Saint-Jean-de-Paracol
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 15.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 54 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Jean-de-Paracol (INSEE 11346) is in Aude (11), part of CC Pyrénées audoises. Population 139 (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 15.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 54 % of the 13,473 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 | 0.39 | 5 | 1.94 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT-JEAN-DE-PARACOL). [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 SAINT-JEAN-DE-PARACOL | 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 111 (2012) → 139 (2023): 25.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 83 (1990) → 139 (2023): 67.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 108, of which 30.6 % second homes and 2.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Quillan): 8.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Puivert): 5.8 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Quillan): 8.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Quillan): 8.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Festes-et-Saint-André): 3.2 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 15 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST BENOIT weather station, 9.4 km away at 601 m; the village itself is at 394 m. [11]
The village sits 207 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 9 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST BENOIT, 9.4 km away at 601 m, over 16 summers. [11]
That station sits 207 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 872 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 7.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST BENOIT, 9.4 km away at 601 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 — 11346/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11346/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11346/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11346/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11304
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11303
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11142
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meljac | 12 | 136 km N | 141 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 54 % |
| Marcy | 58 | 498 km N | 139 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 38 % · humidity 57 % |
| Mercœur | 43 | 268 km N | 146 | 8.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 36 % |
| Avrilly | 03 | 406 km N | 144 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 36 % · humidity 57 % |
| Arboussols | 66 | 43 km SE | 130 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 23 % · humidity 50 % |
| Tilly | 36 | 393 km N | 133 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 49 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arboussols | 66 | 43 km SE | 130 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 23 % · humidity 50 % |
| Meljac | 12 | 136 km N | 141 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 54 % |
| Mercœur | 43 | 268 km N | 146 | 8.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 36 % |
| Tilly | 36 | 393 km N | 133 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 49 % |
| Avrilly | 03 | 406 km N | 144 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 36 % · humidity 57 % |
| Marcy | 58 | 498 km N | 139 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 38 % · humidity 57 % |
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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-Paracol'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerderest | 64 | 193 km W | 141 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Benoît | 11 | 9.9 km NW | 109 | 20.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montjardin | 11 | 8.7 km NW | 93 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Festes-et-Saint-André | 11 | 4.8 km NE | 185 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Hosta | 64 | 261 km W | 100 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Courtauly | 11 | 13 km NW | 73 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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