Quirbajou
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 14.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 76 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Quirbajou (INSEE 11306) is in Aude (11), part of CC Pyrénées audoises. Population 49 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 14.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 76 % of the 4,658 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.17 | 5 | 0.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE QUIRBAJOU). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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 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) | 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 QUIRBAJOU | 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 | 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 44 (2012) → 49 (2023): 11.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 29 (1990) → 49 (2023): 69 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 48, of which 41.7 % second homes and 4.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Quillan): 4.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Quillan): 5.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Axat): 5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Quillan): 5.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Belvianes-et-Cavirac): 3.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the GRANES weather station, 10.6 km away at 420 m; the village itself is at 807 m. [11]
The village sits 387 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at GRANES, 10.6 km away at 420 m, over 25 summers. [11]
That station sits 387 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 850 mm of rain a year, spread over 104 days — about 8.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at AXAT-GARE, 5 km away at 415 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11306/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11306/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11306/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11306/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11304
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11021
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11035
- 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-Martin-de-Fenouillet | 66 | 24 km E | 49 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 49 % · humidity 79 % |
| Burret | 09 | 59 km W | 44 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle-Bertin | 43 | 291 km NE | 50 | 2.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 11 % · humidity 93 % |
| Feilluns | 66 | 26 km E | 59 | 12 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Maurice | 58 | 488 km N | 48 | 6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lieuche | 06 | 412 km E | 50 | 22 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-de-Fenouillet | 66 | 24 km E | 49 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 49 % · humidity 79 % |
| Feilluns | 66 | 26 km E | 59 | 12 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
| Burret | 09 | 59 km W | 44 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle-Bertin | 43 | 291 km NE | 50 | 2.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 11 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lieuche | 06 | 412 km E | 50 | 22 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Maurice | 58 | 488 km N | 48 | 6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Quirbajou'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burret | 09 | 59 km W | 44 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chevagny-sur-Guye | 71 | 452 km NE | 50 | 4.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tarerach | 66 | 30 km SE | 42 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bussy-la-Pesle | 58 | 503 km N | 50 | 11 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valz-sous-Châteauneuf | 63 | 306 km N | 52 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Villeneuve | 23 | 342 km N | 44 | 1.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
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