Villeneuve-les-Corbières
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 41.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 96 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villeneuve-les-Corbières (INSEE 11431) is in Aude (11), part of CC Corbières Salanque Méditerranée. Population 253 (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 41.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 96 % of the 17,252 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.6 | 10 | 5.95 |
| Housing mix | 0.27 | 5 | 1.35 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (A COTE DE CHEZ VOUS). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LES COPAINS). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VILLENEUVE LES CORBIERES AP). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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) | 1 | A COTE DE CHEZ VOUS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 2 | LES COPAINS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | 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 | 1 | VILLENEUVE LES CORBIERES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 276 (2012) → 253 (2023): -8.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 231 (1990) → 253 (2023): 9.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 189, of which 36.5 % second homes and 2.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Durban-Corbières): 3.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Villeneuve-les-Corbières): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Durban-Corbières): 3.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Durban-Corbières): 4.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Villeneuve-les-Corbières): 0 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 45 days a year at or above 30 °C and 22 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the DURBAN-CORBIERES weather station, 3.9 km away at 120 m; the village itself is at 134 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 12 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at DURBAN-CORBIERES, 3.9 km away at 120 m, over 28 summers. [10]
An average of 657 mm of rain a year, spread over 66 days — about 10 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at DURBAN-CORBIERES, 3.9 km away at 120 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11431/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11431/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11431/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11431/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11124
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11431
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saül | 973 | 7,023 km W | 277 | 36.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 70 % |
| Aiguines | 83 | 294 km E | 274 | 47.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 36 % · humidity 14 % |
| Loreto-di-Casinca | 2B | 546 km E | 188 | 38.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 62 % · humidity 29 % |
| Milhars | 81 | 147 km NW | 226 | 27.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 89 % |
| Olivese | 2A | 531 km E | 221 | 33.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 82 % · humidity 29 % |
| Fozzano | 2A | 531 km E | 210 | 41.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 89 % · humidity 21 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milhars | 81 | 147 km NW | 226 | 27.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 89 % |
| Aiguines | 83 | 294 km E | 274 | 47.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 36 % · humidity 14 % |
| Olivese | 2A | 531 km E | 221 | 33.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 82 % · humidity 29 % |
| Fozzano | 2A | 531 km E | 210 | 41.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 89 % · humidity 21 % |
| Loreto-di-Casinca | 2B | 546 km E | 188 | 38.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 62 % · humidity 29 % |
| Saül | 973 | 7,023 km W | 277 | 36.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 70 % |
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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 Villeneuve-les-Corbières'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villesèque-des-Corbières | 11 | 7.5 km NE | 386 | 37.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cascastel-des-Corbières | 11 | 1.6 km NW | 212 | 26.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fraissé-des-Corbières | 11 | 6.8 km E | 232 | 26.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montbrun-des-Corbières | 11 | 26 km N | 343 | 30.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Barrou | 11 | 5.6 km SE | 272 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Escales | 11 | 28 km N | 512 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
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