Camélas
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 22.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 37 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Camélas (INSEE 66033) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CC des Aspres. Population 461 (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 22.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 37 % of the 17,925 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.93 | 10 | 9.27 |
| Housing mix | 0.65 | 5 | 3.26 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LES DELICES DE KAM). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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] | |
| 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 | 1 | LES DELICES DE KAM | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| 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 417 (2012) → 461 (2023): 10.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 323 (1990) → 461 (2023): 42.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 299, of which 17.4 % second homes and 6.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Féliu-d'Avall): 3.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Corbère-les-Cabanes): 2.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Féliu-d'Avall): 4.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Féliu-d'Avall): 4.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Corbère-les-Cabanes): 2.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 35 days a year at or above 30 °C and 25 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the THUIR weather station, 2.1 km away at 110 m; the village itself is at 137 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 12 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at THUIR, 2.1 km away at 110 m, over 14 summers. [10]
An average of 586 mm of rain a year, spread over 59 days — about 9.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at THUIR, 2.1 km away at 110 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 — 66033/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66033/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66033/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66033/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66174
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66056
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saumeray | 28 | 632 km N | 465 | 24.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 68 % · humidity 21 % |
| Juranville | 45 | 602 km N | 450 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 65 % |
| Bonneveau | 41 | 594 km N | 454 | 16 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Marcoux | 04 | 332 km NE | 466 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 14 % |
| Saint-Martin-aux-Chartrains | 14 | 766 km N | 429 | 22.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 97 % · humidity 29 % |
| Condat-sur-Trincou | 24 | 343 km NW | 504 | 21.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 97 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcoux | 04 | 332 km NE | 466 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 14 % |
| Condat-sur-Trincou | 24 | 343 km NW | 504 | 21.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 97 % · humidity 50 % |
| Bonneveau | 41 | 594 km N | 454 | 16 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Juranville | 45 | 602 km N | 450 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 65 % |
| Saumeray | 28 | 632 km N | 465 | 24.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 68 % · humidity 21 % |
| Saint-Martin-aux-Chartrains | 14 | 766 km N | 429 | 22.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 97 % · 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 Camélas'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahus-Soubiran | 40 | 273 km NW | 394 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Raissac-sur-Lampy | 11 | 83 km NW | 454 | 24.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Jû-Belloc | 32 | 242 km NW | 286 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Béraut | 32 | 233 km NW | 299 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gabarnac | 33 | 324 km NW | 363 | 15 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Comigne | 11 | 59 km N | 328 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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