Villefort
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 8.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 19 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villefort (INSEE 11424) is in Aude (11), part of CC Pyrénées audoises. Population 88 (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 8.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 19 % of the 9,350 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 | 0.6 | 10 | 6 |
| Housing mix | 0.3 | 5 | 1.52 |
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 98 (2012) → 88 (2023): -10.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 80 (1990) → 88 (2023): 10 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 69, of which 34.8 % second homes and 1.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chalabre): 3.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Chalabre): 3.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Chalabre): 3.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bélesta): 9.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Rivel): 2.8 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 16 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST BENOIT weather station, 5.7 km away at 601 m; the village itself is at 409 m. [11]
The village sits 192 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 9 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST BENOIT, 5.7 km away at 601 m, over 16 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 872 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 7.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST BENOIT, 5.7 km away at 601 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 — 11424/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11424/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11424/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11424/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11091
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09047
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11316
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pailhac | 65 | 136 km W | 85 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 0 % · humidity 36 % |
| Marcq | 08 | 742 km N | 87 | 4.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 47 % |
| Chambon-Sainte-Croix | 23 | 379 km N | 89 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 61 % · humidity 57 % |
| Galié | 31 | 114 km W | 87 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 50 % · humidity 71 % |
| La Petite-Fosse | 88 | 713 km NE | 91 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 50 % · humidity 43 % |
| Ranzières | 55 | 725 km N | 87 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 32 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galié | 31 | 114 km W | 87 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 50 % · humidity 71 % |
| Pailhac | 65 | 136 km W | 85 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 0 % · humidity 36 % |
| Chambon-Sainte-Croix | 23 | 379 km N | 89 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 61 % · humidity 57 % |
| La Petite-Fosse | 88 | 713 km NE | 91 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 50 % · humidity 43 % |
| Ranzières | 55 | 725 km N | 87 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 32 % |
| Marcq | 08 | 742 km N | 87 | 4.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 47 % |
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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 Villefort'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tréziers | 11 | 13 km NW | 98 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Greffeil | 11 | 31 km NE | 100 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mingot | 65 | 158 km W | 99 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Malléon | 09 | 28 km W | 77 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jacque | 65 | 153 km W | 68 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sonnac-sur-l'Hers | 11 | 6.4 km NW | 137 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
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