Peyriac-Minervois
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 39.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 58 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Peyriac-Minervois (INSEE 11286) is in Aude (11), part of CA Carcassonne Agglo. Population 1,123 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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 39.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 58 % of the 13,635 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.87 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.57 | 10 | 5.66 |
| Housing mix | 0.79 | 5 | 3.95 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAISON DOS SANTOS). [4,3]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET). [4,3]
1 × Restaurant (CHEZ CHRISTELLE PIZZERIA - BRASSERIE). [4,3]
1 × Café / bar (CHEZ LA SOSSO). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LUCIEN MILHAU). [4]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SANDRINE TEIXEIRA, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy. [4,3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (PEYRIAC MINERVOIS AP). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE PEYRIAC-MINERVOIS). [4]
1 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU LANGUEDOC). [4]
4 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE CHRISTEL · DELMAS MARIE-ANGE · MC COIFFURE · BELLAMY DIANE). [4,3]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | MAISON DOS SANTOS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,3] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | CHEZ CHRISTELLE PIZZERIA - BRASSERIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 1 | CHEZ LA SOSSO | INSEE SIRENE 1 [3] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LUCIEN MILHAU | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | SANDRINE TEIXEIRA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | PEYRIAC MINERVOIS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE PEYRIAC-MINERVOIS | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU LANGUEDOC | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | COIFFURE CHRISTEL · DELMAS MARIE-ANGE · MC COIFFURE · BELLAMY DIANE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,3] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,113 (2012) → 1,123 (2023): 0.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,053 (1990) → 1,123 (2023): 6.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 740, of which 10.5 % second homes and 17.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Rieux-Minervois): 2.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Peyriac-Minervois): 0 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Peyriac-Minervois): 0.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Rieux-Minervois): 1.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Peyriac-Minervois): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 45 days a year at or above 30 °C and 21 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LAURE-MINERVOIS weather station, 4.6 km away at 80 m; the village itself is at 130 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 10 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CAUNES-MINERVOIS, 8.4 km away at 371 m, over 19 summers. [10]
That station sits 241 m above 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 661 mm of rain a year, spread over 76 days — about 8.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LAURE-MINERVOIS, 4.6 km away at 80 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 — 11286/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11286/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11286/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11286/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11315
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11286
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Riceys | 10 | 541 km N | 1,174 | 52.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 28 % · humidity 36 % |
| Castéra-Verduzan | 32 | 181 km W | 1,041 | 59 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
| Fontès | 34 | 71 km NE | 1,060 | 38.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 71 % |
| Sars-Poteries | 59 | 773 km N | 1,402 | 45.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 59 % · humidity 36 % |
| Excideuil | 24 | 258 km NW | 1,201 | 50.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 91 % · humidity 71 % |
| Gabarret | 40 | 220 km W | 1,283 | 57.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 64 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontès | 34 | 71 km NE | 1,060 | 38.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 71 % |
| Castéra-Verduzan | 32 | 181 km W | 1,041 | 59 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
| Gabarret | 40 | 220 km W | 1,283 | 57.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 64 % · humidity 71 % |
| Excideuil | 24 | 258 km NW | 1,201 | 50.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 91 % · humidity 71 % |
| Les Riceys | 10 | 541 km N | 1,174 | 52.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 28 % · humidity 36 % |
| Sars-Poteries | 59 | 773 km N | 1,402 | 45.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 59 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Peyriac-Minervois'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Redorte | 11 | 8.6 km SE | 1,238 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ornaisons | 11 | 25 km SE | 1,161 | 45.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mercuès | 46 | 164 km NW | 1,122 | 58.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Fossat | 09 | 95 km W | 1,071 | 50.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Azille | 11 | 7.7 km E | 1,115 | 33.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Puichéric | 11 | 8.7 km SE | 1,198 | 49.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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