Les Cluses
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 27.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 72 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Les Cluses (INSEE 66063) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CC du Vallespir. Population 282 (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 27.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 72 % of the 17,697 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 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.49 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LES 3 BUFFETS). [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (L'HAIR D'ENORA). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant.
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 | LES 3 BUFFETS | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | L'HAIR D'ENORA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 260 (2012) → 282 (2023): 8.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 165 (1990) → 282 (2023): 70.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 138, of which 5.1 % second homes and 1.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Maureillas-las-Illas): 2.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Maureillas-las-Illas): 2.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Maureillas-las-Illas): 2.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Maureillas-las-Illas): 2.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Maureillas-las-Illas): 2.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 53 days a year at or above 30 °C and 5 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the LE PERTHUS weather station, 2.3 km away at 295 m; the village itself is at 141 m. [9]
The village sits 154 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 13 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LE PERTHUS, 2.3 km away at 295 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 154 m above 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 783 mm of rain a year, spread over 66 days — about 11.9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LE PERTHUS, 2.3 km away at 295 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 — 66063/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66063/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66063/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66063/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66106
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andechy | 80 | 804 km N | 282 | 22.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 45 % · humidity 14 % |
| Médière | 25 | 627 km NE | 281 | 17 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 5 % · humidity 21 % |
| Cerisy-Buleux | 80 | 837 km N | 278 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 58 % · humidity 14 % |
| Hestrud | 59 | 864 km N | 288 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 39 % · humidity 14 % |
| Frédéric-Fontaine | 70 | 647 km NE | 278 | 24.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 3 % · humidity 14 % |
| Larians-et-Munans | 70 | 610 km NE | 291 | 23.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 15 % · humidity 14 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larians-et-Munans | 70 | 610 km NE | 291 | 23.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 15 % · humidity 14 % |
| Médière | 25 | 627 km NE | 281 | 17 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 5 % · humidity 21 % |
| Frédéric-Fontaine | 70 | 647 km NE | 278 | 24.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 3 % · humidity 14 % |
| Andechy | 80 | 804 km N | 282 | 22.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 45 % · humidity 14 % |
| Cerisy-Buleux | 80 | 837 km N | 278 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 58 % · humidity 14 % |
| Hestrud | 59 | 864 km N | 288 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 39 % · 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 Les Cluses'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vivès | 66 | 7.7 km NW | 190 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
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