Lesquerde
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 10.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 22 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lesquerde (INSEE 66097) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CC Agly Fenouillèdes. Population 141 (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/66097-lesquerde
Vitality score
Vitality score 10.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 22 % of the 13,583 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.64 | 10 | 6.37 |
| Housing mix | 0.19 | 5 | 0.96 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (PLAGE DE SAINT PAUL DE FENOUILLET). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [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. [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PLAGE DE SAINT PAUL DE FENOUILLET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 164 (2012) → 141 (2023): -14 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 124 (1990) → 141 (2023): 13.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 141, of which 40.4 % second homes and 4.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet): 2.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet): 2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet): 2.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet): 2.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet): 2.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 29 days a year at or above 30 °C and 16 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ST PAUL FENOUIL weather station, 2.4 km away at 205 m; the village itself is at 349 m. [9]
The village sits 144 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ST PAUL FENOUIL, 2.4 km away at 205 m, over 10 summers. [9]
That station sits 144 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 676 mm of rain a year, spread over 80 days — about 8.5 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ST PAUL FENOUIL, 2.4 km away at 205 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 — 66097/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66097/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66097/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66097/logement/2023
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Andéol-de-Berg | 07 | 250 km NE | 134 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 55 % · humidity 79 % |
| Senez | 04 | 337 km NE | 154 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
| Blars | 46 | 207 km N | 137 | 8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Estoher | 66 | 23 km S | 163 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 43 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pégairolles-de-l'Escalette | 34 | 128 km NE | 151 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Malans | 70 | 551 km NE | 135 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 23 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estoher | 66 | 23 km S | 163 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 43 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pégairolles-de-l'Escalette | 34 | 128 km NE | 151 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Blars | 46 | 207 km N | 137 | 8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Andéol-de-Berg | 07 | 250 km NE | 134 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 55 % · humidity 79 % |
| Senez | 04 | 337 km NE | 154 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
| Malans | 70 | 551 km NE | 135 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 23 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Lesquerde'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Arnac | 66 | 2.4 km S | 99 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vignevieille | 11 | 23 km N | 107 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Limousis | 11 | 60 km N | 121 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Félines-Termenès | 11 | 22 km N | 130 | 20.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Davejean | 11 | 19 km N | 163 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laurac | 11 | 66 km NW | 182 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
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