Latour-Bas-Elne
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 46/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 42 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Latour-Bas-Elne (INSEE 66094) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CC Sud-Roussillon. Population 3,228 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 46/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 42 % of the 6,695 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.39 |
| Social | 0.51 | 20 | 10.26 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Public & culture | 0.11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.69 | 5 | 3.47 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CARY · SIGNE LEVAIN · CHOUCHOU MAO · LA PANETIERE ATELIER). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DOUET). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (REVI · ASUPER 2). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (MAC DONALD'S · LE TAPALOU · MAMA'S · SALTY'S). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (CHEZ GEGE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JOSEPH DAURIAC). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (BERNARD FOULET, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE LATOUR BAS ELNE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (LE PAGE · BULLAERT FAUSTINE · MAISON K · ALISON COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Library. [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | CARY · SIGNE LEVAIN · CHOUCHOU MAO · LA PANETIERE ATELIER | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE DOUET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Supermarket | 2 | REVI · ASUPER 2 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | MAC DONALD'S · LE TAPALOU · MAMA'S · SALTY'S | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | CHEZ GEGE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JOSEPH DAURIAC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | BERNARD FOULET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE LATOUR BAS ELNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 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 | 1 | BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | LE PAGE · BULLAERT FAUSTINE · MAISON K · ALISON COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 2,223 (2012) → 3,228 (2023): 45.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,346 (1990) → 3,228 (2023): 139.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,741, of which 15.3 % second homes and 3.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Latour-Bas-Elne): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Latour-Bas-Elne): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Latour-Bas-Elne): 0.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Latour-Bas-Elne): 0.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Latour-Bas-Elne): 0.5 km to the north-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, 7.2 km away at 28 m; the village itself is at 8 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 24 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at CAP BEAR, 14.6 km away at 72 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 64 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 792 mm of rain a year, spread over 62 days — about 12.8 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ARGELES-SUR-MER, 7.2 km away at 28 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
200 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 294,000 € — 2,965 € per m² of built surface. [10]
25 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 160,000 € — 2,424 € per m². [10]
The median across Pyrénées-Orientales is 2,334 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [10]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66094/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66094/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66094/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66094/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66094
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubs | 25 | 548 km NE | 3,335 | 49.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Vaudreuil | 27 | 752 km N | 3,624 | 47.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 54 % · humidity 0 % |
| Coupvray | 77 | 699 km N | 3,066 | 43.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 47 % · humidity 0 % |
| Tresserve | 73 | 412 km NE | 2,909 | 52.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 27 % · humidity 0 % |
| Santeny | 94 | 682 km N | 3,913 | 46.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 61 % · humidity 0 % |
| Erquinghem-Lys | 59 | 898 km N | 5,341 | 48 | Partly served | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tresserve | 73 | 412 km NE | 2,909 | 52.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 27 % · humidity 0 % |
| Doubs | 25 | 548 km NE | 3,335 | 49.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Santeny | 94 | 682 km N | 3,913 | 46.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 61 % · humidity 0 % |
| Coupvray | 77 | 699 km N | 3,066 | 43.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 47 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Vaudreuil | 27 | 752 km N | 3,624 | 47.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 54 % · humidity 0 % |
| Erquinghem-Lys | 59 | 898 km N | 5,341 | 48 | Partly served | no figures |
Elsewhere
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