Le Boulou
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53.1/100 · confidence: low· Better served than 52 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Boulou (INSEE 66024) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CC du Vallespir. Population 5,487 (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/66024-le-boulou
Vitality score
Vitality score 53.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: low (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette); sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 52 % of the 4,297 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 | 0.49 | 25 | 12.19 |
| Social | 0.61 | 20 | 12.14 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.64 | 10 | 6.44 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.74 | 10 | 7.37 |
| Housing mix | 0.74 | 5 | 3.71 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU PAIN VEYNOIS · LES CANELES DE LAURIE · FEEMANITAS · AU PETRIN D'ANCEL). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE LAMBERT). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MIKABOU · FVMG · CYNARA). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (LIDL · SODITECH · ACTION FRANCE). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (PESCADOU). [3,4]
20 × Restaurant (PIZZA RINI · LITTLE BUDDHA - KHAMPHOUY · RESTAURANT MC DONALD'S · LES PORTES DU SOLEIL · RESTAURANT LA BELLE VIGNE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LA SUBERAIE). [3]
9 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JAMEL MOUHLI, MÉDECIN · PASCALE SEGONNE, MÉDECIN · JEAN-BAPTISTE PIOCH, MÉDECIN · ERIC LAURENT, MÉDECIN · VALERIE ESCUDERO, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (SARL VERSMEE BARTHES · PHARMACIE JONCA MARILL). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Cinema (MAJESTIC). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES ECHARDS). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD · BNP PARIBAS). [3]
10 × Hairdresser (D.S. COIFFURE · PASCALE COIFFURE A DOMICILE · MOD'HAIR · DILOY'S). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
4 × Hotel (LE RICHELIEU · LE NEOULOUS · HOTEL LE CENTRE · RELAIS DES CHARTREUSES). [3,4]
3 × Campsite (CAMPING LES OLIVIERS · LE MAS LLINAS · CAMPING DE L OLIVETTE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 7 × Restaurant, 4 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | AU PAIN VEYNOIS · LES CANELES DE LAURIE · FEEMANITAS · AU PETRIN D'ANCEL | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE LAMBERT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | MIKABOU · FVMG · CYNARA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | LIDL · SODITECH · ACTION FRANCE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | PESCADOU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 20 | PIZZA RINI · LITTLE BUDDHA - KHAMPHOUY · RESTAURANT MC DONALD'S · LES PORTES DU SOLEIL · RESTAURANT LA BELLE VIGNE | INSEE BPE 20 / INSEE SIRENE 31 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LA SUBERAIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 9 | JAMEL MOUHLI, MÉDECIN · PASCALE SEGONNE, MÉDECIN · JEAN-BAPTISTE PIOCH, MÉDECIN · ERIC LAURENT, MÉDECIN · VALERIE ESCUDERO, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | SARL VERSMEE BARTHES · PHARMACIE JONCA MARILL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [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 | MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | MAJESTIC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES ECHARDS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD · BNP PARIBAS | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 10 | D.S. COIFFURE · PASCALE COIFFURE A DOMICILE · MOD'HAIR · DILOY'S | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 4 | LE RICHELIEU · LE NEOULOUS · HOTEL LE CENTRE · RELAIS DES CHARTREUSES | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 3 | CAMPING LES OLIVIERS · LE MAS LLINAS · CAMPING DE L OLIVETTE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday, Sunday de 8h00 à 13h00 Sur la Rambla, place de la Victoire et rue Arago. [5]
Trajectory
Population 5,520 (2012) → 5,487 (2023): -0.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,436 (1990) → 5,487 (2023): 23.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,756, of which 12.9 % second homes and 11.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Boulou): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Le Boulou): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Le Boulou): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Le Boulou): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Le Boulou): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 50 days a year at or above 30 °C and 11 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LE BOULOU weather station, 1 km away at 77 m; the village itself is at 87 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 15 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VIVES, 5.9 km away at 261 m, over 26 summers. [10]
That station sits 174 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 703 mm of rain a year, spread over 63 days — about 11.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LE BOULOU, 1 km away at 77 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
sources disagree on Pharmacy
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66024/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.mairie-leboulou.fr/3609-marche-hebdomadaire.htm— “Venez découvrir notre marché chaque jeudi et chaque dimanche, de 8h00 à 13h00 !”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66024/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66024/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66024/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66024
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rousset | 13 | 251 km NE | 5,425 | 54.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 47 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bouillante | 971 | 6,734 km W | 6,127 | 58 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 0 % |
| Levens | 06 | 386 km NE | 5,377 | 59.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 97 % · humidity 50 % |
| Vaison-la-Romaine | 84 | 263 km NE | 6,058 | 65.1 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 50 % · humidity 7 % |
| Plateau d'Hauteville | 01 | 443 km NE | 4,857 | 49.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Servian | 34 | 107 km N | 5,517 | 57.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Servian | 34 | 107 km N | 5,517 | 57.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 36 % |
| Rousset | 13 | 251 km NE | 5,425 | 54.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 47 % · humidity 0 % |
| Vaison-la-Romaine | 84 | 263 km NE | 6,058 | 65.1 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 50 % · humidity 7 % |
| Levens | 06 | 386 km NE | 5,377 | 59.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 97 % · humidity 50 % |
| Plateau d'Hauteville | 01 | 443 km NE | 4,857 | 49.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bouillante | 971 | 6,734 km W | 6,127 | 58 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · 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 Le Boulou'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bages | 66 | 10 km NE | 4,560 | 47 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villeneuve-de-la-Raho | 66 | 14 km NE | 4,470 | 44.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pollestres | 66 | 13 km N | 5,548 | 54 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nissan-lez-Enserune | 34 | 88 km N | 4,124 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-André | 66 | 12 km E | 3,388 | 45 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Palau-del-Vidre | 66 | 12 km NE | 3,329 | 44.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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