Cabestany
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56.9/100 · confidence: low· Better served than 49 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cabestany (INSEE 66028) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CU Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole. Population 10,465 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [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/66028-cabestany
Vitality score
Vitality score 56.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: low (sources disagree on Restaurant; sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 49 % of the 2,337 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 | 0.4 | 25 | 9.98 |
| Social | 0.72 | 20 | 14.35 |
| Education | 0.31 | 10 | 3.13 |
| Health | 0.65 | 10 | 6.46 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 0.89 | 10 | 8.93 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.7 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
7 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MARYKA · FONTENDESO · ART & PATISSERIE · VRPROD · LE LEVAIN D'HELIOS). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE DU CENTRE · LA FEUILLE DU BOUCHER 2.0). [3,4]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SPAR · LE PORTUGAL DANS LE PANIER · EPICERIE DU CENTRE · MANGEONS FRAIS). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (SOVECA · LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (PHENIX MER). [3,4]
28 × Restaurant (PIZZA GERMANOR · L'ESSENTIEL · A TABLE). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (LA STRADA VINTAGE CAFE · BODEGA JORDI · AU BUREAU). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB CHARLIE CHAPLIN · ECOLE MATERNELLE LA FONTAINE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LUDOVIC MASSE). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BUFFON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LUDOVIC MASSE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PAU CASALS). [3]
31 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CLAIRE BOURREL-VILAREM, MÉDECIN · BRUNO ARTIGUES, MÉDECIN · ERIC PATEDOYE, MÉDECIN · ISABEL FLORES UREY, MÉDECIN · SANDRA PERROT, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU CENTRE · PHARMACIE ESCARRA · PHARMACIE DU ROUSSILLON). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (CENTRE DE RESSOURCES CENTRE DE SCULPTURE ROMANE MAÎTRE DE CABESTANY · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE ANDRÉ STIL). [3]
1 × Cinema (CENTRE CULTUREL). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (HALLE DES SPORTS DEPARTEMENTALE · ESPACE NELSON MANDELA · ECOLE LUDOVIC MASSE). [3]
9 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · CIC SOCIETE BORDELAISE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE CABESTANY · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD). [3]
16 × Hairdresser (INTER CLASS LA COIFFURE SELON VOS ENVIES · MELANIE CHABERT COFFURE · SAMS' SALON). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL LES II MAS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 10 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 7 | MARYKA · FONTENDESO · ART & PATISSERIE · VRPROD · LE LEVAIN D'HELIOS | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE DU CENTRE · LA FEUILLE DU BOUCHER 2.0 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | SPAR · LE PORTUGAL DANS LE PANIER · EPICERIE DU CENTRE · MANGEONS FRAIS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | SOVECA · LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | PHENIX MER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 28 | PIZZA GERMANOR · L'ESSENTIEL · A TABLE | INSEE BPE 28 / INSEE SIRENE 64 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | LA STRADA VINTAGE CAFE · BODEGA JORDI · AU BUREAU | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB CHARLIE CHAPLIN · ECOLE MATERNELLE LA FONTAINE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LUDOVIC MASSE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BUFFON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LUDOVIC MASSE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PAU CASALS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 31 | CLAIRE BOURREL-VILAREM, MÉDECIN · BRUNO ARTIGUES, MÉDECIN · ERIC PATEDOYE, MÉDECIN · ISABEL FLORES UREY, MÉDECIN · SANDRA PERROT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 31 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DU CENTRE · PHARMACIE ESCARRA · PHARMACIE DU ROUSSILLON | INSEE BPE 3 / 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 | 2 | CENTRE DE RESSOURCES CENTRE DE SCULPTURE ROMANE MAÎTRE DE CABESTANY · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE ANDRÉ STIL | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CENTRE CULTUREL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | HALLE DES SPORTS DEPARTEMENTALE · ESPACE NELSON MANDELA · ECOLE LUDOVIC MASSE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 9 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · CIC SOCIETE BORDELAISE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE CABESTANY · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 16 | INTER CLASS LA COIFFURE SELON VOS ENVIES · MELANIE CHABERT COFFURE · SAMS' SALON | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 25 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL LES II MAS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday matins place du 8 mai 1945. [5]
Trajectory
Population 9,399 (2012) → 10,465 (2023): 11.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 7,513 (1990) → 10,465 (2023): 39.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,032, of which 3 % second homes and 2.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cabestany): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Cabestany): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Cabestany): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Cabestany): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Cabestany): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 39 days a year at or above 30 °C and 8 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PERPIGNAN weather station, 8.3 km away at 42 m; the village itself is at 29 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 15 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at PERPIGNAN, 8.3 km away at 42 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 611 mm of rain a year, spread over 57 days — about 10.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CANET-EN-ROUSSILLON, 3.9 km away at 16 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
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 — 66028/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-cabestany.fr/demarches-des-entreprises/— “Tous les jeudis matins se tient un petit marché sur la place du 8 mai 1945 (face à la cave coopérative).”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66028/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66028/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66028/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66028
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubière | 63 | 342 km N | 10,459 | 54.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 38 % · humidity 0 % |
| Valentigney | 25 | 614 km NE | 10,501 | 44.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 14 % · humidity 7 % |
| Sainte-Savine | 10 | 630 km N | 10,289 | 52.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 22 % · humidity 0 % |
| Voisins-le-Bretonneux | 78 | 680 km N | 10,624 | 47.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 59 % · humidity 0 % |
| Chantepie | 35 | 699 km NW | 10,670 | 51 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 70 % · humidity 0 % |
| Beaumont | 63 | 342 km N | 10,728 | 45.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 28 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubière | 63 | 342 km N | 10,459 | 54.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 38 % · humidity 0 % |
| Beaumont | 63 | 342 km N | 10,728 | 45.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 28 % · humidity 0 % |
| Valentigney | 25 | 614 km NE | 10,501 | 44.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 14 % · humidity 7 % |
| Sainte-Savine | 10 | 630 km N | 10,289 | 52.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 22 % · humidity 0 % |
| Voisins-le-Bretonneux | 78 | 680 km N | 10,624 | 47.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 59 % · humidity 0 % |
| Chantepie | 35 | 699 km NW | 10,670 | 51 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 70 % · 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 Cabestany'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivesaltes | 66 | 11 km NW | 9,270 | 68.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pia | 66 | 7.4 km N | 11,615 | 45.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Estève | 66 | 8.1 km NW | 11,630 | 50.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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