Serres
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 23.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 92 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Serres (INSEE 11377) is in Aude (11), part of CC du Limouxin. Population 89 (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 23.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 92 % of the 9,442 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.67 | 5 | 3.36 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE CERF-VOLANT). [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE CERF-VOLANT | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 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 49 (2012) → 89 (2023): 81.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 55 (1990) → 89 (2023): 61.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 67, of which 16.4 % second homes and 11.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Luc-sur-Aude): 5.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Rennes-les-Bains): 3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Rennes-les-Bains): 3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Couiza): 5.6 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Rennes-les-Bains): 3.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 39 days a year at or above 30 °C and 20 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the GRANES weather station, 7.3 km away at 420 m; the village itself is at 272 m. [11]
The village sits 148 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 6 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at GRANES, 7.3 km away at 420 m, over 25 summers. [11]
That station sits 148 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 905 mm of rain a year, spread over 104 days — about 8.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ARQUES, 4.2 km away at 350 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 — 11377/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11377/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11377/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11377/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11209
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11310
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11103
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogécourt | 02 | 750 km N | 88 | 17 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 49 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Créac | 32 | 164 km NW | 86 | 14 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Ost | 32 | 158 km W | 95 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Justian | 32 | 190 km NW | 108 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 80 % · humidity 43 % |
| Drubec | 14 | 722 km N | 111 | 22 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 81 % · humidity 64 % |
| Lisseuil | 63 | 349 km N | 107 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Ost | 32 | 158 km W | 95 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Créac | 32 | 164 km NW | 86 | 14 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Justian | 32 | 190 km NW | 108 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 80 % · humidity 43 % |
| Lisseuil | 63 | 349 km N | 107 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
| Drubec | 14 | 722 km N | 111 | 22 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 81 % · humidity 64 % |
| Rogécourt | 02 | 750 km N | 88 | 17 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 49 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Serres'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lachapelle | 47 | 245 km NW | 96 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Colombe-de-Duras | 47 | 263 km NW | 98 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Maurice-de-Lestapel | 47 | 229 km NW | 110 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Monviel | 47 | 230 km NW | 76 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fajolles | 82 | 155 km NW | 113 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montaïn | 82 | 148 km NW | 92 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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