Tuchan
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 54.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 94 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Tuchan (INSEE 11401) is in Aude (11), part of CC Corbières Salanque Méditerranée. Population 791 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/11401-tuchan
Vitality score
Vitality score 54.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 94 % of the 15,706 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 | 0.86 | 20 | 17.29 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.82 | 10 | 8.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.5 | 10 | 4.96 |
| Housing mix | 0.3 | 5 | 1.52 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE D'AGUILAR). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LES SAVEURS DE TAUCH · LE SNACK DE JADE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-FRANCOIS LOEVE, MÉDECIN · DAVID HERREROS FELIP, MÉDECIN · LAIA SANCHEZ-SOLANILLA, MÉDECIN · ALEXANDRA CNEJAVICI, MÉDECIN · MARIA DE LOS ANGELES ALBA SIEIRA RIBOT, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES HAUTES CORBIERES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE TUCHAN). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
2 × Campsite (DOMAINE DE LA PEIRIERE · CAMPING LE RELAIS D'AGUILAR). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Supermarket, 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE D'AGUILAR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | LES SAVEURS DE TAUCH · LE SNACK DE JADE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | JEAN-FRANCOIS LOEVE, MÉDECIN · DAVID HERREROS FELIP, MÉDECIN · LAIA SANCHEZ-SOLANILLA, MÉDECIN · ALEXANDRA CNEJAVICI, MÉDECIN · MARIA DE LOS ANGELES ALBA SIEIRA RIBOT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DES HAUTES CORBIERES | 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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE TUCHAN | 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 2 | DOMAINE DE LA PEIRIERE · CAMPING LE RELAIS D'AGUILAR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 796 (2012) → 791 (2023): -0.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 794 (1990) → 791 (2023): -0.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 698, of which 34.8 % second homes and 5.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Tuchan): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Paziols): 3.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Tuchan): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Tautavel): 8.7 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Tuchan): 0 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 29 days a year at or above 30 °C and 13 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CUCUGNAN weather station, 10.7 km away at 299 m; the village itself is at 163 m. [11]
The village sits 136 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 12 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at DURBAN-CORBIERES, 14.2 km away at 120 m, over 28 summers. [11]
An average of 836 mm of rain a year, spread over 85 days — about 9.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at PALAIRAC, 8.9 km away at 364 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 — 11401/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11401/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11401/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11401/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11401
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11276
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66205
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Hilaire | 11 | 40 km NW | 712 | 53.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bourg-et-Comin | 02 | 727 km N | 809 | 60.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 49 % · humidity 21 % |
| Espinasses | 05 | 332 km NE | 777 | 65.9 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 0 % · humidity 14 % |
| Entraygues-sur-Truyère | 12 | 196 km N | 964 | 71.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 61 % |
| Villars-sur-Var | 06 | 372 km E | 780 | 63 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 95 % · humidity 71 % |
| Lasalle | 30 | 158 km NE | 1,202 | 56.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 84 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Hilaire | 11 | 40 km NW | 712 | 53.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lasalle | 30 | 158 km NE | 1,202 | 56.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 84 % · humidity 36 % |
| Entraygues-sur-Truyère | 12 | 196 km N | 964 | 71.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 61 % |
| Espinasses | 05 | 332 km NE | 777 | 65.9 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 0 % · humidity 14 % |
| Villars-sur-Var | 06 | 372 km E | 780 | 63 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 95 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bourg-et-Comin | 02 | 727 km N | 809 | 60.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 49 % · humidity 21 % |
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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 Tuchan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belvèze-du-Razès | 11 | 57 km NW | 884 | 56 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marciac | 32 | 219 km W | 1,213 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Geaune | 40 | 264 km W | 767 | 65.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fanjeaux | 11 | 65 km NW | 885 | 59.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Estang | 32 | 253 km NW | 668 | 57.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Feuillade | 24 | 269 km NW | 820 | 46.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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