Conques-sur-Orbiel
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 46.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 57 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Conques-sur-Orbiel (INSEE 11099) is in Aude (11), part of CA Carcassonne Agglo. Population 2,523 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/11099-conques-sur-orbiel
Vitality score
Vitality score 46.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 57 % of the 8,190 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 | 0.46 | 20 | 9.18 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.73 | 10 | 7.35 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.61 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (EURL MOLVEAU). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'EPICERIE DES 3 CONQUES). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (L'ORBIELA · LA CALABRAISE · RAYNAUD CAROL · LA MAISON · KAMAGIU). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LA SOURIS VERTE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARIE VIGUIER, MÉDECIN · MARIE-CHRISTINE RAUZIER-JAOUL, MÉDECIN · LOUIS GOUBIN, MÉDECIN · HENRI MONTESPAN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE TICHADOU). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CONQUES SUR ORBIEL LPAC AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE CONQUES-SUR-ORBIEL). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF FELIX ROQUEFORT FERME SUITE AUX INONDATIONS). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (SARL GOURBEILLE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | EURL MOLVEAU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | L'EPICERIE DES 3 CONQUES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 5 | L'ORBIELA · LA CALABRAISE · RAYNAUD CAROL · LA MAISON · KAMAGIU | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LA SOURIS VERTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | MARIE VIGUIER, MÉDECIN · MARIE-CHRISTINE RAUZIER-JAOUL, MÉDECIN · LOUIS GOUBIN, MÉDECIN · HENRI MONTESPAN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE TICHADOU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | CONQUES SUR ORBIEL LPAC AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE CONQUES-SUR-ORBIEL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF FELIX ROQUEFORT FERME SUITE AUX INONDATIONS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | SARL GOURBEILLE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 2,435 (2012) → 2,523 (2023): 3.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,043 (1990) → 2,523 (2023): 23.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,277, of which 3.9 % second homes and 10.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Conques-sur-Orbiel): 0.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Conques-sur-Orbiel): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Conques-sur-Orbiel): 0.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Conques-sur-Orbiel): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Conques-sur-Orbiel): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 40 days a year at or above 30 °C and 22 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the LAURE-MINERVOIS weather station, 9.4 km away at 80 m; the village itself is at 142 m. [9]
The village sits 62 m above 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 10 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at CAUNES-MINERVOIS, 9.6 km away at 371 m, over 19 summers. [9]
That station sits 229 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 694 mm of rain a year, spread over 84 days — about 8.3 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at CONQUES-SUR-ORBIEL, 1.2 km away at 120 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11099/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11099/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11099/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11099/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11099
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meynes | 30 | 187 km E | 2,597 | 49.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monchecourt | 59 | 785 km N | 2,516 | 40.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 64 % · humidity 36 % |
| Drémil-Lafage | 31 | 74 km NW | 2,608 | 47.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Rosières-aux-Salines | 54 | 666 km NE | 2,810 | 43.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 47 % · humidity 36 % |
| Nouaillé-Maupertuis | 86 | 393 km NW | 2,975 | 49.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 61 % · humidity 43 % |
| Labastidette | 31 | 96 km W | 2,930 | 49.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drémil-Lafage | 31 | 74 km NW | 2,608 | 47.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Labastidette | 31 | 96 km W | 2,930 | 49.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Meynes | 30 | 187 km E | 2,597 | 49.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nouaillé-Maupertuis | 86 | 393 km NW | 2,975 | 49.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 61 % · humidity 43 % |
| Rosières-aux-Salines | 54 | 666 km NE | 2,810 | 43.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 47 % · humidity 36 % |
| Monchecourt | 59 | 785 km N | 2,516 | 40.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 64 % · 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 Conques-sur-Orbiel'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgiscard | 31 | 70 km W | 2,587 | 51.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pennautier | 11 | 7.3 km SW | 2,895 | 45.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rieux-Minervois | 11 | 15 km E | 1,957 | 45.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Baziège | 31 | 67 km W | 3,583 | 43.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Viviers-lès-Montagnes | 81 | 37 km NW | 2,008 | 37.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Thibéry | 34 | 83 km E | 3,132 | 45.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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