Arboussols
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 16.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 57 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Arboussols (INSEE 66007) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CC Conflent-Canigó. Population 130 (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 16.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 57 % of the 12,923 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.42 | 5 | 2.09 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
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. [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 101 (2012) → 130 (2023): 28.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 79 (1990) → 130 (2023): 64.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 110, of which 29.1 % second homes and 9.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Eus): 3.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vinça): 4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Vinça): 4.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Vinça): 4.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Marquixanes): 2.6 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 72 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the EUS weather station, 4.9 km away at 321 m; the village itself is at 565 m. [11]
The village sits 244 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at EUS, 4.9 km away at 321 m, over 25 summers. [11]
That station sits 244 m below 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 525 mm of rain a year, spread over 63 days — about 8.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at EUS, 4.9 km away at 321 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
17 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 153,210 € — 1,454 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Pyrénées-Orientales is 2,334 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66007/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66007/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66007/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66007/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66074
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66230
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66103
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tilly | 36 | 429 km N | 133 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 74 % |
| Marcy | 58 | 523 km N | 139 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Paracol | 11 | 43 km NW | 139 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 23 % · humidity 50 % |
| Meljac | 12 | 164 km N | 141 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 69 % |
| Mercœur | 43 | 289 km N | 146 | 8.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 30 % · humidity 86 % |
| Avrilly | 03 | 425 km N | 144 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jean-de-Paracol | 11 | 43 km NW | 139 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 23 % · humidity 50 % |
| Meljac | 12 | 164 km N | 141 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 69 % |
| Mercœur | 43 | 289 km N | 146 | 8.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 30 % · humidity 86 % |
| Avrilly | 03 | 425 km N | 144 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tilly | 36 | 429 km N | 133 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 74 % |
| Marcy | 58 | 523 km N | 139 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Arboussols'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcy | 58 | 523 km N | 139 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Avrilly | 03 | 425 km N | 144 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nannay | 58 | 514 km N | 108 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Étalante | 21 | 581 km N | 126 | 8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rohaire | 28 | 680 km N | 132 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Radegonde | 71 | 464 km N | 146 | 5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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