Villeneuve-Minervois
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 64.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 98 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villeneuve-Minervois (INSEE 11433) is in Aude (11), part of CA Carcassonne Agglo. Population 979 (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 64.1/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 98 % of the 14,453 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 | 0.63 | 25 | 15.8 |
| Social | 0.81 | 20 | 16.14 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.66 | 10 | 6.63 |
| Housing mix | 0.65 | 5 | 3.26 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE DE LA CLAMOUX). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE FRAISSE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SPAR). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (LA TABLE DU PAREUR · AUBERGE DE LA CLAMOUX · S.O.D.I.A.S · L'ESCALE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE BISTROT). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE VILLENEUVE MINERVOIS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VILLENEUVE MINERVOIS AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE VILLENEUVE-MINERVOIS). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE DE LA CLAMOUX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE FRAISSE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SPAR | 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 | 4 | LA TABLE DU PAREUR · AUBERGE DE LA CLAMOUX · S.O.D.I.A.S · L'ESCALE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE BISTROT | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE VILLENEUVE MINERVOIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | VILLENEUVE MINERVOIS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE VILLENEUVE-MINERVOIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 1,073 (2012) → 979 (2023): -8.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 842 (1990) → 979 (2023): 16.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 650, of which 17.4 % second homes and 8.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Villeneuve-Minervois): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Villeneuve-Minervois): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Caunes-Minervois): 4.6 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Villeneuve-Minervois): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Villeneuve-Minervois): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 36 days a year at or above 30 °C and 12 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CAUNES-MINERVOIS weather station, 2.6 km away at 371 m; the village itself is at 194 m. [10]
The village sits 177 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 9 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CAUNES-MINERVOIS, 2.6 km away at 371 m, over 19 summers. [10]
That station sits 177 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 751 mm of rain a year, spread over 89 days — about 8.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CAUNES-MINERVOIS, 2.6 km away at 371 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 — 11433/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11433/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11433/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11433/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11433
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11081
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspet | 31 | 139 km W | 907 | 71.6 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 45 % · humidity 71 % |
| Cerisy-la-Forêt | 50 | 704 km N | 1,004 | 46.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 18 % · winter 85 % |
| Montreuil-l'Argillé | 27 | 644 km N | 783 | 68.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 30 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Piat | 28 | 586 km N | 1,120 | 41.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 32 % · humidity 43 % |
| Cambremer | 14 | 675 km N | 1,294 | 48.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 74 % · humidity 57 % |
| Le Rouget-Pers | 15 | 172 km N | 1,297 | 52.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 55 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspet | 31 | 139 km W | 907 | 71.6 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 45 % · humidity 71 % |
| Le Rouget-Pers | 15 | 172 km N | 1,297 | 52.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 55 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Piat | 28 | 586 km N | 1,120 | 41.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 32 % · humidity 43 % |
| Montreuil-l'Argillé | 27 | 644 km N | 783 | 68.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 30 % · humidity 43 % |
| Cambremer | 14 | 675 km N | 1,294 | 48.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 74 % · humidity 57 % |
| Cerisy-la-Forêt | 50 | 704 km N | 1,004 | 46.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 18 % · winter 85 % |
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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-Minervois'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meilhan-sur-Garonne | 47 | 236 km NW | 1,326 | 39.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Val-de-Dagne | 11 | 22 km S | 731 | 48.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moussoulens | 11 | 19 km W | 956 | 49.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lasbordes | 11 | 34 km W | 846 | 46.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lagrasse | 11 | 28 km SE | 554 | 59.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lombez | 32 | 127 km W | 2,233 | 66.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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