Arles-sur-Tech
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 57.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 84 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Arles-sur-Tech (INSEE 66009) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CC du Haut Vallespir. Population 2,815 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/66009-arles-sur-tech
Vitality score
Vitality score 57.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 84 % of the 7,513 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 | 0.47 | 25 | 11.83 |
| Social | 0.81 | 20 | 16.25 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.51 | 5 | 2.56 |
| Population trend | 0.49 | 10 | 4.92 |
| Housing mix | 0.81 | 5 | 4.04 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL ALRIC ET FILS · PATISSERIE TOURON). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DE LA PLACE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (C.C. DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
10 × Restaurant (BAHIA · CAN POCH · LES CAVES MOURAGUES · PILE OU FACE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN MOULIN). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN MOULIN). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PIERRE MOLITOR, MÉDECIN · JULIEN LEGENDRE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU CARREAU). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (SIÈGE SOCIAL DE LA COMMUNAUTÉ DE COMMUNES BOULEVARD DU RIUFERRER · MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE ARLES-SUR-TECH JEAN SOLER). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF MUNICIPAL · CENTRE DE PLEINE NATURE SUD CANIGOU). [3]
1 × Bank (CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL SUD MEDITERRANEE). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (GUILLAMET MARIE-JOSEE · FREDDY COIFFURE · ROCK'N HAIR DOMICILE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING VALLESPIR · CAMPING DU RIUFERRER). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | SARL ALRIC ET FILS · PATISSERIE TOURON | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE DE LA PLACE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | C.C. DISTRIBUTION | 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 | 10 | BAHIA · CAN POCH · LES CAVES MOURAGUES · PILE OU FACE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN MOULIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JEAN MOULIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | PIERRE MOLITOR, MÉDECIN · JULIEN LEGENDRE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU CARREAU | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 2 | SIÈGE SOCIAL DE LA COMMUNAUTÉ DE COMMUNES BOULEVARD DU RIUFERRER · MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE ARLES-SUR-TECH JEAN SOLER | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF MUNICIPAL · CENTRE DE PLEINE NATURE SUD CANIGOU | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL SUD MEDITERRANEE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | GUILLAMET MARIE-JOSEE · FREDDY COIFFURE · ROCK'N HAIR DOMICILE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 3 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING VALLESPIR · CAMPING DU RIUFERRER | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 2,671 (2012) → 2,815 (2023): 5.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,837 (1990) → 2,815 (2023): -0.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,895, of which 9.6 % second homes and 19.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Arles-sur-Tech): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Arles-sur-Tech): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Arles-sur-Tech): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda): 3.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Arles-sur-Tech): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 59 days a year at or above 30 °C and 14 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the AMELIE-LES-BAINS weather station, 3.5 km away at 252 m; the village itself is at 280 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 8 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SERRALONGUE, 8.9 km away at 700 m, over 18 summers. [10]
That station sits 420 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 853 mm of rain a year, spread over 74 days — about 11.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at AMELIE-LES-BAINS, 3.5 km away at 252 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 — 66009/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66009/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66009/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66009/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66009
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66003
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maisse | 91 | 661 km N | 2,797 | 64.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 45 % · humidity 50 % |
| Beaumont | 74 | 490 km NE | 3,097 | 41.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 9 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Féliu-d'Avall | 66 | 27 km N | 2,950 | 65.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 85 % · humidity 71 % |
| Roëzé-sur-Sarthe | 72 | 637 km N | 2,514 | 60.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 68 % · humidity 50 % |
| Beaumes-de-Venise | 84 | 268 km NE | 2,442 | 61.9 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 55 % · humidity 57 % |
| Volx | 04 | 304 km NE | 3,243 | 45.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 8 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Féliu-d'Avall | 66 | 27 km N | 2,950 | 65.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 85 % · humidity 71 % |
| Beaumes-de-Venise | 84 | 268 km NE | 2,442 | 61.9 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 55 % · humidity 57 % |
| Volx | 04 | 304 km NE | 3,243 | 45.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 8 % · humidity 43 % |
| Beaumont | 74 | 490 km NE | 3,097 | 41.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 9 % · humidity 43 % |
| Roëzé-sur-Sarthe | 72 | 637 km N | 2,514 | 60.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 68 % · humidity 50 % |
| Maisse | 91 | 661 km N | 2,797 | 64.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 45 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Arles-sur-Tech'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodilhan | 30 | 211 km NE | 2,799 | 51.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bezouce | 30 | 219 km NE | 2,348 | 66.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Geniès-de-Comolas | 30 | 246 km NE | 2,014 | 38.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Laudun-l'Ardoise | 30 | 246 km NE | 6,835 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ceyreste | 13 | 259 km E | 4,863 | 55.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Gervasy | 30 | 217 km NE | 1,984 | 55.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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