Bélesta
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 29.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 78 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bélesta (INSEE 66019) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CC Roussillon-Conflent. Population 270 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/66019-belesta
Vitality score
Vitality score 29.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 78 % of the 17,588 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.71 | 10 | 7.11 |
| Housing mix | 0.37 | 5 | 1.87 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (DOMAINE RIBERACH). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE RAYMOND GAYCHET). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (BELESTA AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BÉLESTA). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL RIBERACH). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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 | 1 | DOMAINE RIBERACH | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE RAYMOND GAYCHET | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | BELESTA AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BÉLESTA | 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 | 1 | HOTEL RIBERACH | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 225 (2012) → 270 (2023): 20 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 223 (1990) → 270 (2023): 21.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 217, of which 31.3 % second homes and 9.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cassagnes): 2.6 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Ille-sur-Têt): 5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Ille-sur-Têt): 5.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Ille-sur-Têt): 5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Bélesta): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 17 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST PAUL FENOUIL weather station, 10.9 km away at 205 m; the village itself is at 357 m. [11]
The village sits 152 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 6 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST PAUL FENOUIL, 10.9 km away at 205 m, over 10 summers. [11]
That station sits 152 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 596 mm of rain a year, spread over 66 days — about 9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LATOUR-DE-FRANCE, 6.4 km away at 110 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66019/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66019/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66019/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66019/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66042
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66088
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66019
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revest-des-Brousses | 04 | 284 km NE | 267 | 35.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Étienne-d'Albagnan | 34 | 93 km N | 302 | 28.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Llauro | 66 | 22 km SE | 311 | 29 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 88 % · humidity 71 % |
| Vandenesse | 58 | 475 km N | 287 | 27.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 41 % · humidity 71 % |
| Montbrun-des-Corbières | 11 | 54 km N | 343 | 30.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
| Leucamp | 15 | 229 km N | 244 | 26.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 57 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llauro | 66 | 22 km SE | 311 | 29 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 88 % · humidity 71 % |
| Montbrun-des-Corbières | 11 | 54 km N | 343 | 30.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Étienne-d'Albagnan | 34 | 93 km N | 302 | 28.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Leucamp | 15 | 229 km N | 244 | 26.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 57 % · humidity 57 % |
| Revest-des-Brousses | 04 | 284 km NE | 267 | 35.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
| Vandenesse | 58 | 475 km N | 287 | 27.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 41 % · 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 Bélesta'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oms | 66 | 21 km S | 364 | 37.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Puilaurens | 11 | 27 km NW | 277 | 37.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cassagnes | 66 | 2.5 km N | 294 | 33.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cabrespine | 11 | 73 km N | 185 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Davejean | 11 | 27 km N | 163 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Asques | 33 | 347 km NW | 440 | 29.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
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