 650 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11075/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11075/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11075/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11075/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11433
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81005
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11081
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81238
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11056
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olmeta-di-Capocorso | 2B | 564 km E | 123 | 8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 54 % · humidity 57 % |
| Gaillagos | 65 | 221 km W | 125 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 59 % |
| Louvie-Soubiron | 64 | 239 km W | 133 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 80 % |
| Burgalays | 31 | 161 km W | 124 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montgilbert | 73 | 384 km NE | 114 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 47 % · humidity 79 % |
| Escaro | 66 | 98 km S | 128 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 31 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escaro | 66 | 98 km S | 128 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 31 % · humidity 79 % |
| Burgalays | 31 | 161 km W | 124 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gaillagos | 65 | 221 km W | 125 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 59 % |
| Louvie-Soubiron | 64 | 239 km W | 133 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 80 % |
| Montgilbert | 73 | 384 km NE | 114 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 47 % · humidity 79 % |
| Olmeta-di-Capocorso | 2B | 564 km E | 123 | 8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 54 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Castans'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luvigny | 88 | 668 km NE | 123 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Prunet | 07 | 194 km NE | 134 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vauclaix | 58 | 438 km N | 134 | 6.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Erloy | 02 | 731 km N | 98 | 3.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villefavard | 87 | 323 km N | 154 | 5.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Morsan | 27 | 658 km N | 124 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
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