Opoul-Périllos
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 68 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Opoul-Périllos (INSEE 66127) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CU Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole. Population 1,239 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 44.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 68 % of the 13,021 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.81 | 5 | 4.05 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (OPOUL PIZZA · O DELICES OPOULENCS · OH MA MIA ! · LA SARDEGNA). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (BAR TABAC LE CATALAN). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (CENTRE CULTUREL). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 4 | OPOUL PIZZA · O DELICES OPOULENCS · OH MA MIA ! · LA SARDEGNA | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | BAR TABAC LE CATALAN | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | CENTRE CULTUREL | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 996 (2012) → 1,239 (2023): 24.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 585 (1990) → 1,239 (2023): 111.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 640, of which 9.5 % second homes and 10.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Salses-le-Château): 5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Opoul-Périllos): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Salses-le-Château): 5.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Espira-de-l'Agly): 10.7 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Opoul-Périllos): 0 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 31 days a year at or above 30 °C and 12 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the PERPIGNAN weather station, 14.6 km away at 42 m; the village itself is at 165 m. [11]
The village sits 123 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 12 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at PERPIGNAN, 14.6 km away at 42 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 123 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 654 mm of rain a year, spread over 60 days — about 10.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at OPOUL PERILLOS, 0.4 km away at 180 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66127/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66127/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66127/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66127/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66190
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66127
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66069
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charentay | 69 | 386 km N | 1,273 | 36.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 54 % · humidity 57 % |
| Corbère-les-Cabanes | 66 | 28 km SW | 1,213 | 39.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villeneuve-les-Sablons | 60 | 711 km N | 1,196 | 36.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 50 % · humidity 21 % |
| Saint-Médard-sur-Ille | 35 | 697 km NW | 1,377 | 39.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 61 % · humidity 21 % |
| Le Langon | 85 | 499 km NW | 1,045 | 43.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 77 % · humidity 29 % |
| Cormeilles-en-Vexin | 95 | 698 km N | 1,297 | 40.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 46 % · humidity 21 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corbère-les-Cabanes | 66 | 28 km SW | 1,213 | 39.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Charentay | 69 | 386 km N | 1,273 | 36.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 54 % · humidity 57 % |
| Le Langon | 85 | 499 km NW | 1,045 | 43.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 77 % · humidity 29 % |
| Saint-Médard-sur-Ille | 35 | 697 km NW | 1,377 | 39.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 61 % · humidity 21 % |
| Cormeilles-en-Vexin | 95 | 698 km N | 1,297 | 40.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 46 % · humidity 21 % |
| Villeneuve-les-Sablons | 60 | 711 km N | 1,196 | 36.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 50 % · humidity 21 % |
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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 Opoul-Périllos'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mas-Saintes-Puelles | 11 | 95 km NW | 923 | 46.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tresserre | 66 | 34 km S | 1,166 | 28.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Banyuls-dels-Aspres | 66 | 34 km S | 1,483 | 47.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lasbordes | 11 | 82 km NW | 846 | 46.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tautavel | 66 | 12 km SW | 945 | 68 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Meillon | 64 | 263 km W | 957 | 32.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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