Gardie
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 13.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 44 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gardie (INSEE 11161) is in Aude (11), part of CC du Limouxin. Population 128 (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 13.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 44 % of the 12,751 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.85 | 10 | 8.47 |
| Housing mix | 0.63 | 5 | 3.17 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), 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) | 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 | 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 112 (2012) → 128 (2023): 14.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 95 (1990) → 128 (2023): 34.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 82, of which 18.3 % second homes and 7.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Hilaire): 2.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pomas): 4.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Hilaire): 2.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Limoux): 6.7 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Hilaire): 2.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
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. [11]
Measured at the LIMOUX weather station, 8.5 km away at 230 m; the village itself is at 230 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 10 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at VILLARDEBELLE_SAPC, 10.6 km away at 593 m, over 11 summers. [11]
That station sits 363 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 719 mm of rain a year, spread over 98 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MONTCLAR, 7.9 km away at 220 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11161/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11161/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11161/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11161/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11344
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11293
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11206
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lentilles | 10 | 628 km N | 128 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 86 % · humidity 43 % |
| Montfranc | 12 | 88 km N | 130 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 10 % · winter 9 % |
| Vraignes-en-Vermandois | 80 | 760 km N | 130 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 93 % · humidity 36 % |
| Beauménil | 88 | 664 km NE | 131 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 51 % · humidity 36 % |
| Villemorin | 17 | 385 km NW | 130 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 99 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saules | 71 | 440 km NE | 125 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 72 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montfranc | 12 | 88 km N | 130 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 10 % · winter 9 % |
| Villemorin | 17 | 385 km NW | 130 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 99 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saules | 71 | 440 km NE | 125 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 72 % · humidity 50 % |
| Lentilles | 10 | 628 km N | 128 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 86 % · humidity 43 % |
| Beauménil | 88 | 664 km NE | 131 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 51 % · humidity 36 % |
| Vraignes-en-Vermandois | 80 | 760 km N | 130 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 93 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Gardie'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagardelle | 46 | 182 km NW | 120 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villar-Saint-Anselme | 11 | 2.3 km S | 113 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pescadoires | 46 | 183 km NW | 184 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maignaut-Tauzia | 32 | 178 km NW | 220 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Amancet | 81 | 46 km N | 170 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cassignas | 47 | 183 km NW | 127 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
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