Molandier
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 14 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Molandier (INSEE 11236) is in Aude (11), part of CC Piège Lauragais Malepère. Population 252 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/11236-molandier
Vitality score
Vitality score 11.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 14 % of the 17,272 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 | 0.66 | 10 | 6.56 |
| Housing mix | 0.59 | 5 | 2.97 |
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 230 (2012) → 252 (2023): 9.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 218 (1990) → 252 (2023): 15.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 143, of which 20.3 % second homes and 5.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mazères): 3.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mazères): 3.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Mazères): 3.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Mazères): 3.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Belpech): 5.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 30 days a year at or above 30 °C and 30 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MONTFERRAND weather station, 14.6 km away at 190 m; the village itself is at 232 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CASTELNAUDARY, 19.9 km away at 160 m, over 28 summers. [10]
That station sits 72 m below 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 779 mm of rain a year, spread over 108 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BELPECH, 5.6 km away at 235 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 — 11236/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11236/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11236/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11236/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09185
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11033
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Écuelles | 71 | 488 km NE | 252 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 78 % |
| Brèves | 58 | 487 km N | 258 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 70 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Ouen-le-Pin | 14 | 668 km N | 250 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Léger | 73 | 437 km NE | 257 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 62 % · humidity 50 % |
| Cailleville | 76 | 736 km N | 244 | 11.5 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Prémeyzel | 01 | 413 km NE | 244 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 66 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prémeyzel | 01 | 413 km NE | 244 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 66 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Léger | 73 | 437 km NE | 257 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 62 % · humidity 50 % |
| Brèves | 58 | 487 km N | 258 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 70 % · humidity 57 % |
| Écuelles | 71 | 488 km NE | 252 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 78 % |
| Saint-Ouen-le-Pin | 14 | 668 km N | 250 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
| Cailleville | 76 | 736 km N | 244 | 11.5 | No daily shops | no figures |
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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 Molandier'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcizac-ez-Angles | 65 | 139 km W | 248 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jugazan | 33 | 227 km NW | 272 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Sève | 33 | 206 km NW | 251 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Esseintes | 33 | 209 km NW | 244 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mérignas | 33 | 224 km NW | 295 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Angeac-Charente | 16 | 301 km NW | 287 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
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