Joch
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 15.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 17 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Joch (INSEE 66089) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CC Conflent-Canigó. Population 416 (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/66089-joch
Vitality score
Vitality score 15.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 17 % of the 17,966 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 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.62 | 5 | 3.11 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 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 246 (2012) → 416 (2023): 69.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 135 (1990) → 416 (2023): 208.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 243, of which 18.9 % second homes and 9.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vinça): 3.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vinça): 3.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Vinça): 3.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Vinça): 3.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Vinça): 2.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 32 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the BAILLESTAVY weather station, 6 km away at 585 m; the village itself is at 398 m. [9]
The village sits 187 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 4 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at EUS, 6.6 km away at 321 m, over 25 summers. [9]
That station sits 77 m below 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 592 mm of rain a year, spread over 64 days — about 9.3 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at VINCA, 4.7 km away at 251 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 — 66089/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66089/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66089/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66089/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66230
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floirac | 17 | 412 km NW | 420 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 99 % · humidity 64 % |
| Belmont-Bretenoux | 46 | 258 km N | 408 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villesèque | 46 | 220 km NW | 409 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Lande-Saint-Léger | 27 | 762 km N | 405 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Jean-Lespinasse | 46 | 255 km N | 404 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Esclanèdes | 48 | 218 km N | 427 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 42 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esclanèdes | 48 | 218 km N | 427 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 42 % · humidity 71 % |
| Villesèque | 46 | 220 km NW | 409 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-Lespinasse | 46 | 255 km N | 404 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Belmont-Bretenoux | 46 | 258 km N | 408 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Floirac | 17 | 412 km NW | 420 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 99 % · humidity 64 % |
| La Lande-Saint-Léger | 27 | 762 km N | 405 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Joch'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-Bretenoux | 46 | 258 km N | 408 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-Lespinasse | 46 | 255 km N | 404 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Quinsac | 24 | 345 km NW | 381 | 9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tauriac | 81 | 160 km NW | 413 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lugaignac | 33 | 328 km NW | 433 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fontenet | 17 | 437 km NW | 391 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
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