Fosse
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 19.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 93 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fosse (INSEE 66083) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CC Agly Fenouillèdes. Population 52 (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 19.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 93 % of the 5,097 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.02 | 5 | 0.09 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (CHEZ LINDA). [3,4]
1 × Swimming pool (PLAN D EAU). [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, 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 | 1 | CHEZ LINDA | 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 | 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 | 1 | PLAN D EAU | INSEE BPE 1 [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 39 (2012) → 52 (2023): 33.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 34 (1990) → 52 (2023): 52.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 55, of which 49.1 % second homes and 3.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Caudiès-de-Fenouillèdes): 5.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Caudiès-de-Fenouillèdes): 5.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Caudiès-de-Fenouillèdes): 5.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet): 6.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Caudiès-de-Fenouillèdes): 5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 20 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST PAUL DE FENOUILLET weather station, 6 km away at 300 m; the village itself is at 473 m. [10]
The village sits 173 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST PAUL DE FENOUILLET, 6 km away at 300 m, over 19 summers. [10]
That station sits 173 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 714 mm of rain a year, spread over 84 days — about 8.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST PAUL DE FENOUILLET, 6 km away at 300 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66083/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66083/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66083/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66083/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66046
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66187
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riboux | 83 | 276 km E | 51 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gatuzières | 48 | 179 km NE | 52 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 50 % · humidity 79 % |
| Matra | 2B | 573 km E | 54 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 77 % · humidity 43 % |
| Altagène | 2A | 559 km E | 52 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lichères-sur-Yonne | 89 | 533 km N | 49 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Teyssières | 26 | 287 km NE | 66 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 41 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gatuzières | 48 | 179 km NE | 52 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 50 % · humidity 79 % |
| Riboux | 83 | 276 km E | 51 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Teyssières | 26 | 287 km NE | 66 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 41 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lichères-sur-Yonne | 89 | 533 km N | 49 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Altagène | 2A | 559 km E | 52 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Matra | 2B | 573 km E | 54 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 77 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Fosse'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noceta | 2B | 560 km E | 73 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Fenouillet | 66 | 3.1 km E | 49 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brenas | 34 | 118 km NE | 58 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ferrières-Poussarou | 34 | 87 km NE | 74 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Altiani | 2B | 566 km E | 53 | 1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pézilla-de-Conflent | 66 | 6.8 km SE | 46 | 4.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
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