Saint-Papoul
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 89 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Papoul (INSEE 11361) is in Aude (11), part of CC Castelnaudary Lauragais Audois. Population 835 (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 50.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 89 % of the 15,410 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.6 | 10 | 5.96 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.67 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE SIBRA). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE RECANTOU). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE HENRY GROCELLE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (YANNICK LE BARS, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE SAINT PAPOUL). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (PRALINE COIFFURE · LE SALON DE SANDRA). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Library. [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE SIBRA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | LE RECANTOU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE HENRY GROCELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | YANNICK LE BARS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE SAINT PAPOUL | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 2 | PRALINE COIFFURE · LE SALON DE SANDRA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 760 (2012) → 835 (2023): 9.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 762 (1990) → 835 (2023): 9.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 487, of which 3.3 % second homes and 13.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Papoul): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Martin-Lalande): 3.8 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Papoul): 0.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Castelnaudary): 6.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Papoul): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 36 days a year at or above 30 °C and 12 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LABECEDE LAURAGAIS_SAPC weather station, 6.6 km away at 408 m; the village itself is at 171 m. [11]
The village sits 237 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 10 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CASTELNAUDARY, 7.6 km away at 160 m, over 28 summers. [11]
An average of 886 mm of rain a year, spread over 111 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LABECEDE LAURAGAIS_SAPC, 6.6 km away at 408 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 — 11361/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11361/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11361/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11361/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11361
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11356
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11076
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huppy | 80 | 745 km N | 749 | 59.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 68 % · humidity 36 % |
| Sauternes | 33 | 233 km NW | 788 | 60.7 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Margut | 08 | 738 km N | 700 | 47.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 19 % · humidity 36 % |
| Foucarmont | 76 | 726 km N | 816 | 60.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 84 % · humidity 36 % |
| Saulx | 70 | 587 km NE | 874 | 56.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 9 % · humidity 43 % |
| Mattaincourt | 88 | 635 km NE | 802 | 43.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 20 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauternes | 33 | 233 km NW | 788 | 60.7 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saulx | 70 | 587 km NE | 874 | 56.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 9 % · humidity 43 % |
| Mattaincourt | 88 | 635 km NE | 802 | 43.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 20 % · humidity 36 % |
| Foucarmont | 76 | 726 km N | 816 | 60.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 84 % · humidity 36 % |
| Margut | 08 | 738 km N | 700 | 47.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 19 % · humidity 36 % |
| Huppy | 80 | 745 km N | 749 | 59.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 68 % · 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-Papoul'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubiet | 32 | 107 km W | 1,134 | 32.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moussoulens | 11 | 17 km E | 956 | 49.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Leuc | 11 | 31 km SE | 819 | 48 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cuzorn | 47 | 161 km NW | 845 | 26.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Vernet | 09 | 39 km SW | 682 | 47.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aignan | 32 | 163 km W | 720 | 44.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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