Verdun-en-Lauragais
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 27.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 71 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Verdun-en-Lauragais (INSEE 11407) is in Aude (11), part of CC Castelnaudary Lauragais Audois. Population 290 (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 27.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 71 % of the 17,798 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.87 | 10 | 8.68 |
| Housing mix | 0.41 | 5 | 2.03 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (AU BALCON). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Campsite (YELLOH VILLAGE LE BOUT DU MONDE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | 1 | AU BALCON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | YELLOH VILLAGE LE BOUT DU MONDE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 274 (2012) → 290 (2023): 5.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 212 (1990) → 290 (2023): 36.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 232, of which 29.7 % second homes and 9.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Papoul): 4.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Peyrens): 7.8 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Papoul): 3.9 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saissac): 8.9 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Verdun-en-Lauragais): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 16 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the LABECEDE LAURAGAIS_SAPC weather station, 4 km away at 408 m; the village itself is at 328 m. [12]
The village sits 80 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at CASTELNAUDARY, 11.1 km away at 160 m, over 28 summers. [12]
That station sits 168 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 886 mm of rain a year, spread over 111 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at LABECEDE LAURAGAIS_SAPC, 4 km away at 408 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11407/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11407/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11407/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11407/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11361
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11284
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11367
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11407
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauzens-et-Miremont | 24 | 203 km NW | 288 | 22.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 31 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pazy | 58 | 447 km N | 293 | 22.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 27 % · humidity 71 % |
| Paunat | 24 | 196 km NW | 320 | 26.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 34 % · humidity 86 % |
| Salles | 47 | 162 km NW | 288 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Michel | 64 | 267 km W | 290 | 24.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 77 % · humidity 57 % |
| Montgibaud | 19 | 245 km N | 251 | 25.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 46 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salles | 47 | 162 km NW | 288 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Paunat | 24 | 196 km NW | 320 | 26.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 34 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mauzens-et-Miremont | 24 | 203 km NW | 288 | 22.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 31 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montgibaud | 19 | 245 km N | 251 | 25.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 46 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Michel | 64 | 267 km W | 290 | 24.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 77 % · humidity 57 % |
| Pazy | 58 | 447 km N | 293 | 22.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 27 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Verdun-en-Lauragais'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaux | 31 | 21 km NW | 310 | 31.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bertric-Burée | 24 | 255 km NW | 445 | 30.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Paul-Lizonne | 24 | 259 km NW | 274 | 20.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sauveterre | 32 | 98 km W | 278 | 20.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tréjouls | 82 | 120 km NW | 214 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Villeréal | 47 | 173 km NW | 261 | 24.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
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