Pouzols-Minervois
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Partly served 40.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 81 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pouzols-Minervois (INSEE 11296) is in Aude (11), part of CA Le Grand Narbonne. Population 599 (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 40.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 81 % of the 17,078 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| 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 school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (PIZZA LOREGGIA). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (POUZOLS MINERVOIS AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE POUZOLS-MINERVOIS). [3]
2 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LES AUBERGES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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) | 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 | 1 | PIZZA LOREGGIA | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | POUZOLS MINERVOIS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE POUZOLS-MINERVOIS | 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 | 2 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LES AUBERGES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 506 (2012) → 599 (2023): 18.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 338 (1990) → 599 (2023): 77.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 399, of which 24.8 % second homes and 6.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ginestas): 4.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Paraza): 3.8 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Ginestas): 4.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bize-Minervois): 4.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Pouzols-Minervois): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
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. [12]
Measured at the ARGELIERS weather station, 7.2 km away at 31 m; the village itself is at 66 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 12 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at LEZIGNAN-CORBIERES, 15 km away at 60 m, over 29 summers. [12]
An average of 587 mm of rain a year, spread over 62 days — about 9.5 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ARGELIERS, 7.2 km away at 31 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 — 11296/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11296/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11296/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11296/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11164
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11273
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11041
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11296
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Vigeant | 86 | 369 km NW | 657 | 36.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 71 % |
| Marquixanes | 66 | 77 km S | 599 | 47.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 55 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saints-en-Puisaye | 89 | 483 km N | 548 | 37.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 39 % · humidity 29 % |
| La Tour | 06 | 358 km E | 540 | 44.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 62 % · humidity 57 % |
| Caseneuve | 84 | 224 km E | 527 | 43.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 3 % · winter 0 % · humidity 14 % |
| Les Mayons | 83 | 286 km E | 625 | 43.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 68 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquixanes | 66 | 77 km S | 599 | 47.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 55 % · humidity 50 % |
| Caseneuve | 84 | 224 km E | 527 | 43.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 3 % · winter 0 % · humidity 14 % |
| Les Mayons | 83 | 286 km E | 625 | 43.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 68 % · humidity 36 % |
| La Tour | 06 | 358 km E | 540 | 44.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 62 % · humidity 57 % |
| Le Vigeant | 86 | 369 km NW | 657 | 36.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saints-en-Puisaye | 89 | 483 km N | 548 | 37.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 39 % · humidity 29 % |
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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 Pouzols-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paraza | 11 | 4.1 km S | 700 | 43.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Valière | 11 | 2.0 km SE | 534 | 25.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mailhac | 11 | 1.7 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 | 4.9 km NE | 1,355 | 61.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
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