Casteil
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 21.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 77 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Casteil (INSEE 66043) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CC Conflent-Canigó. Population 139 (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 21.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 77 % of the 13,473 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.86 | 10 | 8.63 |
| Housing mix | 0.13 | 5 | 0.63 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (CASTEIL ZEN · LES SAVEURS DU CADY). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (DOMAINE SAINT MARTIN LILOU-ROSE). [3,4]
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 [3,4] | |
| 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 | 2 | CASTEIL ZEN · LES SAVEURS DU CADY | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | DOMAINE SAINT MARTIN LILOU-ROSE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 129 (2012) → 139 (2023): 7.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 102 (1990) → 139 (2023): 36.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 126, of which 43.7 % second homes and 7.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vernet-les-Bains): 1.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vernet-les-Bains): 1.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Vernet-les-Bains): 2.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Ria-Sirach): 8.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Vernet-les-Bains): 2.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VERNET LES BAINS weather station, 1.8 km away at 630 m; the village itself is at 771 m. [10]
The village sits 141 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VERNET LES BAINS, 1.8 km away at 630 m, over 18 summers. [10]
That station sits 141 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 592 mm of rain a year, spread over 70 days — about 8.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at VERNET LES BAINS, 1.8 km away at 630 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 — 66043/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66043/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66043/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66043/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66222
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66161
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuébris | 06 | 404 km NE | 130 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Artalens-Souin | 65 | 205 km W | 140 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 99 % |
| Pigna | 2B | 533 km E | 128 | 23.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 34 % · humidity 0 % |
| Lachapelle-sous-Chanéac | 07 | 310 km NE | 158 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Cirgues | 43 | 302 km N | 165 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Collonge-en-Charollais | 71 | 487 km N | 151 | 16 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artalens-Souin | 65 | 205 km W | 140 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 99 % |
| Saint-Cirgues | 43 | 302 km N | 165 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lachapelle-sous-Chanéac | 07 | 310 km NE | 158 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cuébris | 06 | 404 km NE | 130 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Collonge-en-Charollais | 71 | 487 km N | 151 | 16 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pigna | 2B | 533 km E | 128 | 23.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 34 % · 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 Casteil'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lachapelle-sous-Chanéac | 07 | 310 km NE | 158 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Collonge-en-Charollais | 71 | 487 km N | 151 | 16 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chaum | 31 | 149 km W | 205 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pourchères | 07 | 299 km NE | 136 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dominois | 80 | 868 km N | 168 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Luvigny | 88 | 757 km NE | 123 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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