Castelreng
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 20.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 62 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Castelreng (INSEE 11078) is in Aude (11), part of CC du Limouxin. Population 207 (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 20.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 62 % of the 16,166 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.69 | 10 | 6.9 |
| Housing mix | 0.56 | 5 | 2.82 |
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 ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE CASTELRENG). [3]
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. [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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 CASTELRENG | 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 198 (2012) → 207 (2023): 4.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 174 (1990) → 207 (2023): 19 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 147, of which 21.8 % second homes and 8.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Limoux): 6.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Villelongue-d'Aude): 4.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Limoux): 6.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Limoux): 6.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Castelreng): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 44 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LIMOUX weather station, 5.4 km away at 230 m; the village itself is at 265 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 12 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST BENOIT, 8 km away at 601 m, over 16 summers. [11]
That station sits 336 m above 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 781 mm of rain a year, spread over 109 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VILLELONGUE-D'AUDE, 4.5 km away at 320 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 — 11078/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11078/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11078/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11078/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11206
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11427
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11078
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Chavannes-en-Maurienne | 73 | 422 km NE | 220 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 45 % · humidity 14 % |
| Saint-Benoist-sur-Vanne | 10 | 591 km N | 228 | 20.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 92 % · humidity 29 % |
| Cerzat | 43 | 260 km NE | 220 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 22 % · humidity 14 % |
| Bardigues | 82 | 151 km NW | 235 | 20.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 57 % |
| Maxey-sur-Meuse | 88 | 663 km NE | 213 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 76 % · humidity 21 % |
| Drom | 01 | 437 km NE | 215 | 24.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 59 % · humidity 29 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bardigues | 82 | 151 km NW | 235 | 20.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 57 % |
| Cerzat | 43 | 260 km NE | 220 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 22 % · humidity 14 % |
| Les Chavannes-en-Maurienne | 73 | 422 km NE | 220 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 45 % · humidity 14 % |
| Drom | 01 | 437 km NE | 215 | 24.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 59 % · humidity 29 % |
| Saint-Benoist-sur-Vanne | 10 | 591 km N | 228 | 20.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 92 % · humidity 29 % |
| Maxey-sur-Meuse | 88 | 663 km NE | 213 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 76 % · humidity 21 % |
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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 Castelreng'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajac | 11 | 2.1 km N | 196 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lagarrigue | 47 | 200 km NW | 272 | 20.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Digne-d'Amont | 11 | 2.2 km NE | 286 | 21.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Maignaut-Tauzia | 32 | 169 km NW | 220 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Banos | 40 | 237 km W | 271 | 23.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pauligne | 11 | 5.1 km N | 357 | 21.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
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