Coustouges
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 14.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 61 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Coustouges (INSEE 66061) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CC du Haut Vallespir. Population 95 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 14.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 61 % of the 10,121 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 | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.3 | 10 | 2.98 |
| Housing mix | 0.05 | 5 | 0.24 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (POTI POTI). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (COUSTOUGES AP). [3]
1 × Library (POINT LECTURE - COUSTOUGES). [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. [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 | POTI POTI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | COUSTOUGES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | POINT LECTURE - COUSTOUGES | 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 108 (2012) → 95 (2023): -12 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 119 (1990) → 95 (2023): -20.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 147, of which 47.6 % second homes and 11.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans): 3.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans): 3.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans): 3.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans): 3.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans): 3.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the SERRALONGUE weather station, 8.3 km away at 700 m; the village itself is at 832 m. [9]
The village sits 132 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at SERRALONGUE, 8.3 km away at 700 m, over 18 summers. [9]
That station sits 132 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 974 mm of rain a year, spread over 85 days — about 11.5 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at SERRALONGUE, 8.3 km away at 700 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 — 66061/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66061/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66061/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66061/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66179
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Féniers | 23 | 378 km N | 111 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 14 % · humidity 93 % |
| Domps | 87 | 374 km N | 98 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brantes | 84 | 297 km NE | 86 | 21.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 15 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cassuéjouls | 12 | 263 km N | 107 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Minervois | 34 | 115 km N | 131 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 3 % · winter 73 % · humidity 64 % |
| Citou | 11 | 112 km N | 101 | 20.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citou | 11 | 112 km N | 101 | 20.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Minervois | 34 | 115 km N | 131 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 3 % · winter 73 % · humidity 64 % |
| Cassuéjouls | 12 | 263 km N | 107 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brantes | 84 | 297 km NE | 86 | 21.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 15 % · humidity 93 % |
| Domps | 87 | 374 km N | 98 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Féniers | 23 | 378 km N | 111 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 14 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Coustouges'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domps | 87 | 374 km N | 98 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-d'Entraunes | 06 | 387 km NE | 138 | 22.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chalaux | 58 | 562 km N | 89 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fraissinet-de-Fourques | 48 | 218 km N | 83 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trèves | 30 | 200 km N | 116 | 22.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rieussec | 34 | 117 km N | 82 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
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