Céret
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 66/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 91 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Céret (INSEE 66049) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CC du Vallespir. Population 7,521 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/66049-ceret
Vitality score
Vitality score 66/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 91 % of the 3,236 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 | 0.62 | 25 | 15.43 |
| Social | 0.93 | 20 | 18.64 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.66 | 10 | 6.65 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.53 | 10 | 5.32 |
| Housing mix | 0.73 | 5 | 3.66 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
7 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE CROQUANT · DUCLOS · SAS MEDINILLA · NEO). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (MOLAS ET FILS · AGORA). [3,4]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (INTERMARCHE · LE CARRE GOURMAND · LE PANIER GOURMAND · ONIX). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (OULRICH · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LES GOUTEURS DE FROMAGES). [4]
30 × Restaurant (LE RIMINI · BELLA PIZZA · KAD'ORIENT). [3,4]
8 × Café / bar (CHEZ PAULETTE WINE TRUCK · LE GRAND CAF · LA FONT DEL GAT · LE PABLO · AU JARDIN DES SMOOTHIES). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JOAN MIRO · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PONT DU DIABLE). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE AUTO ECOLE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MARC CHAGALL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PABLO PICASSO). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN AMADE). [3]
11 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PIERRE DIRAT, MÉDECIN · YVES LEBRET, MÉDECIN · ANTOINE AYOUB, MÉDECIN · DAVIDE MARINO, MÉDECIN · INGRID SMITS, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE SAINT FERREOL · PHARMACIE NORMAND - ANTOINE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE LUDOVIC MASSÉ). [3]
1 × Cinema (CERETAN). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA FOUNT CALDA · HALLE DES SPORTS COMPLEXE DES TILLEULS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MARC CHAGALL). [3]
7 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · SBCIC · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD · BNP PARIBAS). [3]
12 × Hairdresser (EXPL SALON COIFFURE BRAZES · ARANDA DANIELE · O ' FIL DE L'AME · ABAT COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL RESTAURANT VIDAL · LES ARCADES). [3,4]
5 × Campsite (CAMPING SAINT MARTIN · CAMPING SAINT GEORGES · MAS D'EN MAS · CAMPING LES CERISIERS · CAMPING DE NOGAREDE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 10 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 7 | LE CROQUANT · DUCLOS · SAS MEDINILLA · NEO | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | MOLAS ET FILS · AGORA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | INTERMARCHE · LE CARRE GOURMAND · LE PANIER GOURMAND · ONIX | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | OULRICH · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LES GOUTEURS DE FROMAGES | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 30 | LE RIMINI · BELLA PIZZA · KAD'ORIENT | INSEE BPE 30 / INSEE SIRENE 52 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 8 | CHEZ PAULETTE WINE TRUCK · LE GRAND CAF · LA FONT DEL GAT · LE PABLO · AU JARDIN DES SMOOTHIES | INSEE SIRENE 8 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JOAN MIRO · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PONT DU DIABLE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE AUTO ECOLE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MARC CHAGALL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PABLO PICASSO | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JEAN AMADE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 11 | PIERRE DIRAT, MÉDECIN · YVES LEBRET, MÉDECIN · ANTOINE AYOUB, MÉDECIN · DAVIDE MARINO, MÉDECIN · INGRID SMITS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE SAINT FERREOL · PHARMACIE NORMAND - ANTOINE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE LUDOVIC MASSÉ | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CERETAN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA FOUNT CALDA · HALLE DES SPORTS COMPLEXE DES TILLEULS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MARC CHAGALL | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 7 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · SBCIC · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD · BNP PARIBAS | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 12 | EXPL SALON COIFFURE BRAZES · ARANDA DANIELE · O ' FIL DE L'AME · ABAT COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL RESTAURANT VIDAL · LES ARCADES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 5 | CAMPING SAINT MARTIN · CAMPING SAINT GEORGES · MAS D'EN MAS · CAMPING LES CERISIERS · CAMPING DE NOGAREDE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday 8h00 à 12h30 en hiver et de 8h00 à 13h en été centre-ville. [5]
Trajectory
Population 7,621 (2012) → 7,521 (2023): -1.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 7,285 (1990) → 7,521 (2023): 3.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,405, of which 13.4 % second homes and 13.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Céret): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Céret): 0 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Céret): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Céret): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Céret): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 51 days a year at or above 30 °C and 5 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VIVES weather station, 5.7 km away at 261 m; the village itself is at 168 m. [10]
The village sits 93 m below 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 13 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VIVES, 5.7 km away at 261 m, over 26 summers. [10]
That station sits 93 m above 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 749 mm of rain a year, spread over 69 days — about 10.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CERET, 1.2 km away at 146 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66049/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ceret.fr/19748-marche-de-ceret.htm— “Le samedi à Céret, c'est jour de marché !”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66049/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66049/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66049/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66049
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parentis-en-Born | 40 | 372 km NW | 7,586 | 62.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saujon | 17 | 460 km NW | 7,440 | 68 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 76 % · humidity 50 % |
| Corte | 2B | 526 km E | 7,819 | 80.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 32 % · humidity 14 % |
| Montauroux | 83 | 350 km E | 7,183 | 66.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 46 % · humidity 79 % |
| Fabrègues | 34 | 145 km NE | 7,447 | 65.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 84 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Affrique | 12 | 164 km N | 7,941 | 63.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 32 % · humidity 14 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabrègues | 34 | 145 km NE | 7,447 | 65.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 84 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Affrique | 12 | 164 km N | 7,941 | 63.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 32 % · humidity 14 % |
| Montauroux | 83 | 350 km E | 7,183 | 66.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 46 % · humidity 79 % |
| Parentis-en-Born | 40 | 372 km NW | 7,586 | 62.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saujon | 17 | 460 km NW | 7,440 | 68 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 76 % · humidity 50 % |
| Corte | 2B | 526 km E | 7,819 | 80.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 32 % · humidity 14 % |
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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 Céret'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saleilles | 66 | 25 km NE | 5,698 | 51 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sorède | 66 | 18 km E | 3,512 | 38.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Boulou | 66 | 8.2 km NE | 5,487 | 53.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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