Calce
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 30.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 87 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Calce (INSEE 66030) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CU Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole. Population 226 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 30.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 87 % of the 16,695 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.9 | 10 | 9.04 |
| Housing mix | 0.81 | 5 | 4.05 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MAISON GAUBY). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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) | 1 | MAISON GAUBY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | 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 | 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 217 (2012) → 226 (2023): 4.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 161 (1990) → 226 (2023): 40.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 137, of which 9.5 % second homes and 10.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Estagel): 4.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Calce): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Baixas): 4.7 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Estagel): 4.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Cases-de-Pène): 3.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 13 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the PERPIGNAN weather station, 9.9 km away at 42 m; the village itself is at 210 m. [12]
The village sits 168 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 11 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at PERPIGNAN, 9.9 km away at 42 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 168 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 596 mm of rain a year, spread over 66 days — about 9 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at LATOUR-DE-FRANCE, 8.5 km away at 110 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 — 66030/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66030/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66030/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66030/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66071
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66030
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66014
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66041
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moloy | 21 | 558 km N | 236 | 26.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 53 % · humidity 29 % |
| Villaroux | 73 | 400 km NE | 192 | 28 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 29 % |
| Fresnoy-en-Gohelle | 62 | 846 km N | 233 | 22.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 59 % · humidity 29 % |
| Valzergues | 12 | 198 km N | 207 | 19 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 14 % |
| Boutenac-Touvent | 17 | 415 km NW | 230 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mallièvre | 85 | 543 km NW | 251 | 20.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 84 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valzergues | 12 | 198 km N | 207 | 19 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 14 % |
| Villaroux | 73 | 400 km NE | 192 | 28 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 29 % |
| Boutenac-Touvent | 17 | 415 km NW | 230 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mallièvre | 85 | 543 km NW | 251 | 20.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 84 % · humidity 36 % |
| Moloy | 21 | 558 km N | 236 | 26.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 53 % · humidity 29 % |
| Fresnoy-en-Gohelle | 62 | 846 km N | 233 | 22.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 59 % · humidity 29 % |
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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 Calce'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marseillan | 65 | 215 km W | 269 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vergoignan | 32 | 262 km NW | 324 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cuqueron | 64 | 276 km W | 189 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cailhavel | 11 | 68 km NW | 154 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aubarède | 65 | 213 km W | 283 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brugnens | 32 | 204 km NW | 254 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
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