Fontjoncouse
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 19.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 71 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fontjoncouse (INSEE 11152) is in Aude (11), part of CC Corbières Salanque Méditerranée. Population 139 (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 19.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 71 % of the 13,473 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.86 | 10 | 8.63 |
| Housing mix | 0.3 | 5 | 1.51 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (AUBERGE DU VIEUX PUITS). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (AUBERGE DU VIEUX PUITS). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | AUBERGE DU VIEUX PUITS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | AUBERGE DU VIEUX PUITS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 149 (2012) → 139 (2023): -6.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 102 (1990) → 139 (2023): 36.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 129, of which 34.9 % second homes and 9.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Durban-Corbières): 5.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Montséret): 5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Durban-Corbières): 6.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Durban-Corbières): 6.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Durban-Corbières): 6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 37 days a year at or above 30 °C and 27 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the DURBAN-CORBIERES weather station, 6.6 km away at 120 m; the village itself is at 257 m. [10]
The village sits 137 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 9 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at DURBAN-CORBIERES, 6.6 km away at 120 m, over 28 summers. [10]
That station sits 137 m below 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 696 mm of rain a year, spread over 71 days — about 9.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at COUSTOUGE, 3.7 km away at 185 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 — 11152/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11152/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11152/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11152/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11124
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11256
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fanlac | 24 | 262 km NW | 134 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 92 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Clément-sur-Guye | 71 | 421 km N | 140 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 76 % · humidity 50 % |
| Rempnat | 87 | 302 km N | 141 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 57 % · humidity 43 % |
| Belmont-Sainte-Foi | 46 | 166 km NW | 130 | 20.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 57 % |
| Combiers | 16 | 331 km NW | 128 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 55 % · humidity 57 % |
| Erp | 09 | 130 km W | 142 | 20.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 38 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erp | 09 | 130 km W | 142 | 20.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 38 % · humidity 50 % |
| Belmont-Sainte-Foi | 46 | 166 km NW | 130 | 20.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 57 % |
| Fanlac | 24 | 262 km NW | 134 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 92 % · humidity 64 % |
| Rempnat | 87 | 302 km N | 141 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 57 % · humidity 43 % |
| Combiers | 16 | 331 km NW | 128 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 55 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Clément-sur-Guye | 71 | 421 km N | 140 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 76 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Fontjoncouse'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plieux | 32 | 194 km NW | 159 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lagarde | 32 | 207 km NW | 123 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Belmont | 32 | 218 km W | 149 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Perelli | 2B | 546 km E | 109 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Denis-Catus | 46 | 203 km NW | 198 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Esclottes | 47 | 281 km NW | 170 | 8.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
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