Fontiès-d'Aude
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 36/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 73 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fontiès-d'Aude (INSEE 11151) is in Aude (11), part of CA Carcassonne Agglo. Population 560 (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 36/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 73 % of the 17,448 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.76 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (FONTIES D AUDE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE FONTIÈS-D'AUDE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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) | 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 | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | FONTIES D AUDE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE FONTIÈS-D'AUDE | 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 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 417 (2012) → 560 (2023): 34.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 336 (1990) → 560 (2023): 66.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 289, of which 2.4 % second homes and 9.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Trèbes): 2.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Trèbes): 2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Trèbes): 2.6 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Trèbes): 2.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Fontiès-d'Aude): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 40 days a year at or above 30 °C and 13 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ARQUETTES-EN-VAL weather station, 10.4 km away at 240 m; the village itself is at 111 m. [10]
The village sits 129 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 11 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ARQUETTES-EN-VAL, 10.4 km away at 240 m, over 18 summers. [10]
That station sits 129 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 700 mm of rain a year, spread over 80 days — about 8.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CAPENDU, 7.9 km away at 79 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 — 11151/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11151/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11151/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11151/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11397
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11151
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rongères | 03 | 354 km N | 555 | 29.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 19 % · humidity 43 % |
| Barbery | 60 | 671 km N | 528 | 31 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 51 % · humidity 29 % |
| Pommevic | 82 | 159 km NW | 599 | 33.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 68 % · humidity 71 % |
| Naujan-et-Postiac | 33 | 276 km NW | 599 | 31.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
| Leigné-les-Bois | 86 | 420 km N | 547 | 30.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 69 % · humidity 43 % |
| Chevenon | 58 | 420 km N | 635 | 31.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 39 % · humidity 29 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pommevic | 82 | 159 km NW | 599 | 33.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 68 % · humidity 71 % |
| Naujan-et-Postiac | 33 | 276 km NW | 599 | 31.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
| Rongères | 03 | 354 km N | 555 | 29.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 19 % · humidity 43 % |
| Chevenon | 58 | 420 km N | 635 | 31.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 39 % · humidity 29 % |
| Leigné-les-Bois | 86 | 420 km N | 547 | 30.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 69 % · humidity 43 % |
| Barbery | 60 | 671 km N | 528 | 31 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 51 % · humidity 29 % |
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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 Fontiès-d'Aude'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontcouverte | 11 | 19 km E | 575 | 35 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Laurabuc | 11 | 39 km W | 431 | 28 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aigues-Vives | 11 | 8.1 km NE | 532 | 34.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Couthures-sur-Garonne | 47 | 241 km NW | 365 | 38.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Eulalie | 11 | 21 km W | 595 | 36.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Escales | 11 | 20 km E | 512 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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