Pezens

Aude · CA Carcassonne Agglo · INSEE 11288

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 43.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 58 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Pezens (INSEE 11288) is in Aude (11), part of CA Carcassonne Agglo. Population 1,611 (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.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/11288-pezens

Vitality score

Vitality score 43.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 58 % of the 11,118 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	0.34	25	8.55
Social	0.32	20	6.32
Education	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0.2	10	1.97
Public & culture	0.39	5	1.97
Population trend	0.98	10	9.78
Housing mix	0.95	5	4.73

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 2 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 0 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 1 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 1 of 2

Everyday services 2 of 3

Lodging 0 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE BEN & CHARLIE · LES COULEURS DES SAVEURS). ^[3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PROXI PEZENS). ^[3,4]

2 × Restaurant (PIZZA OCCITANE · L'AMBROSIA). ^[3,4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

1 × Pharmacy (SARL PHARMACIE DU CABARDES). ^[3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (PEZENS AP). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE PEZENS). ^[3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DU LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL PRIVE LEPAFP). ^[3]

1 × Hairdresser (L'ATELIER DE SANDRA). ^[3,4]

1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). ^[3]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).

Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). ^[4,3]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	2	BOULANGERIE BEN & CHARLIE · LES COULEURS DES SAVEURS	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	0		INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	1	PROXI PEZENS	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	2	PIZZA OCCITANE · L'AMBROSIA	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Café / bar	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Pharmacy	1	SARL PHARMACIE DU CABARDES	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Nurse	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale	1	PEZENS AP	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	1	BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE PEZENS	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall	1	GYMNASE DU LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL PRIVE LEPAFP	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser	1	L'ATELIER DE SANDRA	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Fuel station	1	STATION SERVICE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
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

1968: 934 2023: 1,611 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,367 (2012) → 1,611 (2023): 17.8 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 1,090 (1990) → 1,611 (2023): 47.8 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 789, of which 2.7 % second homes and 9 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, Pharmacy GP — 4.5 km E Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Pezens): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Pezens): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Pennautier): 4.5 km to the east (straight line). ^[9]

Pharmacy (Pezens): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[8]

Primary school (Pezens): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 37.6

Days at or below 0 °C 19.9

Muggy days a summer 9.7

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 38 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 CARCASSONNE weather station, 5 km away at 128 m; the village itself is at 122 m. ^[10]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 10 days a summer. ^[10]

Humidity measured at CARCASSONNE, 5 km away at 128 m, over 30 summers. ^[10]

An average of 761 mm of rain a year, spread over 95 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. ^[10]

Rainfall measured at VENTENAC-CABARDES, 3 km away at 123 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 — 11288/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11288/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11288/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11288/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 11288
INSEE BPE 2025 — 11279
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
Vougy	42	349 km NE	1,546	37.2	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 65 % · humidity 71 %
Saint-Rémy-en-Rollat	03	338 km N	1,774	39	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 35 % · humidity 36 %
Aron	53	601 km N	1,828	42.4	Partly served	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 73 % · humidity 36 %
Fourques	66	86 km SE	1,347	38.7	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 %
Viviers-lès-Montagnes	81	34 km N	2,008	37.3	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Léon-sur-l'Isle	24	250 km NW	2,080	36	Few services	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Viviers-lès-Montagnes	81	34 km N	2,008	37.3	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 %
Fourques	66	86 km SE	1,347	38.7	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 %
Saint-Léon-sur-l'Isle	24	250 km NW	2,080	36	Few services	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 %
Saint-Rémy-en-Rollat	03	338 km N	1,774	39	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 35 % · humidity 36 %
Vougy	42	349 km NE	1,546	37.2	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 65 % · humidity 71 %
Aron	53	601 km N	1,828	42.4	Partly served	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 73 % · 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 Pezens'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
Viviers-lès-Montagnes	81	34 km N	2,008	37.3	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 %
Dourgne	81	28 km N	1,313	44.3	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 %
Valros	34	91 km E	1,685	36.8	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 %
Lézignan-la-Cèbe	34	98 km E	1,580	47.7	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 %
Villegly	11	14 km E	1,247	47.2	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 %
Villepinte	11	15 km W	1,243	35.3	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 %

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