Villefloure
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 15.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 45 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villefloure (INSEE 11423) is in Aude (11), part of CA Carcassonne Agglo. Population 156 (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 15.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 45 % of the 14,407 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.56 | 5 | 2.82 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [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, 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 157 (2012) → 156 (2023): -0.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 82 (1990) → 156 (2023): 90.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 101, of which 21.8 % second homes and 3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Leuc): 5.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Verzeille): 4.8 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Leuc): 4.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Palaja): 5.6 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Ladern-sur-Lauquet): 3.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 33 days a year at or above 30 °C and 18 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ARQUETTES-EN-VAL weather station, 10.2 km away at 240 m; the village itself is at 259 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 9 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ARQUETTES-EN-VAL, 10.2 km away at 240 m, over 18 summers. [12]
An average of 780 mm of rain a year, spread over 94 days — about 8.3 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ARQUETTES-EN-VAL, 10.2 km away at 240 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 — 11423/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11423/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11423/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11423/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11201
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11408
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11272
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11183
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Grand-Madieu | 16 | 349 km NW | 153 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 54 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Juillers | 17 | 381 km NW | 151 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 72 % · humidity 57 % |
| Vaudancourt | 60 | 681 km N | 159 | 10 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 58 % · humidity 43 % |
| Le Pondy | 18 | 410 km N | 147 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 43 % · humidity 71 % |
| Xamontarupt | 88 | 648 km NE | 152 | 10 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 24 % · humidity 43 % |
| Lozay | 17 | 399 km NW | 165 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 72 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Grand-Madieu | 16 | 349 km NW | 153 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 54 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Juillers | 17 | 381 km NW | 151 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 72 % · humidity 57 % |
| Lozay | 17 | 399 km NW | 165 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 72 % · humidity 57 % |
| Le Pondy | 18 | 410 km N | 147 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 43 % · humidity 71 % |
| Xamontarupt | 88 | 648 km NE | 152 | 10 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 24 % · humidity 43 % |
| Vaudancourt | 60 | 681 km N | 159 | 10 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 58 % · 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 Villefloure'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurac | 11 | 35 km W | 182 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sallèles-Cabardès | 11 | 23 km N | 110 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cuqueron | 64 | 239 km W | 189 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mireval-Lauragais | 11 | 37 km NW | 193 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Comberanche-et-Épeluche | 24 | 292 km NW | 165 | 20.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nizas | 32 | 119 km W | 141 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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