Limoux
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 60.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 64 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Limoux (INSEE 11206) is in Aude (11), part of CC du Limouxin. Population 10,532 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/11206-limoux
Vitality score
Vitality score 60.4/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 64 % of the 2,324 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 | 0.46 | 25 | 11.55 |
| Social | 0.87 | 20 | 17.43 |
| Education | 0.46 | 10 | 4.65 |
| Health | 0.62 | 10 | 6.21 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.59 | 10 | 5.9 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.53 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PUJOLA SERRAT · MALIGORNE-BLANQUER · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · EURL ALARY · BOULANGERIE ESCOFFIER). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL GARCIA · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE DEL VALS · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE DEL VALS SUBIAS). [3,4]
5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (FLOREAL BIOCOOP ASSOCIATIVE · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · VEGET'HALLES · DIET PLUS · SAS ALLIANCE LOCALE). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (CENTRE LECLERC · LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · LIMOUDIS). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LE FROMAGER DU COIN). [4]
2 × Fishmonger (LA MAREE D'ABEL). [3,4]
27 × Restaurant (HADJ SADOK JEAN · NONO PIZZA · CHARDONANT · SARL SOCIETE MIREILLE · DISCAF LIMOUX). [3,4]
12 × Café / bar (L'ENTRE DEUX · CAFE LA TERRASSE · AL LIMOS · CAFE DE LA TERRASSE · CAFE DES CARS). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MARCEL PAGNOL · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOL MATE JEAN MOULIN). [3]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LOUIS PASTEUR · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VICTOR HUGO · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE CALENDRETA LIMOSENCA · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE-GERMAINE). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE JOSEPH DELTEIL · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT-JOSEPH DE CLUNY). [3]
12 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANNICK LE GOIC, MÉDECIN · CATHERINE PERALDI, MÉDECIN · LIONEL FRANCOIS, MÉDECIN · MOHTASHAM RAFIEIAN BROJENI, MÉDECIN · THOMAS DOURIAUX, MÉDECIN). [3]
5 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE BESSET · PHARMACIE DES AUGUSTINS · PHARMACIE DU LYCEE · PHARMACIE DES MARRONNIERS · PHARMACIE DU TIVOLI). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE · 11 - BIBLIOTHÈQUE DÉPARTEMENTALE (LIMOUX). [3]
1 × Cinema (ELYSEE). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE LOUIS TREMESAYGUES LIMOUX · INSTITUT ST JOSEPH LIMOUX · ESPACE SPORTIF L OLYMPIE). [3]
7 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE LIMOUX · CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · BANQUE CIC SUD OUEST · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU LANGUEDOC · SOCIETE GENERALE). [3]
23 × Hairdresser (PRISE DE TETE). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
3 × Hotel (HOTEL DES ARCADES · GRAND HOTEL MODERNE ET PIGEON · HÔTEL LIMOUX). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LE BREIL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 11 × Restaurant, 3 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | PUJOLA SERRAT · MALIGORNE-BLANQUER · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · EURL ALARY · BOULANGERIE ESCOFFIER | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | SARL GARCIA · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE DEL VALS · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE DEL VALS SUBIAS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 5 | FLOREAL BIOCOOP ASSOCIATIVE · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · VEGET'HALLES · DIET PLUS · SAS ALLIANCE LOCALE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | CENTRE LECLERC · LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · LIMOUDIS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LE FROMAGER DU COIN | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 2 | LA MAREE D'ABEL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 27 | HADJ SADOK JEAN · NONO PIZZA · CHARDONANT · SARL SOCIETE MIREILLE · DISCAF LIMOUX | INSEE BPE 27 / INSEE SIRENE 47 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 12 | L'ENTRE DEUX · CAFE LA TERRASSE · AL LIMOS · CAFE DE LA TERRASSE · CAFE DES CARS | INSEE SIRENE 12 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MARCEL PAGNOL · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOL MATE JEAN MOULIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LOUIS PASTEUR · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VICTOR HUGO · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE CALENDRETA LIMOSENCA · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE-GERMAINE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE JOSEPH DELTEIL · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT-JOSEPH DE CLUNY | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 12 | ANNICK LE GOIC, MÉDECIN · CATHERINE PERALDI, MÉDECIN · LIONEL FRANCOIS, MÉDECIN · MOHTASHAM RAFIEIAN BROJENI, MÉDECIN · THOMAS DOURIAUX, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 5 | PHARMACIE BESSET · PHARMACIE DES AUGUSTINS · PHARMACIE DU LYCEE · PHARMACIE DES MARRONNIERS · PHARMACIE DU TIVOLI | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 2 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE · 11 - BIBLIOTHÈQUE DÉPARTEMENTALE (LIMOUX | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | ELYSEE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | GYMNASE LOUIS TREMESAYGUES LIMOUX · INSTITUT ST JOSEPH LIMOUX · ESPACE SPORTIF L OLYMPIE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 7 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE LIMOUX · CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · BANQUE CIC SUD OUEST · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU LANGUEDOC · SOCIETE GENERALE | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 23 | PRISE DE TETE | INSEE BPE 23 / INSEE SIRENE 28 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 3 | HOTEL DES ARCADES · GRAND HOTEL MODERNE ET PIGEON · HÔTEL LIMOUX | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LE BREIL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 10,180 (2012) → 10,532 (2023): 3.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 9,665 (1990) → 10,532 (2023): 9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 6,096, of which 4.7 % second homes and 10.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Limoux): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Limoux): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Limoux): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Limoux): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Limoux): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 44 days a year at or above 30 °C and 32 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the LIMOUX weather station, 1.6 km away at 230 m; the village itself is at 168 m. [9]
The village sits 62 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 15 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ALAIGNE, 11.8 km away at 293 m, over 24 summers. [9]
That station sits 125 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 646 mm of rain a year, spread over 93 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LIMOUX, 1.6 km away at 230 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11206/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11206/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11206/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11206/logement/2023
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pernes-les-Fontaines | 84 | 252 km NE | 10,504 | 56.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 7 % |
| Oloron-Sainte-Marie | 64 | 230 km W | 10,684 | 60.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Ploërmel | 56 | 650 km NW | 10,163 | 59.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 100 % · humidity 0 % |
| Treillières | 44 | 563 km NW | 10,600 | 40.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 96 % · humidity 7 % |
| Auterive | 31 | 69 km NW | 10,456 | 57.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · humidity 50 % |
| Orthez | 64 | 247 km W | 10,881 | 60 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auterive | 31 | 69 km NW | 10,456 | 57.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · humidity 50 % |
| Oloron-Sainte-Marie | 64 | 230 km W | 10,684 | 60.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Orthez | 64 | 247 km W | 10,881 | 60 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pernes-les-Fontaines | 84 | 252 km NE | 10,504 | 56.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 7 % |
| Treillières | 44 | 563 km NW | 10,600 | 40.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 96 % · humidity 7 % |
| Ploërmel | 56 | 650 km NW | 10,163 | 59.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 100 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Limoux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagetmau | 40 | 237 km W | 4,624 | 61.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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