Villarzel-du-Razès
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 12.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 47 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villarzel-du-Razès (INSEE 11417) is in Aude (11), part of CC du Limouxin. Population 100 (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 12.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 47 % of the 10,643 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 | 0.62 | 10 | 6.24 |
| Housing mix | 0.63 | 5 | 3.13 |
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-DU-RAZÈS). [3]
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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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-DU-RAZÈS | 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 | 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 103 (2012) → 100 (2023): -2.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 89 (1990) → 100 (2023): 12.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 75, of which 18.7 % second homes and 13.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Malviès): 3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Cépie): 5.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Alairac): 5.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Limoux): 8.2 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Malviès): 3.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 16 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ALAIGNE weather station, 9.4 km away at 293 m; the village itself is at 275 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 13 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ALAIGNE, 9.4 km away at 293 m, over 24 summers. [12]
An average of 719 mm of rain a year, spread over 98 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at MONTCLAR, 3.3 km away at 220 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 — 11417/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11417/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11417/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11417/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11216
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11090
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11005
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11206
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rampoux | 46 | 182 km NW | 104 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 16 % · humidity 36 % |
| Lannemaignan | 32 | 212 km NW | 105 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bonas | 32 | 161 km NW | 106 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Authe | 08 | 732 km N | 94 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 59 % · winter 55 % |
| Cirfontaines-en-Ornois | 52 | 640 km N | 89 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 35 % · humidity 21 % |
| Pierrefitte | 19 | 258 km N | 93 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 72 % · humidity 21 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonas | 32 | 161 km NW | 106 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rampoux | 46 | 182 km NW | 104 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 16 % · humidity 36 % |
| Lannemaignan | 32 | 212 km NW | 105 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pierrefitte | 19 | 258 km N | 93 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 72 % · humidity 21 % |
| Cirfontaines-en-Ornois | 52 | 640 km N | 89 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 35 % · humidity 21 % |
| Authe | 08 | 732 km N | 94 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 59 % · winter 55 % |
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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-du-Razès'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lannemaignan | 32 | 212 km NW | 105 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sion | 32 | 190 km W | 99 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Caumont | 32 | 196 km W | 103 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sabazan | 32 | 185 km W | 126 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Castex-d'Armagnac | 32 | 208 km NW | 144 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cravencères | 32 | 189 km W | 95 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
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