Pradelles-Cabardès
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 15.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 48 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pradelles-Cabardès (INSEE 11297) is in Aude (11), part of CC de la Montagne Noire. Population 160 (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 15.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 48 % of the 14,595 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.55 | 10 | 5.46 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE PETIT PRADELLOIS). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE PRADELLES-CABARDÈS). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (BASE DE LOISIR LAC BIROTOS). [3]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL BIROTOS · CAMPING BIROTOS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE PETIT PRADELLOIS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE PRADELLES-CABARDÈS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | BASE DE LOISIR LAC BIROTOS | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 2 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL BIROTOS · CAMPING BIROTOS | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 151 (2012) → 160 (2023): 6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 153 (1990) → 160 (2023): 4.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 219, of which 56.6 % second homes and 3.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lastours): 9.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mas-Cabardès): 7.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Mazamet): 10.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Amans-Soult): 8.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Cabrespine): 5.3 km to the south (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the CASTANS weather station, 3.9 km away at 650 m; the village itself is at 835 m. [13]
The village sits 185 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. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at CAUNES-MINERVOIS, 8.7 km away at 371 m, over 19 summers. [13]
That station sits 464 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [13]
An average of 1,430 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 11.5 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at CASTANS, 3.9 km away at 650 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11297/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11297/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11297/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11297/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11194
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11222
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81163
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81238
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11056
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Besse | 38 | 350 km NE | 154 | 19 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Albon-d'Ardèche | 07 | 223 km NE | 159 | 21.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chilhac | 43 | 210 km N | 176 | 23.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 34 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dracy-lès-Couches | 71 | 422 km NE | 152 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arfons | 81 | 23 km W | 188 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lespinassière | 11 | 7.4 km E | 139 | 20 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lespinassière | 11 | 7.4 km E | 139 | 20 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 79 % |
| Arfons | 81 | 23 km W | 188 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chilhac | 43 | 210 km N | 176 | 23.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 34 % · humidity 86 % |
| Albon-d'Ardèche | 07 | 223 km NE | 159 | 21.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Besse | 38 | 350 km NE | 154 | 19 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dracy-lès-Couches | 71 | 422 km NE | 152 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Pradelles-Cabardès'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipilly | 80 | 723 km N | 172 | 26.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tourette-du-Château | 06 | 382 km E | 147 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Heuland | 14 | 679 km N | 148 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jarsy | 73 | 387 km NE | 255 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Branville | 14 | 678 km N | 238 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Machiel | 80 | 764 km N | 151 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
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