Perpignan
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 92.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 87 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Perpignan (INSEE 66136) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CU Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole. Population 121,616 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/66136-perpignan
Vitality score
Vitality score 92.6/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 87 % of the 130 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 | 0.99 | 25 | 24.63 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Education | 0.99 | 10 | 9.92 |
| Health | 1 | 10 | 9.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.17 |
| Population trend | 0.65 | 10 | 6.48 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.57 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
69 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOUCHER · BERNADOY ET FILS SARL · SARL TRIOLET · LE FOURNIL). [3,4]
25 × Butcher (boucherie) (LES TROIS LLATAS · SARL THIBAUT ERIC · EL GHAZOUANI ZAHIR · MAISON PARE). [3,4]
112 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SOCIETE SOGAP · ORTEGA SARL · SAS JOSERIFRA · EPICERIE DE DETAIL SALA). [3,4]
30 × Supermarket (SOCIETE DE DISTRIBUTION CATALANE · DISTRIPER · LIDL · SNC LIDL · VERNET-DIS). [3,4]
5 × Fishmonger (LA 7IEME VAGUE · GONZALVEZ & CO · LES PERLES RARES · COSTA BRAVA · LA SARDINE). [3,4]
506 × Restaurant (VILLA DUFLOT · BUFFALO GRILL · FLUNCH · LES FRERES BEN'S). [3,4]
102 × Café / bar (DOSE · LE CHAT NOIR · LA HAVANA BODEGUITA · LA DERNIERE SEANCE). [4]
29 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB HELENE BOUCHER · ECOL MATE D ALEMBERT · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN AMADE · ECOLE MATERNELLE ANATOLE FRANCE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE H RIGAUD). [3]
39 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE ECOLE AGILE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE D'ALEMBERT 1 · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE D'ALEMBERT 2 · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE HELENE BOUCHER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE VERTEFEUILLE). [3]
13 × Collège (COLLEGE JOSEPH SEBASTIEN PONS · COLLEGE LA GARRIGOLE · COLLEGE JEAN MACE · COLLEGE MADAME DE SEVIGNE · COLLEGE SAINT-EXUPERY). [3]
127 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PHILIPPINE BASAURI, MÉDECIN · DIDIER TOUCHET, MÉDECIN · JEAN-FRANCOIS SEGURA, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PIERRE SAMSO, MÉDECIN · CYRIL DUFOUR, MÉDECIN). [3]
40 × Pharmacy (GRANDE PHARMACIE DU PONT ROUGE · PHARMACIE SAINT ASSISCLE · PHARMACIE SAINT JACQUES · PHARMACIE AYATS SEGUNDO · SELARL MEJDALI LAFONT). [3,4]
13 × Post office / agence postale (PERPIGNAN JOFFRE RPU RP · PERPIGNAN VERNET MARKET LPR RP · PERPIGNAN CARREFOUR EXPRESS LPR RP · PERPIGNAN BERANGER AP · LA POSTE). [3]
5 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE BERNARD NICOLAU · BIBLIOTHÈQUE JEAN D'ORMESSON · BIBLIOTHÈQUE BARANDE · MÉDIATHÈQUE CENTRALE DE PERPIGNAN · SERVICE LECTURE PUBLIQUE PERPIGNAN MÉDITERRANÉE MÉTROPOLE). [3]
2 × Cinema (CASTILLET 1 · CINEMOVIDA MEGA CASTILLET). [3]
23 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE JEAN MOULIN · GYMNASE DIAZ HUGO · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PASTEUR LAMARTINE · CENTRE DE SECOURS ET D INCENDIE DE PERPIGNAN · GYMNASE PAGNOL). [3]
42 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL PERPIGNAN SUD · BTP BANQUE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL PERPIGNAN CATALOGNE). [3]
195 × Hairdresser (NOGUES AIMEE · LACHAISE JOSETTE). [3,4]
15 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
28 × Hotel (VILLA DUFLOT · HOTEL PARIS BARCELONE · HOTEL CAMPANILE - PERPIGNAN SUD · IBIS STYLES- PERPIGNAN CENTRE GARE · B & B HOTELS). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (MAEVA ESCAPADES LES COTTAGES DE PERPIGNAN). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 16 × Bakery (boulangerie), 6 × Butcher (boucherie), 40 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Supermarket, 1 × Fishmonger, 176 × Restaurant, 5 × GP (médecin généraliste), 11 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 42 × Hairdresser, 6 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 69 | BOUCHER · BERNADOY ET FILS SARL · SARL TRIOLET · LE FOURNIL | INSEE BPE 69 / INSEE SIRENE 113 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 25 | LES TROIS LLATAS · SARL THIBAUT ERIC · EL GHAZOUANI ZAHIR · MAISON PARE | INSEE BPE 25 / INSEE SIRENE 42 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 112 | SOCIETE SOGAP · ORTEGA SARL · SAS JOSERIFRA · EPICERIE DE DETAIL SALA | INSEE BPE 112 / INSEE SIRENE 197 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 30 | SOCIETE DE DISTRIBUTION CATALANE · DISTRIPER · LIDL · SNC LIDL · VERNET-DIS | INSEE BPE 30 / INSEE SIRENE 39 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 5 | LA 7IEME VAGUE · GONZALVEZ & CO · LES PERLES RARES · COSTA BRAVA · LA SARDINE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 506 | VILLA DUFLOT · BUFFALO GRILL · FLUNCH · LES FRERES BEN'S | INSEE BPE 506 / INSEE SIRENE 941 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 102 | DOSE · LE CHAT NOIR · LA HAVANA BODEGUITA · LA DERNIERE SEANCE | INSEE SIRENE 102 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 29 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB HELENE BOUCHER · ECOL MATE D ALEMBERT · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN AMADE · ECOLE MATERNELLE ANATOLE FRANCE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE H RIGAUD | INSEE BPE 29 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 39 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE ECOLE AGILE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE D'ALEMBERT 1 · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE D'ALEMBERT 2 · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE HELENE BOUCHER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE VERTEFEUILLE | INSEE BPE 39 [3] |
| Collège | 13 | COLLEGE JOSEPH SEBASTIEN PONS · COLLEGE LA GARRIGOLE · COLLEGE JEAN MACE · COLLEGE MADAME DE SEVIGNE · COLLEGE SAINT-EXUPERY | INSEE BPE 13 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 127 | PHILIPPINE BASAURI, MÉDECIN · DIDIER TOUCHET, MÉDECIN · JEAN-FRANCOIS SEGURA, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PIERRE SAMSO, MÉDECIN · CYRIL DUFOUR, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 127 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 40 | GRANDE PHARMACIE DU PONT ROUGE · PHARMACIE SAINT ASSISCLE · PHARMACIE SAINT JACQUES · PHARMACIE AYATS SEGUNDO · SELARL MEJDALI LAFONT | INSEE BPE 40 / INSEE SIRENE 61 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 13 | PERPIGNAN JOFFRE RPU RP · PERPIGNAN VERNET MARKET LPR RP · PERPIGNAN CARREFOUR EXPRESS LPR RP · PERPIGNAN BERANGER AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 13 [3] |
| Library | 5 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE BERNARD NICOLAU · BIBLIOTHÈQUE JEAN D'ORMESSON · BIBLIOTHÈQUE BARANDE · MÉDIATHÈQUE CENTRALE DE PERPIGNAN · SERVICE LECTURE PUBLIQUE PERPIGNAN MÉDITERRANÉE MÉTROPOLE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Cinema | 2 | CASTILLET 1 · CINEMOVIDA MEGA CASTILLET | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 23 | COLLEGE JEAN MOULIN · GYMNASE DIAZ HUGO · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PASTEUR LAMARTINE · CENTRE DE SECOURS ET D INCENDIE DE PERPIGNAN · GYMNASE PAGNOL | INSEE BPE 23 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 42 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL PERPIGNAN SUD · BTP BANQUE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL PERPIGNAN CATALOGNE | INSEE BPE 42 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 195 | NOGUES AIMEE · LACHAISE JOSETTE | INSEE BPE 195 / INSEE SIRENE 299 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 15 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 28 | VILLA DUFLOT · HOTEL PARIS BARCELONE · HOTEL CAMPANILE - PERPIGNAN SUD · IBIS STYLES- PERPIGNAN CENTRE GARE · B & B HOTELS | INSEE BPE 28 / INSEE SIRENE 60 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | MAEVA ESCAPADES LES COTTAGES DE PERPIGNAN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 120,489 (2012) → 121,616 (2023): 0.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 105,983 (1990) → 121,616 (2023): 14.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 75,199, of which 4.3 % second homes and 14.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Perpignan): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Perpignan): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Perpignan): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Perpignan): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Perpignan): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 39 days a year at or above 30 °C and 8 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the PERPIGNAN weather station, 4.6 km away at 42 m; the village itself is at 31 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 15 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at PERPIGNAN, 4.6 km away at 42 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 630 mm of rain a year, spread over 54 days — about 11.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at PERPIGNAN-JOFFRE, 1 km away at 29 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 — 66136/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66136/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66136/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66136/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66136
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metz | 57 | 758 km N | 122,572 | 90.9 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 31 % · humidity 0 % |
| Rouen | 76 | 763 km N | 117,662 | 93 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 68 % · humidity 7 % |
| Orléans | 45 | 584 km N | 116,357 | 91.3 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 36 % · humidity 0 % |
| Boulogne-Billancourt | 92 | 684 km N | 119,019 | 91 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 76 % · humidity 7 % |
| Besançon | 25 | 561 km NE | 118,489 | 91.7 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 41 % · humidity 7 % |
| Limoges | 87 | 371 km N | 129,937 | 91.3 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 54 % · humidity 29 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limoges | 87 | 371 km N | 129,937 | 91.3 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 54 % · humidity 29 % |
| Besançon | 25 | 561 km NE | 118,489 | 91.7 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 41 % · humidity 7 % |
| Orléans | 45 | 584 km N | 116,357 | 91.3 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 36 % · humidity 0 % |
| Boulogne-Billancourt | 92 | 684 km N | 119,019 | 91 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 76 % · humidity 7 % |
| Metz | 57 | 758 km N | 122,572 | 90.9 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 31 % · humidity 0 % |
| Rouen | 76 | 763 km N | 117,662 | 93 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 68 % · humidity 7 % |
Elsewhere
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