Sigean
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 60.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 78 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sigean (INSEE 11379) is in Aude (11), part of CA Le Grand Narbonne. Population 5,657 (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/11379-sigean
Vitality score
Vitality score 60.3/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 78 % of the 4,175 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 | 0.46 | 25 | 11.51 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 15.09 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.67 | 5 | 3.33 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SOCIETE SIGEANNAISE DE BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE · LES DUNES). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL AU BON GROIN). [3,4]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CHEZ FRANCIS · CAZABIO · COMPTOIR DE L'AVENUE · LES TROIS M). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LIDL · INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (LES SAVEURS TERRE ET MER). [3,4]
16 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT BAR A VINS LE POTAGER · MAS COL DES MUZELS · MC DONALD'S · LE JARDIN DES OLIVIERS). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LE BAR D'EN FACE · DERRIERE LES FAGOTS). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE RENE AZALBERT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE CALANDRETA LO BECARUT). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE DES CORBIERES MARITIMES). [3]
8 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ISABELLE JOLIBOIS, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC POTHIER, MÉDECIN · VAN QUI NGUYEN, MÉDECIN · BRUNO PASTURAUD, MÉDECIN · CATHERINE ROUVIERE, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE RICHIARDI POCH · PHARMACIE DU MARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SIGEAN). [3]
1 × Cinema (LES CORBIERES). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE PIERRE DE COUBERTIN). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · CIC SUD OUEST · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD). [3]
10 × Hairdresser (AMAZONE · NADIA COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (LE JARDIN DES OLIVIERS). [3,4]
6 × Campsite (COMMUNE SIGEAN CAMPING MUNI). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Supermarket, 3 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser, 2 × Campsite.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | SOCIETE SIGEANNAISE DE BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE · LES DUNES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | SARL AU BON GROIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | CHEZ FRANCIS · CAZABIO · COMPTOIR DE L'AVENUE · LES TROIS M | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | LIDL · INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LES SAVEURS TERRE ET MER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 16 | RESTAURANT BAR A VINS LE POTAGER · MAS COL DES MUZELS · MC DONALD'S · LE JARDIN DES OLIVIERS | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 32 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LE BAR D'EN FACE · DERRIERE LES FAGOTS | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE RENE AZALBERT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE CALANDRETA LO BECARUT | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE DES CORBIERES MARITIMES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 8 | ISABELLE JOLIBOIS, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC POTHIER, MÉDECIN · VAN QUI NGUYEN, MÉDECIN · BRUNO PASTURAUD, MÉDECIN · CATHERINE ROUVIERE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE RICHIARDI POCH · PHARMACIE DU MARCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 DE SIGEAN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LES CORBIERES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE PIERRE DE COUBERTIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · CIC SUD OUEST · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 10 | AMAZONE · NADIA COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | LE JARDIN DES OLIVIERS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 6 | COMMUNE SIGEAN CAMPING MUNI | INSEE SIRENE 6 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 5,476 (2012) → 5,657 (2023): 3.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,373 (1990) → 5,657 (2023): 67.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,731, of which 16.7 % second homes and 9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sigean): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sigean): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Sigean): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Sigean): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Sigean): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 50 days a year at or above 30 °C and 17 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the DURBAN-CORBIERES weather station, 13.6 km away at 120 m; the village itself is at 15 m. [9]
The village sits 105 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 13 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at DURBAN-CORBIERES, 13.6 km away at 120 m, over 28 summers. [9]
That station sits 105 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 616 mm of rain a year, spread over 58 days — about 10.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at PORTEL-DES-CORBIERES, 3.3 km away at 29 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11379/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11379/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11379/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11379/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11379
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carry-le-Rouet | 13 | 179 km E | 5,702 | 56 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| Lavelanet | 09 | 92 km W | 5,987 | 57.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 77 % · humidity 29 % |
| Calvisson | 30 | 129 km NE | 6,486 | 62.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 82 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Chéron | 91 | 618 km N | 5,132 | 50.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 53 % · humidity 14 % |
| Forcalquier | 04 | 249 km NE | 5,222 | 66.3 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 7 % |
| Aimargues | 30 | 123 km NE | 5,705 | 62 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 88 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavelanet | 09 | 92 km W | 5,987 | 57.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 77 % · humidity 29 % |
| Aimargues | 30 | 123 km NE | 5,705 | 62 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 88 % · humidity 57 % |
| Calvisson | 30 | 129 km NE | 6,486 | 62.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 82 % · humidity 57 % |
| Carry-le-Rouet | 13 | 179 km E | 5,702 | 56 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| Forcalquier | 04 | 249 km NE | 5,222 | 66.3 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 7 % |
| Saint-Chéron | 91 | 618 km N | 5,132 | 50.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 53 % · humidity 14 % |
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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 Sigean'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pollestres | 66 | 44 km S | 5,548 | 54 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sorède | 66 | 55 km S | 3,512 | 38.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saleilles | 66 | 42 km S | 5,698 | 51 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Toulouges | 66 | 42 km S | 7,450 | 52.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Soler | 66 | 41 km S | 7,942 | 65.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Canohès | 66 | 43 km S | 6,616 | 48.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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