Caixas
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 14.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 48 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Caixas (INSEE 66029) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CC des Aspres. Population 134 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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/66029-caixas
Vitality score
Vitality score 14.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 48 % of the 13,199 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.48 | 5 | 2.4 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 133 (2012) → 134 (2023): 0.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 84 (1990) → 134 (2023): 59.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 100, of which 26 % second homes and 5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fourques): 7.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Llupia): 8 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Thuir): 8.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Fourques): 8.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Oms): 4.6 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 37 days a year at or above 30 °C and 5 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the CAIXAS weather station, 0.6 km away at 347 m; the village itself is at 361 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 10 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at CAIXAS, 0.6 km away at 347 m, over 14 summers. [12]
An average of 659 mm of rain a year, spread over 65 days — about 10.1 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at CAIXAS, 0.6 km away at 347 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66029/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66029/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66029/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66029/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66084
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66101
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66210
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66126
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puy-Saint-Gulmier | 63 | 357 km N | 135 | 4.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 0 % · humidity 29 % |
| Montireau | 28 | 661 km N | 136 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 23 % · humidity 36 % |
| Soulce-Cernay | 25 | 621 km NE | 136 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 0 % · humidity 29 % |
| Saint-Germain-de-Clairefeuille | 61 | 708 km N | 132 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 32 % · humidity 43 % |
| Rohaire | 28 | 692 km N | 132 | 10 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 3 % · humidity 29 % |
| Bosquentin | 27 | 764 km N | 129 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 41 % · winter 34 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puy-Saint-Gulmier | 63 | 357 km N | 135 | 4.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 0 % · humidity 29 % |
| Soulce-Cernay | 25 | 621 km NE | 136 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 0 % · humidity 29 % |
| Montireau | 28 | 661 km N | 136 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 23 % · humidity 36 % |
| Rohaire | 28 | 692 km N | 132 | 10 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 3 % · humidity 29 % |
| Saint-Germain-de-Clairefeuille | 61 | 708 km N | 132 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 32 % · humidity 43 % |
| Bosquentin | 27 | 764 km N | 129 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 41 % · winter 34 % |
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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 Caixas'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jusix | 47 | 304 km NW | 96 | 7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sallèles-Cabardès | 11 | 85 km N | 110 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rieux-en-Val | 11 | 57 km N | 84 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Ilhes | 11 | 89 km N | 64 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Planèzes | 66 | 21 km N | 99 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Puginier | 11 | 108 km NW | 153 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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