Luc-sur-Aude
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 37.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 93 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Luc-sur-Aude (INSEE 11209) is in Aude (11), part of CC du Limouxin. Population 257 (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 37.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 93 % of the 17,348 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.79 | 10 | 7.91 |
| Housing mix | 0.81 | 5 | 4.05 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (FOURNIL BIO DE LUC). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB GAVROCHE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | FOURNIL BIO DE LUC | 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 | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB GAVROCHE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 211 (2012) → 257 (2023): 21.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 199 (1990) → 257 (2023): 29.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 147, of which 9.5 % second homes and 6.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Luc-sur-Aude): 0.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Couiza): 2.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Couiza): 2.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Couiza): 2.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Luc-sur-Aude): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 40 days a year at or above 30 °C and 20 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the GRANES weather station, 5.7 km away at 420 m; the village itself is at 259 m. [10]
The village sits 161 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at GRANES, 5.7 km away at 420 m, over 25 summers. [10]
That station sits 161 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 702 mm of rain a year, spread over 95 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at GRANES, 5.7 km away at 420 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 — 11209/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11209/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11209/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11209/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11209
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11103
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Force | 11 | 30 km NW | 264 | 39.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 36 % |
| Saint-Gilles | 71 | 475 km NE | 286 | 31.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 54 % · humidity 64 % |
| Boulogne-sur-Helpe | 59 | 802 km N | 291 | 31.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 58 % · humidity 64 % |
| Petitmagny | 90 | 641 km NE | 315 | 34.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 31 % · humidity 64 % |
| Rouède | 31 | 113 km W | 285 | 36.7 | Few services | no figures |
| Le Landin | 27 | 726 km N | 254 | 31.4 | Few services | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Force | 11 | 30 km NW | 264 | 39.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 36 % |
| Rouède | 31 | 113 km W | 285 | 36.7 | Few services | no figures |
| Saint-Gilles | 71 | 475 km NE | 286 | 31.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 54 % · humidity 64 % |
| Petitmagny | 90 | 641 km NE | 315 | 34.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 31 % · humidity 64 % |
| Le Landin | 27 | 726 km N | 254 | 31.4 | Few services | no figures |
| Boulogne-sur-Helpe | 59 | 802 km N | 291 | 31.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 58 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Luc-sur-Aude'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaudreuille | 31 | 57 km NW | 392 | 31.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Salasc | 34 | 112 km NE | 357 | 30.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Étienne-Estréchoux | 34 | 104 km NE | 259 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saumont | 47 | 195 km NW | 240 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ginoles | 11 | 14 km SW | 296 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Clermont-Soubiran | 47 | 175 km NW | 395 | 20.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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