Caramany
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 31.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 97 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Caramany (INSEE 66039) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CC Agly Fenouillèdes. Population 129 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/66039-caramany
Vitality score
Vitality score 31.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 97 % of the 12,827 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 | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.26 | 10 | 2.59 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (CAFE CARTON). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CARAMANY AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (PLAN D EAU SUR L AGGLY). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LA BADE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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 | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 2 | CAFE CARTON | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | CARAMANY AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | PLAN D EAU SUR L AGGLY | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LA BADE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 146 (2012) → 129 (2023): -11.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 170 (1990) → 129 (2023): -24.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 198, of which 57.6 % second homes and 4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cassagnes): 3.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Ille-sur-Têt): 8.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Latour-de-France): 8 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Latour-de-France): 8 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Caramany): 0 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 33 days a year at or above 30 °C and 13 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ST PAUL FENOUIL weather station, 8.2 km away at 205 m; the village itself is at 262 m. [12]
The village sits 57 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 7 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST PAUL FENOUIL, 8.2 km away at 205 m, over 10 summers. [12]
That station sits 57 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, 7.4 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 — 66039/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66039/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66039/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66039/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66042
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66088
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66096
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66039
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar | 05 | 372 km NE | 120 | 26.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 % |
| Camon | 09 | 59 km NW | 151 | 29.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 43 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Pé-d'Ardet | 31 | 157 km W | 166 | 35.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 41 % · humidity 71 % |
| Barles | 04 | 343 km NE | 118 | 26.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 41 % · winter 0 % |
| Entraunes | 06 | 374 km NE | 124 | 22.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 45 % · humidity 50 % |
| Pino | 2B | 553 km E | 148 | 23 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 84 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camon | 09 | 59 km NW | 151 | 29.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 43 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Pé-d'Ardet | 31 | 157 km W | 166 | 35.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 41 % · humidity 71 % |
| Barles | 04 | 343 km NE | 118 | 26.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 41 % · winter 0 % |
| La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar | 05 | 372 km NE | 120 | 26.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 % |
| Entraunes | 06 | 374 km NE | 124 | 22.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 45 % · humidity 50 % |
| Pino | 2B | 553 km E | 148 | 23 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 84 % · 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 Caramany'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ansignan | 66 | 5.3 km NW | 164 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Félines-Termenès | 11 | 29 km N | 130 | 20.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rennes-les-Bains | 11 | 29 km NW | 238 | 42.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vignevieille | 11 | 30 km N | 107 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cabrespine | 11 | 70 km N | 185 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Roque-sur-Cèze | 30 | 226 km NE | 172 | 27.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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