Saint-Jean-de-Barrou
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 20.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 50 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Jean-de-Barrou (INSEE 11345) is in Aude (11), part of CC Corbières Salanque Méditerranée. Population 272 (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 20.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 50 % of the 17,579 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.71 | 10 | 7.09 |
| Housing mix | 0.37 | 5 | 1.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT JEAN DE BARROU AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT-JEAN-DE-BARROU). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | SAINT JEAN DE BARROU AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT-JEAN-DE-BARROU | 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 276 (2012) → 272 (2023): -1.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 225 (1990) → 272 (2023): 20.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 262, of which 31.7 % second homes and 13.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Durban-Corbières): 4.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Jean-de-Barrou): 0 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Durban-Corbières): 4.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Durban-Corbières): 4.7 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Fraissé-des-Corbières): 1.5 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 45 days a year at or above 30 °C and 22 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the DURBAN-CORBIERES weather station, 4.4 km away at 120 m; the village itself is at 133 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 12 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at DURBAN-CORBIERES, 4.4 km away at 120 m, over 28 summers. [11]
An average of 657 mm of rain a year, spread over 66 days — about 10 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at DURBAN-CORBIERES, 4.4 km away at 120 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 — 11345/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11345/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11345/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11345/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11124
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11345
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11157
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontgombault | 36 | 439 km N | 268 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 77 % · humidity 21 % |
| Montouliers | 34 | 43 km N | 242 | 21 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 84 % · humidity 71 % |
| Champlemy | 58 | 483 km N | 305 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 47 % · humidity 36 % |
| Voisey | 52 | 594 km N | 272 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 35 % · humidity 36 % |
| Chavaniac-Lafayette | 43 | 252 km N | 273 | 23.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 9 % · humidity 14 % |
| Bretonvillers | 25 | 560 km NE | 280 | 21.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 0 % · humidity 14 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montouliers | 34 | 43 km N | 242 | 21 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 84 % · humidity 71 % |
| Chavaniac-Lafayette | 43 | 252 km N | 273 | 23.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 9 % · humidity 14 % |
| Fontgombault | 36 | 439 km N | 268 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 77 % · humidity 21 % |
| Champlemy | 58 | 483 km N | 305 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 47 % · humidity 36 % |
| Bretonvillers | 25 | 560 km NE | 280 | 21.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 0 % · humidity 14 % |
| Voisey | 52 | 594 km N | 272 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 35 % · 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 Saint-Jean-de-Barrou'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montbrun-des-Corbières | 11 | 30 km NW | 343 | 30.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cascastel-des-Corbières | 11 | 7.2 km NW | 212 | 26.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bouilhonnac | 11 | 45 km NW | 226 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villesèque-des-Corbières | 11 | 6.5 km N | 386 | 37.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villeneuve-les-Corbières | 11 | 5.6 km NW | 253 | 41.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Blomac | 11 | 34 km NW | 264 | 22.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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