Payra-sur-l'Hers
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 23.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Payra-sur-l'Hers (INSEE 11275) is in Aude (11), part of CC Castelnaudary Lauragais Audois. Population 210 (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 23.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 70 % of the 16,281 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.83 | 10 | 8.29 |
| Housing mix | 0.7 | 5 | 3.5 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (PAYRA SUR L HERS AP). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | 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 | PAYRA SUR L HERS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 187 (2012) → 210 (2023): 12.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 158 (1990) → 210 (2023): 32.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 120, of which 15 % second homes and 4.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fendeille): 7.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mas-Saintes-Puelles): 5.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Salles-sur-l'Hers): 6.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Salles-sur-l'Hers): 6.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Payra-sur-l'Hers): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 30 days a year at or above 30 °C and 27 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the CASTELNAUDARY weather station, 8.8 km away at 160 m; the village itself is at 255 m. [12]
The village sits 95 m above 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at CASTELNAUDARY, 8.8 km away at 160 m, over 28 summers. [12]
That station sits 95 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 738 mm of rain a year, spread over 101 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at SALLES-SUR-L'HERS, 6.6 km away at 210 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 — 11275/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11275/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11275/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11275/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11138
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11225
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11371
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11275
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cazaugitat | 33 | 219 km NW | 220 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Marien | 23 | 352 km N | 196 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 43 % · humidity 50 % |
| Lavaufranche | 23 | 341 km N | 232 | 19 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 39 % · humidity 57 % |
| Bourg-de-Bigorre | 65 | 131 km W | 194 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Rémy | 19 | 268 km N | 244 | 20 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 % |
| Valeilles | 82 | 143 km NW | 242 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourg-de-Bigorre | 65 | 131 km W | 194 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valeilles | 82 | 143 km NW | 242 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cazaugitat | 33 | 219 km NW | 220 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Rémy | 19 | 268 km N | 244 | 20 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 % |
| Lavaufranche | 23 | 341 km N | 232 | 19 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 39 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Marien | 23 | 352 km N | 196 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 43 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Payra-sur-l'Hers'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cazaugitat | 33 | 219 km NW | 220 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valeilles | 82 | 143 km NW | 242 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lacaussade | 47 | 161 km NW | 210 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Goutz | 32 | 108 km NW | 212 | 22.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Leyritz-Moncassin | 47 | 180 km NW | 206 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Eulalie-d'Ans | 24 | 230 km N | 298 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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