Espira-de-l'Agly
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 41.9/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 24 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Espira-de-l'Agly (INSEE 66069) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CU Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole. Population 3,524 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 41.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 24 % of the 6,238 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 | 0.22 | 25 | 5.53 |
| Social | 0.46 | 20 | 9.21 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.11 | 10 | 1.11 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.72 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULAGERIE DE L'AGLY). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SAS MARC-AURELE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VSL DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (PIZZA BENITO · A NOS SAVEURS CALY'NE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (BRASSERIE DE L'AGLY). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN ALIO · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE DU SACRE-COEUR). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE DE L AGLY). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE CENTRE CULTUREL). [3]
4 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Collège, 1 × Gym / sports hall, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, GP (médecin généraliste). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULAGERIE DE L'AGLY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | SAS MARC-AURELE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VSL DISTRIBUTION | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 3 | PIZZA BENITO · A NOS SAVEURS CALY'NE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | BRASSERIE DE L'AGLY | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN ALIO · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE DU SACRE-COEUR | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELARL PHARMACIE DE L AGLY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 MUNICIPALE CENTRE CULTUREL | 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 | 4 | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 3,304 (2012) → 3,524 (2023): 6.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,196 (1990) → 3,524 (2023): 60.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,744, of which 2.8 % second homes and 10.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Espira-de-l'Agly): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Espira-de-l'Agly): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Peyrestortes): 2.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Espira-de-l'Agly): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Espira-de-l'Agly): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 39 days a year at or above 30 °C and 8 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PERPIGNAN weather station, 5.3 km away at 42 m; the village itself is at 33 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 15 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at PERPIGNAN, 5.3 km away at 42 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 540 mm of rain a year, spread over 53 days — about 10.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PERPIGNAN, 5.3 km away at 42 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66069/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66069/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66069/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66069/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66069
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66138
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salindres | 30 | 188 km NE | 3,648 | 42.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 50 % · humidity 29 % |
| Boujan-sur-Libron | 34 | 74 km NE | 3,619 | 51.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lapugnoy | 62 | 861 km N | 3,481 | 36.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 59 % · humidity 0 % |
| Hérimoncourt | 25 | 608 km NE | 3,508 | 36.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 14 % · humidity 7 % |
| Fontanil-Cornillon | 38 | 357 km NE | 3,404 | 47.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 64 % · humidity 29 % |
| Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis | 76 | 751 km N | 3,633 | 46.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 69 % · humidity 7 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boujan-sur-Libron | 34 | 74 km NE | 3,619 | 51.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Salindres | 30 | 188 km NE | 3,648 | 42.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 50 % · humidity 29 % |
| Fontanil-Cornillon | 38 | 357 km NE | 3,404 | 47.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 64 % · humidity 29 % |
| Hérimoncourt | 25 | 608 km NE | 3,508 | 36.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 14 % · humidity 7 % |
| Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis | 76 | 751 km N | 3,633 | 46.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 69 % · humidity 7 % |
| Lapugnoy | 62 | 861 km N | 3,481 | 36.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 59 % · 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 Espira-de-l'Agly'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baixas | 66 | 3.5 km SW | 2,777 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bram | 11 | 79 km NW | 3,233 | 52.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Peyrestortes | 66 | 2.8 km SE | 1,927 | 45.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laroque-des-Albères | 66 | 29 km S | 2,256 | 63.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-André-de-Roquelongue | 11 | 38 km N | 1,488 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Banyuls-dels-Aspres | 66 | 24 km S | 1,483 | 47.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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