Saint-Frichoux
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 21.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 61 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Frichoux (INSEE 11342) is in Aude (11), part of CA Carcassonne Agglo. Population 224 (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 21.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 61 % of the 16,663 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 | 0.77 | 10 | 7.66 |
| Housing mix | 0.81 | 5 | 4.06 |
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 PUBLIQUE). [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 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 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 | 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 235 (2012) → 224 (2023): -4.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 177 (1990) → 224 (2023): 26.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 139, of which 9.4 % second homes and 19.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Rieux-Minervois): 4.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Laure-Minervois): 3.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Laure-Minervois): 3.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Laure-Minervois): 3.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Frichoux): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 45 days a year at or above 30 °C and 21 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LAURE-MINERVOIS weather station, 3.4 km away at 80 m; the village itself is at 65 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 11 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CAUNES-MINERVOIS, 10.9 km away at 371 m, over 19 summers. [11]
That station sits 306 m above 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 661 mm of rain a year, spread over 76 days — about 8.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LAURE-MINERVOIS, 3.4 km away at 80 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 — 11342/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11342/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11342/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11342/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11315
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11198
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11342
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flers | 62 | 787 km N | 227 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 85 % |
| Sedze-Maubecq | 64 | 217 km W | 225 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Brie-sous-Archiac | 17 | 335 km NW | 223 | 16 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Baromesnil | 76 | 754 km N | 218 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 77 % |
| Villeneuve-d'Amont | 25 | 493 km NE | 213 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 3 % · winter 0 % · humidity 21 % |
| Rumilly | 62 | 816 km N | 237 | 17 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 29 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedze-Maubecq | 64 | 217 km W | 225 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Brie-sous-Archiac | 17 | 335 km NW | 223 | 16 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villeneuve-d'Amont | 25 | 493 km NE | 213 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 3 % · winter 0 % · humidity 21 % |
| Baromesnil | 76 | 754 km N | 218 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 77 % |
| Flers | 62 | 787 km N | 227 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 85 % |
| Rumilly | 62 | 816 km N | 237 | 17 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · 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 Saint-Frichoux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blomac | 11 | 6.4 km SE | 264 | 22.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bagnoles | 11 | 9.7 km W | 300 | 25.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bouilhonnac | 11 | 9.4 km W | 226 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Calamane | 46 | 169 km NW | 471 | 24.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Couat-d'Aude | 11 | 8.5 km SE | 387 | 23.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fraissé-des-Corbières | 11 | 41 km SE | 232 | 26.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
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