Montgradail
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 14.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 76 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montgradail (INSEE 11246) is in Aude (11), part of CC du Limouxin. Population 50 (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 14.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 76 % of the 4,828 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.33 | 10 | 3.33 |
| Housing mix | 0.79 | 5 | 3.93 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (ENTREMETS ET SAVEURS). [3]
Not found in the commune: 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) | 1 | ENTREMETS ET SAVEURS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 60 (2012) → 50 (2023): -16.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 60 (1990) → 50 (2023): -16.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 28, of which 10.7 % second homes and 10.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montgradail): 1.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Fanjeaux): 7 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Belvèze-du-Razès): 5.2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Belvèze-du-Razès): 5.9 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Bellegarde-du-Razès): 2.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 16 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ALAIGNE weather station, 6 km away at 293 m; the village itself is at 334 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 13 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ALAIGNE, 6 km away at 293 m, over 24 summers. [12]
An average of 659 mm of rain a year, spread over 95 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ALAIGNE, 6 km away at 293 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11246/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11246/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11246/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11246/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11246
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11136
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11034
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11032
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bois-de-Gand | 39 | 494 km NE | 60 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 43 % · humidity 29 % |
| Ferrière-et-Lafolie | 52 | 632 km N | 50 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 49 % · humidity 14 % |
| Arcey | 21 | 511 km NE | 51 | 13 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 41 % · humidity 14 % |
| Devèze | 65 | 121 km W | 50 | 8.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 58 % · humidity 50 % |
| Colombotte | 70 | 604 km NE | 66 | 21 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 15 % · humidity 21 % |
| Saint-Léger-sous-Margerie | 10 | 631 km N | 51 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 57 % · humidity 21 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devèze | 65 | 121 km W | 50 | 8.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 58 % · humidity 50 % |
| Bois-de-Gand | 39 | 494 km NE | 60 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 43 % · humidity 29 % |
| Arcey | 21 | 511 km NE | 51 | 13 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 41 % · humidity 14 % |
| Colombotte | 70 | 604 km NE | 66 | 21 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 15 % · humidity 21 % |
| Saint-Léger-sous-Margerie | 10 | 631 km N | 51 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 57 % · humidity 21 % |
| Ferrière-et-Lafolie | 52 | 632 km N | 50 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 49 % · humidity 14 % |
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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 Montgradail'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marguestau | 32 | 187 km NW | 56 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Courtète | 11 | 3.1 km NE | 50 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Séailles | 32 | 170 km NW | 70 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Julien-de-Briola | 11 | 8.0 km NW | 79 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Monget | 40 | 212 km W | 77 | 7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ibarrolle | 64 | 253 km W | 73 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
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