Castelnaudary
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 60.8/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 59 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Castelnaudary (INSEE 11076) is in Aude (11), part of CC Castelnaudary Lauragais Audois. Population 12,151 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/11076-castelnaudary
Vitality score
Vitality score 60.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 59 % of the 2,012 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 | 0.63 | 25 | 15.68 |
| Social | 0.76 | 20 | 15.24 |
| Education | 0.46 | 10 | 4.65 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.72 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 0.61 | 10 | 6.08 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.75 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
14 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE PALAIS DES DESSERTS-TARRADE CHOCOLATIER · AUX MILLE PAINS · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · BOULANGERIE ARTISANALE DU LAURAGAIS · AU PAIN DU LAURAGAIS). [3,4]
6 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAISON ESCOURROU · SAS JEAN-MICHEL,PASCAL · MAISON ESCUDIER · L'AUDOISE DES VIANDES · LES COLIS DE CHRISTOPHE). [3,4]
6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (TERES · CENTRE COMMERCIAL DES FONTANILLES · EPICERIE DE NUIT · MANGEONS FRAIS · BOUCHERIE HALAL DE CASTELNAUDARY). [3,4]
5 × Supermarket (SA MIAL · LIDL · DAMCY · ALDI MARCHE · E.LECLERC). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger. [3,4]
45 × Restaurant (BUFFALO GRILL · BAR DE LA GARE · SARL LE FRANCAIS · H.M.R · SARL RELAIS DES CHEMINIERES). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (AU PETIT BOUCHON). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOL MATE BROSSOLETTE · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE MATERNELLE LE PETIT PRINCE). [3]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DE L'EST · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ALPHONSE DAUDET · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PROSPER ESTIEU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEANNE D ARC). [3]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE BLAISE D AURIOL · COLLEGE LES FONTANILLES · COLLEGE JEANNE D ARC). [3]
8 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SARVASVATI JP SINGH, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS FERES-BERAL, MÉDECIN · FLORIAN ESPERON, MÉDECIN · NADINE DAT-MARSILI, MÉDECIN · LAETITIA ALBERTO CAILLE, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE BOURRUST ET CIE · GRANDE PHARMACIE DU CENTRE · PHARMACIE DE LA CYBELLE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE GEORGES CANGUILHEM). [3]
1 × Cinema (VEO CASTELNAUDARY). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE LE MILLENAIRE PARC · LYCEE AGRICOLE PIERRE PAUL RIQUET · LYCEE GERMAINE TILLION · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU STADE COUBERTIN). [3]
6 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · SBCIC · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU LANGUEDOC · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD). [3]
19 × Hairdresser (COIFF & CREW · ARP SALON ANTOINE · SEVERINE COIFFURE). [3,4]
5 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
7 × Hotel (HOTEL DE FRANCE · HOTEL RESTAURANT MAISON DU CASSOULET · HOTEL RESTAURANT DU CENTRE ET DU LAURAGAIS · IBIS BUDGET · HOTEL DU CANAL). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL DE LA GIRAILLE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 9 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 14 | LE PALAIS DES DESSERTS-TARRADE CHOCOLATIER · AUX MILLE PAINS · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · BOULANGERIE ARTISANALE DU LAURAGAIS · AU PAIN DU LAURAGAIS | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 6 | MAISON ESCOURROU · SAS JEAN-MICHEL,PASCAL · MAISON ESCUDIER · L'AUDOISE DES VIANDES · LES COLIS DE CHRISTOPHE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 6 | TERES · CENTRE COMMERCIAL DES FONTANILLES · EPICERIE DE NUIT · MANGEONS FRAIS · BOUCHERIE HALAL DE CASTELNAUDARY | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 5 | SA MIAL · LIDL · DAMCY · ALDI MARCHE · E.LECLERC | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 45 | BUFFALO GRILL · BAR DE LA GARE · SARL LE FRANCAIS · H.M.R · SARL RELAIS DES CHEMINIERES | INSEE BPE 45 / INSEE SIRENE 81 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | AU PETIT BOUCHON | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOL MATE BROSSOLETTE · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE MATERNELLE LE PETIT PRINCE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DE L'EST · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ALPHONSE DAUDET · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PROSPER ESTIEU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEANNE D ARC | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE BLAISE D AURIOL · COLLEGE LES FONTANILLES · COLLEGE JEANNE D ARC | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 8 | SARVASVATI JP SINGH, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS FERES-BERAL, MÉDECIN · FLORIAN ESPERON, MÉDECIN · NADINE DAT-MARSILI, MÉDECIN · LAETITIA ALBERTO CAILLE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | SELARL PHARMACIE BOURRUST ET CIE · GRANDE PHARMACIE DU CENTRE · PHARMACIE DE LA CYBELLE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE GEORGES CANGUILHEM | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | VEO CASTELNAUDARY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | GYMNASE LE MILLENAIRE PARC · LYCEE AGRICOLE PIERRE PAUL RIQUET · LYCEE GERMAINE TILLION · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU STADE COUBERTIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 6 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · SBCIC · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU LANGUEDOC · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 19 | COIFF & CREW · ARP SALON ANTOINE · SEVERINE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 25 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 5 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 7 | HOTEL DE FRANCE · HOTEL RESTAURANT MAISON DU CASSOULET · HOTEL RESTAURANT DU CENTRE ET DU LAURAGAIS · IBIS BUDGET · HOTEL DU CANAL | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL DE LA GIRAILLE | 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 11,748 (2012) → 12,151 (2023): 3.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 10,970 (1990) → 12,151 (2023): 10.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 6,323, of which 2.5 % second homes and 9.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Castelnaudary): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Castelnaudary): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Castelnaudary): 0.5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Castelnaudary): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Castelnaudary): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 36 days a year at or above 30 °C and 22 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CASTELNAUDARY weather station, 1.4 km away at 160 m; the village itself is at 176 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 10 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at CASTELNAUDARY, 1.4 km away at 160 m, over 28 summers. [9]
An average of 684 mm of rain a year, spread over 96 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at CASTELNAUDARY, 1.4 km away at 160 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Pharmacy
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11076/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11076/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11076/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11076/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11076
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Gaudens | 31 | 102 km W | 12,139 | 64.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 53 % · humidity 71 % |
| Onet-le-Château | 12 | 127 km NE | 12,080 | 58.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 53 % · humidity 36 % |
| Sarrebourg | 57 | 719 km NE | 12,170 | 66.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 28 % · humidity 36 % |
| Le Relecq-Kerhuon | 29 | 749 km NW | 11,897 | 45.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 89 % · humidity 36 % |
| La Motte-Servolex | 73 | 402 km NE | 12,067 | 50.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 55 % · humidity 43 % |
| Gisors | 27 | 663 km N | 12,410 | 62.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 46 % · winter 58 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Gaudens | 31 | 102 km W | 12,139 | 64.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 53 % · humidity 71 % |
| Onet-le-Château | 12 | 127 km NE | 12,080 | 58.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 53 % · humidity 36 % |
| La Motte-Servolex | 73 | 402 km NE | 12,067 | 50.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 55 % · humidity 43 % |
| Gisors | 27 | 663 km N | 12,410 | 62.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 46 % · winter 58 % |
| Sarrebourg | 57 | 719 km NE | 12,170 | 66.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 28 % · humidity 36 % |
| Le Relecq-Kerhuon | 29 | 749 km NW | 11,897 | 45.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 89 % · 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 Castelnaudary'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villeneuve-Tolosane | 31 | 54 km NW | 11,044 | 46.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Orens-de-Gameville | 31 | 43 km NW | 14,646 | 61.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Frouzins | 31 | 56 km NW | 9,805 | 62 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fos-sur-Mer | 13 | 242 km E | 15,862 | 61.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bagnols-sur-Cèze | 30 | 234 km NE | 18,112 | 66.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Castanet-Tolosan | 31 | 43 km NW | 15,317 | 55.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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