Bourg-Madame
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 43.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 65 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bourg-Madame (INSEE 66025) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CC Pyrénées Cerdagne. Population 1,182 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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 43.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 65 % of the 13,305 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 | 0.55 | 25 | 13.81 |
| Social | 0.48 | 20 | 9.5 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.45 | 10 | 4.55 |
| Housing mix | 0.19 | 5 | 0.93 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'ATELIER FABIEN ARMISEN · CAL XAMBA). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAISON POUGET). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CRONOS · PETITE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger. [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (PARENTHESE · LES TERRASSES DU BOURG · MIYAGI · BAQUE · LE NAPOLI MIA). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE CERDANYA). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE PORTE DE FRANCE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (ESPACE MÉDIATHÈQUE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (HALLE DES SPORTS BONIS CERA). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD · BNP PARIBAS). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (LE CLORENNEC AURELIE · ELLES NOUS COIFF). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL CELISOL). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING MAS PIQUES · CAMPING LE SEGRE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Supermarket.
Not found in the commune: Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | L'ATELIER FABIEN ARMISEN · CAL XAMBA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | MAISON POUGET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | CRONOS · PETITE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | ALDI MARCHE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 6 | PARENTHESE · LES TERRASSES DU BOURG · MIYAGI · BAQUE · LE NAPOLI MIA | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE CERDANYA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELARL PHARMACIE PORTE DE FRANCE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | ESPACE MÉDIATHÈQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | HALLE DES SPORTS BONIS CERA | 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 | 3 | LE CLORENNEC AURELIE · ELLES NOUS COIFF | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL CELISOL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING MAS PIQUES · CAMPING LE SEGRE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,266 (2012) → 1,182 (2023): -6.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,238 (1990) → 1,182 (2023): -4.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,135, of which 40.7 % second homes and 11.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bourg-Madame): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bourg-Madame): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Osséja): 3.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Bourg-Madame): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Bourg-Madame): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 69 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the STE LEOCADIE weather station, 5.8 km away at 1,320 m; the village itself is at 1,139 m. [10]
The village sits 181 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at STE LEOCADIE, 5.8 km away at 1,320 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 181 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 613 mm of rain a year, spread over 77 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LATOUR DE CAROL, 5.6 km away at 1,246 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 — 66025/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66025/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66025/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66025/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66025
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66130
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labégude | 07 | 314 km NE | 1,397 | 44.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 51 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cabris | 06 | 423 km E | 1,450 | 43.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Treignac | 19 | 345 km N | 1,256 | 51.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 85 % |
| Guéthary | 64 | 310 km W | 1,306 | 49.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 18 % · humidity 0 % |
| Devecey | 25 | 631 km NE | 1,296 | 41.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Laguiole | 12 | 261 km N | 1,207 | 72.7 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laguiole | 12 | 261 km N | 1,207 | 72.7 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Guéthary | 64 | 310 km W | 1,306 | 49.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 18 % · humidity 0 % |
| Labégude | 07 | 314 km NE | 1,397 | 44.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 51 % · humidity 86 % |
| Treignac | 19 | 345 km N | 1,256 | 51.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 85 % |
| Cabris | 06 | 423 km E | 1,450 | 43.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Devecey | 25 | 631 km NE | 1,296 | 41.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Bourg-Madame'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leymen | 68 | 711 km NE | 1,271 | 45.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Niderviller | 57 | 805 km NE | 1,138 | 39.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Francheville | 08 | 839 km N | 1,636 | 43.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montcenis | 71 | 522 km N | 1,923 | 40.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Alboussière | 07 | 358 km NE | 1,048 | 50.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saints-Geosmes | 52 | 656 km NE | 1,111 | 49.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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