Caunes-Minervois
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 49.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 76 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Caunes-Minervois (INSEE 11081) is in Aude (11), part of CA Carcassonne Agglo. Population 1,554 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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 49.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 76 % of the 11,365 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.8 | 20 | 16.02 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.52 | 10 | 5.18 |
| Housing mix | 0.7 | 5 | 3.48 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL ICHER ET FILS). [3,4]
7 × Restaurant (L'ARGENT DOUBLE · LA TABLE D'EMILIE · VILLA ANGEL · LE CLOS DE L'ABBAYE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LA GRANDE FONTAINE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LAETITIA SALOMON, MÉDECIN · JACQUES FRANCISCO, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE CAUNES-MINERVOIS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE CAUNES-MINERVOIS). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (PECH THERESE · KARINE COIFFURE). [3,4]
3 × Hotel (HÔTEL D'ALIBERT · HOTEL LE MINERVOIS · HOTEL LA MARBRERIE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (MAIRIE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Primary school (élémentaire). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | SARL ICHER ET FILS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 7 | L'ARGENT DOUBLE · LA TABLE D'EMILIE · VILLA ANGEL · LE CLOS DE L'ABBAYE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LA GRANDE FONTAINE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | LAETITIA SALOMON, MÉDECIN · JACQUES FRANCISCO, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE CAUNES-MINERVOIS | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE CAUNES-MINERVOIS | 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 | 2 | PECH THERESE · KARINE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hotel | 3 | HÔTEL D'ALIBERT · HOTEL LE MINERVOIS · HOTEL LA MARBRERIE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | MAIRIE | 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 1,678 (2012) → 1,554 (2023): -7.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,527 (1990) → 1,554 (2023): 1.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,128, of which 15.2 % second homes and 16.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Villeneuve-Minervois): 5.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Caunes-Minervois): 0.5 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Caunes-Minervois): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Villeneuve-Minervois): 5.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Caunes-Minervois): 0.7 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 35 days a year at or above 30 °C and 12 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CAUNES-MINERVOIS weather station, 3.9 km away at 371 m; the village itself is at 197 m. [10]
The village sits 174 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 9 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CAUNES-MINERVOIS, 3.9 km away at 371 m, over 19 summers. [10]
That station sits 174 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 751 mm of rain a year, spread over 89 days — about 8.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CAUNES-MINERVOIS, 3.9 km away at 371 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 — 11081/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11081/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11081/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11081/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11433
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11081
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mézin | 47 | 200 km NW | 1,433 | 55.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 80 % |
| Pont-de-Veyle | 01 | 376 km NE | 1,594 | 55.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 64 % |
| Claret | 34 | 126 km NE | 1,745 | 51.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 49 % · humidity 71 % |
| Lamarche-sur-Saône | 21 | 492 km NE | 1,382 | 45.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 32 % |
| Badonviller | 54 | 667 km NE | 1,497 | 50.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 3 % · humidity 43 % |
| Richelieu | 37 | 445 km N | 1,598 | 59.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 72 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claret | 34 | 126 km NE | 1,745 | 51.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 49 % · humidity 71 % |
| Mézin | 47 | 200 km NW | 1,433 | 55.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 80 % |
| Pont-de-Veyle | 01 | 376 km NE | 1,594 | 55.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 64 % |
| Richelieu | 37 | 445 km N | 1,598 | 59.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 72 % · humidity 57 % |
| Lamarche-sur-Saône | 21 | 492 km NE | 1,382 | 45.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 32 % |
| Badonviller | 54 | 667 km NE | 1,497 | 50.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 3 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Caunes-Minervois'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villeréal | 47 | 204 km NW | 1,261 | 56.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Connaux | 30 | 187 km NE | 1,705 | 57.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Alzonne | 11 | 30 km W | 1,586 | 45.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nogaro | 32 | 212 km W | 2,238 | 65.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Samatan | 32 | 130 km W | 2,517 | 78.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villepinte | 11 | 36 km W | 1,243 | 35.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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