Chalabre
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 47.1/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 77 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chalabre (INSEE 11091) is in Aude (11), part of CC Pyrénées audoises. Population 1,084 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/11091-chalabre
Vitality score
Vitality score 47.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 77 % of the 13,841 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 | 0.47 | 25 | 11.83 |
| Social | 0.51 | 20 | 10.26 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.36 | 10 | 3.59 |
| Housing mix | 0.66 | 5 | 3.32 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DE CHALABRE). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (L'ENTRECOTE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (COLOMER CHARLETTE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (CAFE DES SPORTS). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LOUIS PERGAUD). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE ANTOINE PONS). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-JACQUES BERNATAS, MÉDECIN · EMILIAN DRAGOMIR, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE CHALABRE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE MUNICIPAL). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (NOUVEL'HAIR). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL DE FRANCE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LE CAZAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE FOURNIL DE CHALABRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | L'ENTRECOTE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | COLOMER CHARLETTE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | CAFE DES SPORTS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LOUIS PERGAUD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE ANTOINE PONS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | JEAN-JACQUES BERNATAS, MÉDECIN · EMILIAN DRAGOMIR, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | 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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE CHALABRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | NOUVEL'HAIR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL DE FRANCE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LE CAZAL | 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 1,115 (2012) → 1,084 (2023): -2.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,262 (1990) → 1,084 (2023): -14.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 785, of which 16.8 % second homes and 16.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chalabre): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Chalabre): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Chalabre): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bélesta): 10.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Chalabre): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 14 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST BENOIT weather station, 4 km away at 601 m; the village itself is at 373 m. [10]
The village sits 228 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 10 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST BENOIT, 4 km away at 601 m, over 16 summers. [10]
That station sits 228 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 872 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 7.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST BENOIT, 4 km away at 601 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11091/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11091/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11091/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11091/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11091
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09047
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guémené-sur-Scorff | 56 | 696 km NW | 1,175 | 61.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 77 % · humidity 43 % |
| Graçay | 18 | 463 km N | 1,234 | 50.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 45 % |
| Duras | 47 | 239 km NW | 1,208 | 57.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 77 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Just-en-Chevalet | 42 | 357 km NE | 1,169 | 55.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 36 % |
| Ervy-le-Châtel | 10 | 582 km N | 1,099 | 50.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 28 % · humidity 43 % |
| L'Isle-Jourdain | 86 | 377 km N | 1,126 | 48.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 51 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duras | 47 | 239 km NW | 1,208 | 57.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 77 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Just-en-Chevalet | 42 | 357 km NE | 1,169 | 55.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 36 % |
| L'Isle-Jourdain | 86 | 377 km N | 1,126 | 48.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 51 % · humidity 86 % |
| Graçay | 18 | 463 km N | 1,234 | 50.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 45 % |
| Ervy-le-Châtel | 10 | 582 km N | 1,099 | 50.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 28 % · humidity 43 % |
| Guémené-sur-Scorff | 56 | 696 km NW | 1,175 | 61.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 77 % · 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 Chalabre'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Just-Luzac | 17 | 396 km NW | 2,136 | 55.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villars-sur-Var | 06 | 424 km E | 780 | 63 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lamarque | 33 | 320 km NW | 1,335 | 44.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Seurin-de-Cursac | 33 | 321 km NW | 771 | 44.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gilette | 06 | 427 km E | 1,627 | 42.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult | 17 | 391 km NW | 1,811 | 63.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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