Gaja-et-Villedieu
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 29.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 75 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gaja-et-Villedieu (INSEE 11158) is in Aude (11), part of CC du Limouxin. Population 306 (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 29.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 75 % of the 17,889 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.82 | 10 | 8.25 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.36 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (MURA). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, 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 | MURA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 292 (2012) → 306 (2023): 4.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 231 (1990) → 306 (2023): 32.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 172, of which 6.4 % second homes and 8.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Limoux): 2.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Limoux): 2.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Limoux): 2.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Limoux): 2.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Gaja-et-Villedieu): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 44 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LIMOUX weather station, 4 km away at 230 m; the village itself is at 209 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 15 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ALAIGNE, 8.1 km away at 293 m, over 24 summers. [10]
That station sits 84 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 646 mm of rain a year, spread over 93 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LIMOUX, 4 km away at 230 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 — 11158/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11158/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11158/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11158/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11206
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11158
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pardines | 63 | 287 km N | 302 | 31.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 65 % · humidity 0 % |
| Arbouet-Sussaute | 64 | 260 km W | 313 | 28.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fluy | 80 | 754 km N | 320 | 24.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 5 % · winter 81 % |
| Empeaux | 31 | 102 km NW | 314 | 34.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 91 % · humidity 36 % |
| Ledinghem | 62 | 842 km N | 316 | 32 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · humidity 7 % |
| Saint-Michel-de-Saint-Geoirs | 38 | 354 km NE | 281 | 29 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 76 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empeaux | 31 | 102 km NW | 314 | 34.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 91 % · humidity 36 % |
| Arbouet-Sussaute | 64 | 260 km W | 313 | 28.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pardines | 63 | 287 km N | 302 | 31.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 65 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Michel-de-Saint-Geoirs | 38 | 354 km NE | 281 | 29 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 76 % · humidity 0 % |
| Fluy | 80 | 754 km N | 320 | 24.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 5 % · winter 81 % |
| Ledinghem | 62 | 842 km N | 316 | 32 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · humidity 7 % |
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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 Gaja-et-Villedieu'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-de-Villereglan | 11 | 3.3 km NE | 403 | 26.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Digne-d'Aval | 11 | 4.0 km S | 522 | 21.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Magrie | 11 | 6.0 km S | 547 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lacrabe | 40 | 233 km W | 287 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fargues | 40 | 225 km W | 314 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dumes | 40 | 234 km W | 265 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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