Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 58.1/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 90 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via (INSEE 66124) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CC Pyrénées Catalanes. Population 1,762 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/66124-font-romeu-odeillo-via
Vitality score
Vitality score 58.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)).
Better served than 90 % of the 10,452 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 | 0.73 | 25 | 18.22 |
| Social | 0.7 | 20 | 13.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.68 | 10 | 6.82 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.45 | 10 | 4.49 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AUX DELICES DES NEIGES · LA ROUXPAILLE D'ODEILLO · KV PATISSERIE). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE LE JOFFRE · LA PITCHOULI · BOUCHERIE DAVID QUEMIN). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE FOUR A PAIN · FRUCOMUR FRANCE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
26 × Restaurant (CYAN LOISIRS · SPORT LOCAT INTERNATIONAL · PIZZERIA L'ESTRELLA · LA CHAUMIERE · LE BISTROT DE LA CALME). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE CLIMATIQUE ET SPORTIF). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PAUL FESSARD, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER LE CAM, MÉDECIN · TYPHANIE DOLO, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE GAUDEUL, MÉDECIN · HENRI-PIERRE PAULIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELAS OFFICINE DE PHARMACIE EDELWEISS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE FONT-ROMEU). [3]
1 × Cinema (CASINO). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (CENTRE NATIONAL D'ENTRAINEMENT EN ALTITUDE - CNEA). [3]
2 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD · CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL SUD MEDITERRANEE). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (BADASS & CO). [3,4]
5 × Hotel (CARLIT HOTEL · HOTEL LE GRAND TETRAS · L'ORÉE DU BOIS · HOTEL DES PYRENEES · HOTEL L'OUSTALET). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (HUTTOPIA FONT-ROMEU). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 5 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | AUX DELICES DES NEIGES · LA ROUXPAILLE D'ODEILLO · KV PATISSERIE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | BOUCHERIE LE JOFFRE · LA PITCHOULI · BOUCHERIE DAVID QUEMIN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | LE FOUR A PAIN · FRUCOMUR FRANCE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 26 | CYAN LOISIRS · SPORT LOCAT INTERNATIONAL · PIZZERIA L'ESTRELLA · LA CHAUMIERE · LE BISTROT DE LA CALME | INSEE BPE 26 / INSEE SIRENE 41 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE CLIMATIQUE ET SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | PAUL FESSARD, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER LE CAM, MÉDECIN · TYPHANIE DOLO, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE GAUDEUL, MÉDECIN · HENRI-PIERRE PAULIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELAS OFFICINE DE PHARMACIE EDELWEISS | 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 | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE FONT-ROMEU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CASINO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | CENTRE NATIONAL D'ENTRAINEMENT EN ALTITUDE - CNEA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD · CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL SUD MEDITERRANEE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | BADASS & CO | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 5 | CARLIT HOTEL · HOTEL LE GRAND TETRAS · L'ORÉE DU BOIS · HOTEL DES PYRENEES · HOTEL L'OUSTALET | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | HUTTOPIA FONT-ROMEU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,843 (2012) → 1,762 (2023): -4.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,857 (1990) → 1,762 (2023): -5.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,626, of which 81.4 % second homes and 1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via): 0.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via): 0.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via): 1.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 2 days a year at or above 30 °C and 122 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the STE LEOCADIE weather station, 5.9 km away at 1,320 m; the village itself is at 1,584 m. [9]
The village sits 264 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 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at STE LEOCADIE, 5.9 km away at 1,320 m, over 21 summers. [9]
That station sits 264 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 549 mm of rain a year, spread over 74 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at STE LEOCADIE, 5.9 km away at 1,320 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66124/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66124/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66124/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66124/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66124
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Deux Alpes | 38 | 432 km NE | 1,910 | 74.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains | 40 | 313 km NW | 1,685 | 71.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Morzine | 74 | 553 km NE | 2,658 | 77.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 35 % · humidity 100 % |
| L'Épine | 85 | 603 km NW | 1,636 | 51.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Huez | 38 | 432 km NE | 1,244 | 67.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Carcans | 33 | 379 km NW | 2,415 | 70 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 46 % · winter 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains | 40 | 313 km NW | 1,685 | 71.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Carcans | 33 | 379 km NW | 2,415 | 70 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 46 % · winter 0 % |
| Les Deux Alpes | 38 | 432 km NE | 1,910 | 74.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Huez | 38 | 432 km NE | 1,244 | 67.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Morzine | 74 | 553 km NE | 2,658 | 77.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 35 % · humidity 100 % |
| L'Épine | 85 | 603 km NW | 1,636 | 51.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · 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 Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huez | 38 | 432 km NE | 1,244 | 67.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Gets | 74 | 549 km NE | 1,227 | 67.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Contamines-Montjoie | 74 | 526 km NE | 1,109 | 59.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Praz-sur-Arly | 74 | 519 km NE | 1,311 | 63.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Abondance | 74 | 562 km NE | 1,583 | 64.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valloire | 73 | 461 km NE | 1,064 | 63.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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