Massac
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 10.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 55 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Massac (INSEE 11224) is in Aude (11), part of CC Région Lézignanaise, Corbières et Minervois. Population 30 (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 10.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 55 % of the 2,079 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 | 0.86 | 10 | 8.64 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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 30 (2012) → 30 (2023): 0 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 22 (1990) → 30 (2023): 36.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 50, of which 56 % second homes and 2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cucugnan): 7.9 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Laroque-de-Fa): 3.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Padern): 8.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Maury): 12.2 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Mouthoumet): 6 km to the north-west (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 22 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the MOUTHOUMET weather station, 5.8 km away at 538 m; the village itself is at 469 m. [13]
The village sits 69 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. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at MOUTHOUMET, 5.8 km away at 538 m, over 29 summers. [13]
That station sits 69 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [13]
An average of 804 mm of rain a year, spread over 94 days — about 8.6 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at MOUTHOUMET, 5.8 km away at 538 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11224/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11224/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11224/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11224/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11113
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11191
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11270
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66107
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11260
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châteauneuf-d'Oze | 05 | 319 km NE | 30 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Beissat | 23 | 318 km N | 31 | 3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 14 % · humidity 64 % |
| Blancherupt | 67 | 708 km NE | 29 | 5.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 54 % · humidity 71 % |
| Peyrolles-en-Cévennes | 30 | 167 km NE | 30 | 6.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 55 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Prés | 26 | 301 km NE | 31 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Charens | 26 | 297 km NE | 32 | 6.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 46 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyrolles-en-Cévennes | 30 | 167 km NE | 30 | 6.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 55 % · humidity 86 % |
| Charens | 26 | 297 km NE | 32 | 6.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 46 % · humidity 64 % |
| Les Prés | 26 | 301 km NE | 31 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Beissat | 23 | 318 km N | 31 | 3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 14 % · humidity 64 % |
| Châteauneuf-d'Oze | 05 | 319 km NE | 30 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Blancherupt | 67 | 708 km NE | 29 | 5.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 54 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Massac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salza | 11 | 9.5 km NW | 29 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Palairac | 11 | 8.5 km NE | 33 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Auriac | 11 | 6.6 km W | 33 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pécharic-et-le-Py | 11 | 67 km NW | 30 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Temple-Laguyon | 24 | 283 km NW | 34 | 3.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boisset | 34 | 55 km N | 43 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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