Fontanès-de-Sault
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 5.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 46 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fontanès-de-Sault (INSEE 11147) is in Aude (11), part of CC Pyrénées audoises. Population 6 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 5.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 46 % of the 48 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.5 | 10 | 5 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 4 (2012) → 6 (2023): 50 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 6 (1990) → 6 (2023): 0 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 23, of which 73.9 % second homes and 4.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Espezel): 7.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Bousquet): 7.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Quérigut): 7.9 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Espezel): 7.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Galinagues): 5.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 74 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the BELCAIRE weather station, 10.9 km away at 980 m; the village itself is at 954 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at BELCAIRE, 10.9 km away at 980 m, over 30 summers. [12]
An average of 974 mm of rain a year, spread over 114 days — about 8.5 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at JOUCOU, 6.5 km away at 600 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11147/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11147/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11147/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11147/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11130
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11047
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09239
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11160
- 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-Martin-lès-Seyne | 04 | 381 km NE | 7 | 0 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Charmes-en-l'Angle | 52 | 663 km N | 6 | 2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Majastres | 04 | 363 km E | 5 | 0 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Trébons-de-Luchon | 31 | 124 km W | 8 | 1.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pommerol | 26 | 329 km NE | 10 | 2.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 31 % · humidity 100 % |
| Baren | 31 | 120 km W | 9 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baren | 31 | 120 km W | 9 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Trébons-de-Luchon | 31 | 124 km W | 8 | 1.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pommerol | 26 | 329 km NE | 10 | 2.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 31 % · humidity 100 % |
| Majastres | 04 | 363 km E | 5 | 0 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-lès-Seyne | 04 | 381 km NE | 7 | 0 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Charmes-en-l'Angle | 52 | 663 km N | 6 | 2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
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