L'Albère
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 21.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 94 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
L'Albère (INSEE 66001) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CC du Vallespir. Population 64 (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 21.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 94 % of the 6,681 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.69 | 10 | 6.85 |
| Housing mix | 0.59 | 5 | 2.95 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (CHALET DE L'ALBERE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 2 | CHALET DE L'ALBERE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 82 (2012) → 64 (2023): -22 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 54 (1990) → 64 (2023): 18.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 39, of which 20.5 % second homes and 5.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Laroque-des-Albères): 5.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Perthus): 3.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Le Perthus): 3.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Laroque-des-Albères): 5.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Le Perthus): 3.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 29 days a year at or above 30 °C and 13 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LE PERTHUS weather station, 3 km away at 295 m; the village itself is at 545 m. [10]
The village sits 250 m above 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 5 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LE PERTHUS, 3 km away at 295 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 250 m below 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 783 mm of rain a year, spread over 66 days — about 11.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LE PERTHUS, 3 km away at 295 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 — 66001/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66001/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66001/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66001/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66093
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66137
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bislée | 55 | 738 km N | 63 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 30 % · humidity 71 % |
| Les Cent-Acres | 76 | 821 km N | 65 | 22.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
| Apremont-sur-Allier | 18 | 492 km N | 66 | 14 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 30 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bartherans | 25 | 561 km NE | 60 | 20.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 12 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-Luc | 19 | 325 km N | 65 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 26 % · humidity 64 % |
| Échevis | 26 | 346 km NE | 58 | 22.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 42 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Hilaire-Luc | 19 | 325 km N | 65 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 26 % · humidity 64 % |
| Échevis | 26 | 346 km NE | 58 | 22.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 42 % · humidity 86 % |
| Apremont-sur-Allier | 18 | 492 km N | 66 | 14 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 30 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bartherans | 25 | 561 km NE | 60 | 20.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 12 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bislée | 55 | 738 km N | 63 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 30 % · humidity 71 % |
| Les Cent-Acres | 76 | 821 km N | 65 | 22.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 L'Albère'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauvimont | 32 | 190 km NW | 65 | 16 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gaujac | 32 | 201 km NW | 76 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cadeillan | 32 | 197 km NW | 85 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montadet | 32 | 193 km NW | 66 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Chapelle-Grésignac | 24 | 383 km NW | 103 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montégut-Savès | 32 | 190 km NW | 68 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
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