Escaro
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 8.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 14 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Escaro (INSEE 66068) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CC Conflent-Canigó. Population 128 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/66068-escaro
Vitality score
Vitality score 8.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 14 % of the 12,751 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.75 | 10 | 7.55 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LE PETIT BONHEUR). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 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 | 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 | 1 | CAMPING LE PETIT BONHEUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 120 (2012) → 128 (2023): 6.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 102 (1990) → 128 (2023): 25.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 168, of which 56.5 % second homes and 6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Olette): 4.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sahorre): 3.8 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Jujols): 4 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Olette): 4.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Serdinya): 3.6 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 86 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the OLETTE weather station, 4.3 km away at 615 m; the village itself is at 874 m. [12]
The village sits 259 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at VERNET LES BAINS, 6.1 km away at 630 m, over 18 summers. [12]
That station sits 244 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 550 mm of rain a year, spread over 75 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at OLETTE, 4.3 km away at 615 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66068/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66068/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66068/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66068/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66125
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66166
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66090
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66193
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaillagos | 65 | 209 km W | 125 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 72 % |
| Castans | 11 | 98 km N | 124 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 31 % · humidity 79 % |
| Olmeta-di-Capocorso | 2B | 578 km E | 123 | 8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 0 % · humidity 36 % |
| Louvie-Soubiron | 64 | 229 km W | 133 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 51 % |
| Roure | 06 | 423 km NE | 116 | 3.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 43 % |
| Miglos | 09 | 65 km NW | 142 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miglos | 09 | 65 km NW | 142 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Castans | 11 | 98 km N | 124 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 31 % · humidity 79 % |
| Gaillagos | 65 | 209 km W | 125 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 72 % |
| Louvie-Soubiron | 64 | 229 km W | 133 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 51 % |
| Roure | 06 | 423 km NE | 116 | 3.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 43 % |
| Olmeta-di-Capocorso | 2B | 578 km E | 123 | 8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 0 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Escaro'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 67 | 757 km NE | 169 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Innimond | 01 | 445 km NE | 95 | 8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Goudet | 43 | 292 km NE | 85 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Belfahy | 70 | 678 km NE | 83 | 8.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Hélène | 48 | 244 km NE | 97 | 13 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Giron | 01 | 494 km NE | 174 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
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