Mas-des-Cours
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 12.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 78 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mas-des-Cours (INSEE 11223) is in Aude (11), part of CA Carcassonne Agglo. Population 22 (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 12.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 78 % of the 1,110 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 | 0.97 | 10 | 9.67 |
| Housing mix | 0.25 | 5 | 1.25 |
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 24 (2012) → 22 (2023): -8.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 15 (1990) → 22 (2023): 46.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 16, of which 37.5 % second homes and 0 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Palaja): 5.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Palaja): 5.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Fajac-en-Val): 5.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Palaja): 5.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Monze): 4.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 33 days a year at or above 30 °C and 18 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ARQUETTES-EN-VAL weather station, 7.2 km away at 240 m; the village itself is at 268 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 9 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ARQUETTES-EN-VAL, 7.2 km away at 240 m, over 18 summers. [11]
An average of 780 mm of rain a year, spread over 94 days — about 8.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ARQUETTES-EN-VAL, 7.2 km away at 240 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 — 11223/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11223/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11223/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11223/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11272
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11133
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11257
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cunel | 55 | 720 km N | 23 | 4.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 47 % · humidity 43 % |
| Colmier-le-Bas | 52 | 553 km N | 22 | 2.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 0 % · humidity 43 % |
| Chauvirey-le-Vieil | 70 | 579 km NE | 24 | 2.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 18 % · humidity 43 % |
| Bonnal | 25 | 576 km NE | 20 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 32 % |
| Ampriani | 2B | 575 km E | 23 | 4.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Eyroles | 26 | 267 km NE | 22 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 62 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eyroles | 26 | 267 km NE | 22 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 62 % · humidity 36 % |
| Colmier-le-Bas | 52 | 553 km N | 22 | 2.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 0 % · humidity 43 % |
| Ampriani | 2B | 575 km E | 23 | 4.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bonnal | 25 | 576 km NE | 20 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 32 % |
| Chauvirey-le-Vieil | 70 | 579 km NE | 24 | 2.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 18 % · humidity 43 % |
| Cunel | 55 | 720 km N | 23 | 4.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 47 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Mas-des-Cours'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villar-en-Val | 11 | 5.9 km SE | 23 | 5.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mayronnes | 11 | 12 km SE | 42 | 8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Roquepine | 32 | 180 km NW | 42 | 4.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Jonquières | 11 | 27 km E | 45 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villetritouls | 11 | 7.5 km SE | 34 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-des-Puits | 11 | 15 km SE | 30 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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