Elne
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 66.9/100 · confidence: low· Better served than 89 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Elne (INSEE 66065) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CC des Albères, de la Côte Vermeille et de l'Illibéris. Population 9,511 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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/66065-elne
Vitality score
Vitality score 66.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: low (sources disagree on Restaurant; sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 89 % of the 2,588 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 | 0.58 | 25 | 14.49 |
| Social | 0.82 | 20 | 16.3 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.58 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · RAPHALEX · SARL LE FOURNIL DES ALBERES · SAS LES PAINS D'ADRIEN). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (ERIC ROUS TRAITEUR · CAN TRIADOR). [3,4]
5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SARL AULNETTE · FLORIGRAINE · CLEMARIL · AL SIMA ELNE · FVMG). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (LA RASCASSE 66). [3,4]
25 × Restaurant (VERA PIZZA MASTROBATTISTA · PAD THAI · MUUNE TATTOO · PIZZA CAMION ROUGE DU 66). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (CAFE DURAND · LE CASOT · SAS BAR LE RALLYE). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LOUISE MICHEL · ECOLE MATERNELLE PAUL REIG · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE FRANCOISE DOLTO). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FRANCOISE DOLTO · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JOSEPH NEO). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PAUL LANGEVIN). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JOSE CUEVA, MÉDECIN · KARINE BUKLOW, MÉDECIN · JULIEN RIVES, MÉDECIN · DENIS VILLAS, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (SNC CLOTIS · PHARMACIE LA CROIX VERTE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE PIERRE CAPEILLE). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE VAUTIER). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA VILLE D ELNE · COLLEGE PAUL LANGEVIN). [3]
8 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · SBCIC · CIC SUD OUEST · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD). [3]
14 × Hairdresser (TIF 'FANNY). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
2 × Hotel (LE CARA SOL). [3,4]
3 × Campsite (CAPFUN CAMPING EL MOLI · CAMPING LE FLORIDA · CAMPING LE MIGNANE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 11 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · RAPHALEX · SARL LE FOURNIL DES ALBERES · SAS LES PAINS D'ADRIEN | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | ERIC ROUS TRAITEUR · CAN TRIADOR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 5 | SARL AULNETTE · FLORIGRAINE · CLEMARIL · AL SIMA ELNE · FVMG | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LA RASCASSE 66 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 25 | VERA PIZZA MASTROBATTISTA · PAD THAI · MUUNE TATTOO · PIZZA CAMION ROUGE DU 66 | INSEE BPE 25 / INSEE SIRENE 60 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | CAFE DURAND · LE CASOT · SAS BAR LE RALLYE | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LOUISE MICHEL · ECOLE MATERNELLE PAUL REIG · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE FRANCOISE DOLTO | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FRANCOISE DOLTO · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JOSEPH NEO | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PAUL LANGEVIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | JOSE CUEVA, MÉDECIN · KARINE BUKLOW, MÉDECIN · JULIEN RIVES, MÉDECIN · DENIS VILLAS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | SNC CLOTIS · PHARMACIE LA CROIX VERTE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE PIERRE CAPEILLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE VAUTIER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA VILLE D ELNE · COLLEGE PAUL LANGEVIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 8 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · SBCIC · CIC SUD OUEST · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 14 | TIF 'FANNY | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 2 | LE CARA SOL | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 3 | CAPFUN CAMPING EL MOLI · CAMPING LE FLORIDA · CAMPING LE MIGNANE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 8,275 (2012) → 9,511 (2023): 14.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 6,262 (1990) → 9,511 (2023): 51.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,051, of which 4.2 % second homes and 10.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Elne): 0.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Elne): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Elne): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Elne): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Elne): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 46 days a year at or above 30 °C and 15 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ARGELES-SUR-MER weather station, 7.3 km away at 28 m; the village itself is at 16 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 24 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at CAP BEAR, 16.2 km away at 72 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 56 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 648 mm of rain a year, spread over 55 days — about 11.8 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at BROUILLA, 6.7 km away at 50 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
sources disagree on Pharmacy
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66065/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66065/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66065/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66065/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66065
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clermont-l'Hérault | 34 | 120 km N | 9,461 | 82.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 84 % · humidity 0 % |
| Aytré | 17 | 510 km NW | 9,746 | 66.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 99 % · humidity 0 % |
| Rivesaltes | 66 | 20 km NW | 9,270 | 68.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 91 % · humidity 36 % |
| Albert | 80 | 823 km N | 9,521 | 74.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Rheu | 35 | 716 km NW | 9,839 | 66.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 76 % · humidity 0 % |
| Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue | 84 | 222 km NE | 8,913 | 57.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 61 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivesaltes | 66 | 20 km NW | 9,270 | 68.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 91 % · humidity 36 % |
| Clermont-l'Hérault | 34 | 120 km N | 9,461 | 82.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 84 % · humidity 0 % |
| Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue | 84 | 222 km NE | 8,913 | 57.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 61 % · humidity 0 % |
| Aytré | 17 | 510 km NW | 9,746 | 66.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 99 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Rheu | 35 | 716 km NW | 9,839 | 66.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 76 % · humidity 0 % |
| Albert | 80 | 823 km N | 9,521 | 74.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Elne'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mouans-Sartoux | 06 | 344 km E | 11,015 | 52.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Argelès-sur-Mer | 66 | 7.0 km SE | 10,616 | 68.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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