Claira
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 48/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 34 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Claira (INSEE 66050) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CC Corbières Salanque Méditerranée. Population 4,922 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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/66050-claira
Vitality score
Vitality score 48/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 34 % of the 4,767 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.6 | 20 | 11.91 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.38 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DES GOURMANDS · JEFF DE BRUGES). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (BOUCHERIE EPICERIE CLAIRA · LES COMPTOIRS DE MATHILDE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR). [3,4]
14 × Restaurant (MC DONALD'S · CAFE ETIENNE · LE BRASERO CATALAN · FLUNCH). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLELES CARIOULETTES). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE YVES DUCES). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (STEPHANE LOSSEFF, MÉDECIN · ALEXIS DUROYON, MÉDECIN · ALAIN ARRES, MÉDECIN · NASSIMA HARIDI-MAHROUG, MÉDECIN · VERONIQUE IBAL, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE BAUDIERE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CLAIRA TABAC RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE POLYVALENTE). [3]
1 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD). [3]
11 × Hairdresser (FRANCK PROVOST · DYNAMIC COIFFURE 66 · LA BARBE DE PAPA). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 7 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LE FOURNIL DES GOURMANDS · JEFF DE BRUGES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | BOUCHERIE EPICERIE CLAIRA · LES COMPTOIRS DE MATHILDE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 14 | MC DONALD'S · CAFE ETIENNE · LE BRASERO CATALAN · FLUNCH | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLELES CARIOULETTES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE YVES DUCES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | STEPHANE LOSSEFF, MÉDECIN · ALEXIS DUROYON, MÉDECIN · ALAIN ARRES, MÉDECIN · NASSIMA HARIDI-MAHROUG, MÉDECIN · VERONIQUE IBAL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE BAUDIERE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | CLAIRA TABAC RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE POLYVALENTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 11 | FRANCK PROVOST · DYNAMIC COIFFURE 66 · LA BARBE DE PAPA | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 3,756 (2012) → 4,922 (2023): 31 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,117 (1990) → 4,922 (2023): 132.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,448, of which 6.2 % second homes and 5.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Claira): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Claira): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Claira): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Claira): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Claira): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 14 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the TORREILLES weather station, 1.9 km away at 7 m; the village itself is at 10 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 20 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at TORREILLES, 1.9 km away at 7 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 507 mm of rain a year, spread over 51 days — about 9.9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at TORREILLES, 1.9 km away at 7 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66050/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66050/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66050/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66050/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66050
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maraussan | 34 | 70 km N | 4,789 | 47.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 88 % · humidity 21 % |
| Le Coudray-Montceaux | 91 | 647 km N | 4,801 | 40 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 62 % · humidity 0 % |
| Sainte-Eulalie | 33 | 364 km NW | 4,915 | 54.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 7 % |
| Vermelles | 62 | 860 km N | 4,729 | 50 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 59 % · winter 61 % |
| Saclay | 91 | 667 km N | 4,437 | 54.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 57 % · humidity 0 % |
| Brebières | 62 | 843 km N | 5,283 | 45.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 64 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maraussan | 34 | 70 km N | 4,789 | 47.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 88 % · humidity 21 % |
| Sainte-Eulalie | 33 | 364 km NW | 4,915 | 54.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 7 % |
| Le Coudray-Montceaux | 91 | 647 km N | 4,801 | 40 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 62 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saclay | 91 | 667 km N | 4,437 | 54.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 57 % · humidity 0 % |
| Brebières | 62 | 843 km N | 5,283 | 45.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 64 % · humidity 0 % |
| Vermelles | 62 | 860 km N | 4,729 | 50 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 59 % · winter 61 % |
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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 Claira'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bompas | 66 | 3.7 km SW | 7,832 | 53.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ustaritz | 64 | 365 km W | 7,897 | 65.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Torreilles | 66 | 3.1 km E | 3,753 | 52.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Salses-le-Château | 66 | 8.8 km N | 3,965 | 50.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Hippolyte | 66 | 3.0 km N | 3,126 | 37.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vescovato | 2B | 531 km E | 3,406 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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