Paraza
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 43.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Paraza (INSEE 11273) is in Aude (11), part of CC Région Lézignanaise, Corbières et Minervois. Population 700 (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 43.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 82 % of the 16,415 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 | 0.49 | 20 | 9.82 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.5 | 5 | 2.52 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CHEZ FABIENNE ET CLAUDIE). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (OKN9 · CROQUEBOLLE · L'ESCALE ITALIENNE · LOCA X LE CAFE DU PORT). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (PARAZA AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE PARAZA). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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) | 1 | CHEZ FABIENNE ET CLAUDIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 4 | OKN9 · CROQUEBOLLE · L'ESCALE ITALIENNE · LOCA X LE CAFE DU PORT | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | 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 | 1 | PARAZA AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE PARAZA | INSEE BPE 1 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 661 (2012) → 700 (2023): 5.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 401 (1990) → 700 (2023): 74.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 499, of which 24.8 % second homes and 10.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Canet): 2.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Paraza): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Canet): 2.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Canet): 3.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Paraza): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 68 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 ARGELIERS weather station, 9.1 km away at 31 m; the village itself is at 55 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 12 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LEZIGNAN-CORBIERES, 12 km away at 60 m, over 29 summers. [10]
An average of 587 mm of rain a year, spread over 62 days — about 9.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ARGELIERS, 9.1 km away at 31 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 — 11273/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11273/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11273/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11273/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11067
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11273
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trausse | 11 | 23 km W | 614 | 39.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rodès | 66 | 70 km S | 758 | 43.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 70 % · humidity 64 % |
| Ferdrupt | 88 | 599 km NE | 738 | 38.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 15 % · humidity 21 % |
| Mirepeisset | 11 | 6.5 km NE | 750 | 44.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Seurin-de-Cadourne | 33 | 367 km NW | 705 | 37.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bonson | 06 | 358 km E | 740 | 40.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirepeisset | 11 | 6.5 km NE | 750 | 44.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 50 % |
| Trausse | 11 | 23 km W | 614 | 39.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rodès | 66 | 70 km S | 758 | 43.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 70 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bonson | 06 | 358 km E | 740 | 40.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Seurin-de-Cadourne | 33 | 367 km NW | 705 | 37.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 64 % |
| Ferdrupt | 88 | 599 km NE | 738 | 38.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 15 % · humidity 21 % |
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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 Paraza'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pouzols-Minervois | 11 | 4.1 km N | 599 | 40.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Valière | 11 | 2.6 km N | 534 | 25.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mailhac | 11 | 5.8 km N | 595 | 47.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bize-Minervois | 11 | 8.2 km NE | 1,355 | 61.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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