Fourtou
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 17.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 80 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fourtou (INSEE 11155) is in Aude (11), part of CC du Limouxin. Population 77 (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 17.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 80 % of the 8,160 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.83 | 10 | 8.28 |
| Housing mix | 0.19 | 5 | 0.97 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL DU GRAIN AU PAIN). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: 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) | 1 | SARL DU GRAIN AU PAIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 64 (2012) → 77 (2023): 20.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 58 (1990) → 77 (2023): 32.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 62, of which 40.3 % second homes and 1.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fourtou): 2.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Rennes-les-Bains): 8.9 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Rennes-les-Bains): 8.9 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet): 12.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Arques): 6.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 47 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ST LOUIS-ET-PARAHOU weather station, 9.6 km away at 684 m; the village itself is at 673 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at MOUTHOUMET, 10 km away at 538 m, over 29 summers. [12]
That station sits 135 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,013 mm of rain a year, spread over 109 days — about 9.3 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at FOURTOU, 2.2 km away at 643 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 — 11155/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11155/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11155/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11155/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11155
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11310
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66187
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11015
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bard-le-Régulier | 21 | 494 km N | 73 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Espinasse | 15 | 222 km N | 79 | 11 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 50 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sermur | 23 | 341 km N | 102 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Brageac | 15 | 256 km N | 78 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sarlabous | 65 | 176 km W | 79 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Fraissines | 81 | 119 km N | 90 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 89 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fraissines | 81 | 119 km N | 90 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 89 % |
| Sarlabous | 65 | 176 km W | 79 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Espinasse | 15 | 222 km N | 79 | 11 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 50 % · humidity 86 % |
| Brageac | 15 | 256 km N | 78 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sermur | 23 | 341 km N | 102 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bard-le-Régulier | 21 | 494 km N | 73 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 72 % · 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 Fourtou'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brageac | 15 | 256 km N | 78 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ruan-sur-Egvonne | 41 | 576 km N | 80 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Avrée | 58 | 449 km N | 83 | 5.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lies | 65 | 181 km W | 73 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Châtin | 58 | 479 km N | 84 | 1.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Savianges | 71 | 455 km N | 80 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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