Banyuls-sur-Mer
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 68 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Banyuls-sur-Mer (INSEE 66016) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CC des Albères, de la Côte Vermeille et de l'Illibéris. Population 4,496 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/66016-banyuls-sur-mer
Vitality score
Vitality score 56.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 68 % of the 5,092 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 | 0.61 | 25 | 15.24 |
| Social | 0.91 | 20 | 18.23 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.64 | 10 | 6.44 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.46 | 10 | 4.64 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
9 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L ARBRE A PAINS · LE PETIT CREUX · LA FRIANDERIE POM' DE PAIN · LE FOURNIL D'EMILE · LE FOURNIL DE MAEL ET GAEL). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (RULL ET FILS). [3,4]
5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CARREFOUR EXPRESS · L'HORT CATALA · FONTOVA · FRANPRIX · LA BOUTIQUE DE LA GUINELLE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SOCADIS). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (POISSONNERIE DE LA COTE VERMEILLE). [3,4]
23 × Restaurant (JARDIN SAINT SEBASTIEN · LE FANAL · TOP PIZZA BANYULS). [3,4]
7 × Café / bar (L'ATELIER · EL XADIC DEL MAR · LE BANYULENC · LE BLA BLA). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ARISTIDE MAILLOL). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ARISTIDE MAILLOL). [3]
9 × GP (médecin généraliste) (THIERRY BOUIX, MÉDECIN · MEI-CHIH FRANCES, MÉDECIN · SERGE MAURAN, MÉDECIN · PIERRE FRANCES, MÉDECIN · VINCENT CHEVALIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA PLAGE · PHARMACIE DE LA PROMENADE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE BANYULS-SUR-MER). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE JACQUES MORET). [3]
2 × Swimming pool (PLAGE DE TROC PINEL · RESERVE NATURELLE DE CERBERE). [3]
1 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (RECREATIF SARL · NUANCES). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
8 × Hotel (SOLHOTEL · HOTEL LES ELMES · HOTEL LE MANOIR · HOTEL RESTAURANT LE CATALAN · COTE THALASSO). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LA PINEDE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 8 × Restaurant, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 9 | L ARBRE A PAINS · LE PETIT CREUX · LA FRIANDERIE POM' DE PAIN · LE FOURNIL D'EMILE · LE FOURNIL DE MAEL ET GAEL | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | RULL ET FILS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 5 | CARREFOUR EXPRESS · L'HORT CATALA · FONTOVA · FRANPRIX · LA BOUTIQUE DE LA GUINELLE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | SOCADIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | POISSONNERIE DE LA COTE VERMEILLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 23 | JARDIN SAINT SEBASTIEN · LE FANAL · TOP PIZZA BANYULS | INSEE BPE 23 / INSEE SIRENE 41 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 7 | L'ATELIER · EL XADIC DEL MAR · LE BANYULENC · LE BLA BLA | INSEE SIRENE 7 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ARISTIDE MAILLOL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ARISTIDE MAILLOL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 9 | THIERRY BOUIX, MÉDECIN · MEI-CHIH FRANCES, MÉDECIN · SERGE MAURAN, MÉDECIN · PIERRE FRANCES, MÉDECIN · VINCENT CHEVALIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DE LA PLAGE · PHARMACIE DE LA PROMENADE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE BANYULS-SUR-MER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE JACQUES MORET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 2 | PLAGE DE TROC PINEL · RESERVE NATURELLE DE CERBERE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Bank | 1 | BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | RECREATIF SARL · NUANCES | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 8 | SOLHOTEL · HOTEL LES ELMES · HOTEL LE MANOIR · HOTEL RESTAURANT LE CATALAN · COTE THALASSO | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LA PINEDE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 4,652 (2012) → 4,496 (2023): -3.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 4,662 (1990) → 4,496 (2023): -3.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,065, of which 52.2 % second homes and 0.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Banyuls-sur-Mer): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Banyuls-sur-Mer): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Banyuls-sur-Mer): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Banyuls-sur-Mer): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Banyuls-sur-Mer): 0.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 47 days a year at or above 30 °C and 2 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the BANYULS-SUR-MER weather station, 1.4 km away at 80 m; the village itself is at 2 m. [9]
The village sits 78 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 25 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at CAP BEAR, 3.9 km away at 72 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 70 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 812 mm of rain a year, spread over 65 days — about 12.5 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at BANYULS-SUR-MER, 1.4 km away at 80 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
269 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 270,000 € — 3,250 € per m² of built surface. [10]
407 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 163,420 € — 3,396 € per m². [10]
The median across Pyrénées-Orientales is 2,334 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [10]
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 — 66016/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66016/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66016/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66016/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66016
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Turballe | 44 | 699 km NW | 4,850 | 56.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · humidity 0 % |
| Aime-la-Plagne | 73 | 443 km NE | 4,385 | 64.9 | Served | no figures |
| Ghisonaccia | 2B | 519 km E | 4,405 | 60.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Marie-la-Mer | 66 | 29 km N | 4,952 | 57.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 84 % · humidity 64 % |
| Fouras | 17 | 515 km NW | 4,148 | 56.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 65 % · humidity 0 % |
| Villard-de-Lans | 38 | 348 km NE | 4,328 | 62.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Marie-la-Mer | 66 | 29 km N | 4,952 | 57.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 84 % · humidity 64 % |
| Villard-de-Lans | 38 | 348 km NE | 4,328 | 62.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Aime-la-Plagne | 73 | 443 km NE | 4,385 | 64.9 | Served | no figures |
| Fouras | 17 | 515 km NW | 4,148 | 56.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 65 % · humidity 0 % |
| Ghisonaccia | 2B | 519 km E | 4,405 | 60.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Turballe | 44 | 699 km NW | 4,850 | 56.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Banyuls-sur-Mer'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mouans-Sartoux | 06 | 337 km NE | 11,015 | 52.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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