Villarzel-Cabardès
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 18.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 41 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villarzel-Cabardès (INSEE 11416) is in Aude (11), part of CA Carcassonne Agglo. Population 276 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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 18.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 41 % of the 17,623 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.78 | 5 | 3.9 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE VILLARZEL-CABARDÈS). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (A2 COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE VILLARZEL-CABARDÈS | 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 | A2 COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 208 (2012) → 276 (2023): 32.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 130 (1990) → 276 (2023): 112.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 145, of which 11 % second homes and 6.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Villegly): 1.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Villegly): 1.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Conques-sur-Orbiel): 4.6 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Villeneuve-Minervois): 4.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Villegly): 1.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 37 days a year at or above 30 °C and 24 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LAURE-MINERVOIS weather station, 5 km away at 80 m; the village itself is at 179 m. [11]
The village sits 99 m above 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 9 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CAUNES-MINERVOIS, 6.4 km away at 371 m, over 19 summers. [11]
That station sits 192 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 694 mm of rain a year, spread over 84 days — about 8.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CONQUES-SUR-ORBIEL, 4.8 km away at 120 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 — 11416/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11416/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11416/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11416/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11426
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11099
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11433
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vez | 60 | 667 km N | 285 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 36 % · winter 65 % |
| Heurteauville | 76 | 697 km N | 284 | 13 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 84 % · humidity 43 % |
| Lamorville | 55 | 676 km N | 269 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 45 % · humidity 43 % |
| Cour-sur-Loire | 41 | 493 km N | 259 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 80 % · humidity 43 % |
| Lissac | 43 | 231 km NE | 294 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 0 % · humidity 36 % |
| Beaumotte-lès-Pin | 70 | 521 km NE | 281 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 30 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lissac | 43 | 231 km NE | 294 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 0 % · humidity 36 % |
| Cour-sur-Loire | 41 | 493 km N | 259 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 80 % · humidity 43 % |
| Beaumotte-lès-Pin | 70 | 521 km NE | 281 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 30 % |
| Vez | 60 | 667 km N | 285 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 36 % · winter 65 % |
| Lamorville | 55 | 676 km N | 269 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 45 % · humidity 43 % |
| Heurteauville | 76 | 697 km N | 284 | 13 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 84 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Villarzel-Cabardès'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouilhonnac | 11 | 5.5 km S | 226 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Comigne | 11 | 16 km SE | 328 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tarsac | 32 | 212 km W | 164 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Pierre | 31 | 76 km NW | 268 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gousse | 40 | 276 km W | 275 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bonrepos-Riquet | 31 | 81 km NW | 324 | 25.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
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