Salles-d'Aude
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 38.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 16 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Salles-d'Aude (INSEE 11370) is in Aude (11), part of CA Le Grand Narbonne. Population 3,369 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/11370-salles-d-aude
Vitality score
Vitality score 38.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 16 % of the 6,463 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 | 0.2 | 25 | 5.12 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.87 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.31 | 10 | 3.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.69 | 5 | 3.46 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE DE LA CLAPE · PATISSERIE L'OCCITANE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (1.2.3. PIZZAS · L'ARDOISE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (COULEUR CAFE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LAS PORRETAS). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ANTOINE SIGNOLES). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-PAUL LAVAL, MÉDECIN · CLOÉ VESQUE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA CLAPE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE JEAN CAMP). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (JENNY COIFFURE · L'ATELIER DE MARY). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE DE LA CLAPE · PATISSERIE L'OCCITANE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | 1.2.3. PIZZAS · L'ARDOISE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | COULEUR CAFE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LAS PORRETAS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ANTOINE SIGNOLES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | JEAN-PAUL LAVAL, MÉDECIN · CLOÉ VESQUE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA CLAPE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE JEAN CAMP | 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 | 4 | JENNY COIFFURE · L'ATELIER DE MARY | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday, Friday 18h à 22h place de la mairie. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,041 (2012) → 3,369 (2023): 10.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,710 (1990) → 3,369 (2023): 97 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,852, of which 15.4 % second homes and 3.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Salles-d'Aude): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Salles-d'Aude): 0.5 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Salles-d'Aude): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Salles-d'Aude): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Salles-d'Aude): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 42 days a year at or above 30 °C and 11 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the NARBONNE-EGASSIAIRAL weather station, 10.4 km away at 5 m; the village itself is at 13 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 19 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at NARBONNE, 16.5 km away at 110 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 97 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 614 mm of rain a year, spread over 60 days — about 10.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at FLEURY, 1.7 km away at 19 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11370/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.sallesdaude.fr/a-decouvrir/les-marches-de-plein-vent/— “Présent le mardi et le vendredi de 18h à 22h”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11370/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11370/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11370/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11370
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arvert | 17 | 437 km NW | 3,917 | 48.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 100 % · humidity 36 % |
| Saint-Geniès-de-Malgoirès | 30 | 118 km NE | 3,225 | 43.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 55 % · humidity 7 % |
| Sainte-Geneviève | 60 | 676 km N | 3,505 | 49.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 32 % · humidity 0 % |
| Noé | 31 | 150 km W | 3,067 | 40.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 64 % · humidity 21 % |
| Gétigné | 44 | 547 km NW | 3,883 | 49.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 33 % · winter 72 % |
| Bury | 60 | 678 km N | 2,838 | 46.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 34 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Geniès-de-Malgoirès | 30 | 118 km NE | 3,225 | 43.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 55 % · humidity 7 % |
| Noé | 31 | 150 km W | 3,067 | 40.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 64 % · humidity 21 % |
| Arvert | 17 | 437 km NW | 3,917 | 48.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 100 % · humidity 36 % |
| Gétigné | 44 | 547 km NW | 3,883 | 49.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 33 % · winter 72 % |
| Sainte-Geneviève | 60 | 676 km N | 3,505 | 49.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 32 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bury | 60 | 678 km N | 2,838 | 46.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 34 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Salles-d'Aude'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coursan | 11 | 5.0 km W | 5,737 | 50.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-André | 66 | 77 km S | 3,388 | 45 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fleury | 11 | 1.8 km SE | 4,246 | 63.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Alénya | 66 | 68 km S | 3,782 | 47.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Biguglia | 2B | 519 km E | 7,642 | 73.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cuxac-d'Aude | 11 | 9.8 km W | 4,079 | 42.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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