Fontiers-Cabardès
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 90 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fontiers-Cabardès (INSEE 11150) is in Aude (11), part of CC de la Montagne Noire. Population 476 (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 44.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 90 % of the 17,882 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.49 | 20 | 9.82 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.63 | 5 | 3.17 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'EPICERIE AU PETIT MARCHE). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (AUBERGE DE PANTOUQUET · CLUB 620 · LE M 620). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE ANTOINE COURRIERE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (FONTIERS CABARDES AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE FONTIERS-CABARDÈS). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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) | 1 | L'EPICERIE AU PETIT MARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 4 | AUBERGE DE PANTOUQUET · CLUB 620 · LE M 620 | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE ANTOINE COURRIERE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | FONTIERS CABARDES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE FONTIERS-CABARDÈS | 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 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 440 (2012) → 476 (2023): 8.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 306 (1990) → 476 (2023): 55.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 311, of which 18.3 % second homes and 6.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cuxac-Cabardès): 2.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Fontiers-Cabardès): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Cuxac-Cabardès): 2.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Cuxac-Cabardès): 2.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Fontiers-Cabardès): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LES MARTYS weather station, 5.6 km away at 760 m; the village itself is at 614 m. [10]
The village sits 146 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 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LES MARTYS, 5.6 km away at 760 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 146 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 972 mm of rain a year, spread over 107 days — about 9.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CUXAC-CABARDES, 2.8 km away at 499 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 — 11150/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11150/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11150/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11150/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11115
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11150
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poilhes | 34 | 68 km E | 548 | 37.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 69 % · humidity 50 % |
| Nonards | 19 | 187 km N | 482 | 39.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 % |
| Soing-Cubry-Charentenay | 70 | 547 km NE | 555 | 36.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Monfort | 32 | 124 km NW | 515 | 40.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 3 % · winter 95 % · humidity 50 % |
| Montmaur | 05 | 320 km NE | 532 | 43.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Félines-Minervois | 34 | 29 km E | 502 | 36.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 5 % · winter 68 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Félines-Minervois | 34 | 29 km E | 502 | 36.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 5 % · winter 68 % |
| Poilhes | 34 | 68 km E | 548 | 37.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 69 % · humidity 50 % |
| Monfort | 32 | 124 km NW | 515 | 40.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 3 % · winter 95 % · humidity 50 % |
| Nonards | 19 | 187 km N | 482 | 39.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 % |
| Montmaur | 05 | 320 km NE | 532 | 43.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Soing-Cubry-Charentenay | 70 | 547 km NE | 555 | 36.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Fontiers-Cabardès'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle-au-Riboul | 53 | 588 km N | 505 | 37 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Boissière-École | 78 | 592 km N | 747 | 39.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Davenescourt | 80 | 706 km N | 555 | 35.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Denis | 11 | 2.5 km SW | 523 | 40.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Germain-de-Joux | 01 | 416 km NE | 507 | 37 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pageas | 87 | 275 km N | 644 | 32.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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