Puginier
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 18.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 65 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Puginier (INSEE 11300) is in Aude (11), part of CC Castelnaudary Lauragais Audois. Population 153 (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 18.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 65 % of the 14,226 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.56 | 10 | 5.55 |
| Housing mix | 0.8 | 5 | 4 |
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 ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, 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 ELEMENTAIRE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 154 (2012) → 153 (2023): -0.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 145 (1990) → 153 (2023): 5.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 90, of which 10 % second homes and 6.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Paulet): 4.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Peyrens): 3.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Tréville): 2.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Castelnaudary): 6.7 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Puginier): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 35 days a year at or above 30 °C and 12 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the LABECEDE LAURAGAIS_SAPC weather station, 7.7 km away at 408 m; the village itself is at 189 m. [13]
The village sits 219 m below 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 10 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at CASTELNAUDARY, 8.1 km away at 160 m, over 28 summers. [13]
An average of 886 mm of rain a year, spread over 111 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at LABECEDE LAURAGAIS_SAPC, 7.7 km away at 408 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 — 11300/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11300/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11300/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11300/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11362
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11284
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11399
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11076
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11300
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Pierre-lès-Bitry | 60 | 678 km N | 153 | 21.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 57 % · humidity 43 % |
| Nullemont | 76 | 711 km N | 152 | 22.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 74 % · humidity 36 % |
| Pierrepont-sur-l'Arentèle | 88 | 655 km NE | 146 | 20.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 31 % · humidity 36 % |
| Sains-lès-Fressin | 62 | 788 km N | 150 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 43 % · humidity 36 % |
| Saint-Dos | 64 | 239 km W | 160 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 72 % · humidity 43 % |
| Flirey | 54 | 682 km NE | 159 | 19.1 | No daily shops | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Dos | 64 | 239 km W | 160 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 72 % · humidity 43 % |
| Pierrepont-sur-l'Arentèle | 88 | 655 km NE | 146 | 20.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 31 % · humidity 36 % |
| Saint-Pierre-lès-Bitry | 60 | 678 km N | 153 | 21.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 57 % · humidity 43 % |
| Flirey | 54 | 682 km NE | 159 | 19.1 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Nullemont | 76 | 711 km N | 152 | 22.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 74 % · humidity 36 % |
| Sains-lès-Fressin | 62 | 788 km N | 150 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 43 % · 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 Puginier'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 Neuville-en-Beine | 02 | 707 km N | 197 | 22.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Brouilh-Monbert | 32 | 128 km W | 235 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villefloure | 11 | 46 km SE | 156 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| L'Isle-Arné | 32 | 97 km W | 180 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gaudonville | 32 | 104 km NW | 101 | 8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sallèles-Cabardès | 11 | 40 km E | 110 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
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