Saint-Benoît
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 20.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 83 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Benoît (INSEE 11333) is in Aude (11), part of CC Pyrénées audoises. Population 109 (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 20.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 83 % of the 11,356 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.71 | 10 | 7.11 |
| Housing mix | 0.55 | 5 | 2.75 |
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 PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT-BENOÎT). [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. [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 | 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 | 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 SAINT-BENOÎT | 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 107 (2012) → 109 (2023): 1.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 90 (1990) → 109 (2023): 21.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 71, of which 22.5 % second homes and 7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chalabre): 6.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Villelongue-d'Aude): 5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Chalabre): 6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Belvèze-du-Razès): 12.4 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Benoît): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 17 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ST BENOIT weather station, 2.1 km away at 601 m; the village itself is at 444 m. [12]
The village sits 157 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 8 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST BENOIT, 2.1 km away at 601 m, over 16 summers. [12]
That station sits 157 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 872 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 7.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST BENOIT, 2.1 km away at 601 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 — 11333/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11333/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11333/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11333/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11091
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11427
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11034
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11333
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Église-Neuve-d'Issac | 24 | 255 km NW | 121 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ribouisse | 11 | 23 km NW | 97 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Grenier-Montgon | 43 | 268 km N | 112 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 68 % · humidity 43 % |
| Bonas | 32 | 158 km NW | 106 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 68 % · humidity 57 % |
| Lannemaignan | 32 | 208 km NW | 105 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Sigoyer | 04 | 345 km NE | 101 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ribouisse | 11 | 23 km NW | 97 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bonas | 32 | 158 km NW | 106 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 68 % · humidity 57 % |
| Lannemaignan | 32 | 208 km NW | 105 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Église-Neuve-d'Issac | 24 | 255 km NW | 121 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grenier-Montgon | 43 | 268 km N | 112 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 68 % · humidity 43 % |
| Sigoyer | 04 | 345 km NE | 101 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Saint-Benoît'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sère-Rustaing | 65 | 146 km W | 127 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Paracol | 11 | 9.9 km SE | 139 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lustar | 65 | 143 km W | 95 | 7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bernadets-Debat | 65 | 147 km W | 98 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montjardin | 11 | 4.8 km SW | 93 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Peyrun | 65 | 156 km W | 106 | 20.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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