Clara-Villerach
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 23/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 61 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Clara-Villerach (INSEE 66051) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CC Conflent-Canigó. Population 265 (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 23/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 61 % of the 17,484 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.33 | 5 | 1.67 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LES LOGES DU JARDIN D'AYMERIC). [3,4]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE CLARA-VILLERACH ESPÉRANCE). [3]
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. [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 | LES LOGES DU JARDIN D'AYMERIC | INSEE BPE 1 / 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 | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE CLARA-VILLERACH ESPÉRANCE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 243 (2012) → 265 (2023): 9.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 153 (1990) → 265 (2023): 73.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 210, of which 33.3 % second homes and 2.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Prades): 3.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Taurinya): 1.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Prades): 3.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Prades): 3.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Taurinya): 1.5 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 36 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CODALET weather station, 2.4 km away at 450 m; the village itself is at 526 m. [10]
The village sits 76 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 6 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at TAURINYA, 2.7 km away at 770 m, over 12 summers. [10]
That station sits 244 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 555 mm of rain a year, spread over 66 days — about 8.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CODALET, 2.4 km away at 450 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 — 66051/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66051/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66051/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66051/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66149
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66204
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meyronne | 46 | 264 km N | 269 | 20.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 8 % · winter 72 % |
| Buisson | 84 | 279 km NE | 252 | 23.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 84 % · humidity 71 % |
| Peyremale | 30 | 231 km NE | 272 | 20.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 66 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Denis | 30 | 235 km NE | 296 | 22.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montvernier | 73 | 436 km NE | 240 | 23.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 7 % · humidity 57 % |
| Beauregard | 46 | 203 km N | 238 | 20.4 | Few services | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beauregard | 46 | 203 km N | 238 | 20.4 | Few services | no figures |
| Peyremale | 30 | 231 km NE | 272 | 20.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 66 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Denis | 30 | 235 km NE | 296 | 22.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Meyronne | 46 | 264 km N | 269 | 20.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 8 % · winter 72 % |
| Buisson | 84 | 279 km NE | 252 | 23.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 84 % · humidity 71 % |
| Montvernier | 73 | 436 km NE | 240 | 23.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 7 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Clara-Villerach'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauvezin | 65 | 186 km W | 243 | 32.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Gemme-en-Sancerrois | 18 | 536 km N | 400 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Verdigny | 18 | 531 km N | 313 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Berthegon | 86 | 510 km N | 259 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Darbres | 07 | 283 km NE | 272 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Xaintray | 79 | 493 km NW | 238 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
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