Port-Vendres
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 48/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 40 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Port-Vendres (INSEE 66148) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CC des Albères, de la Côte Vermeille et de l'Illibéris. Population 4,018 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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/66148-port-vendres
Vitality score
Vitality score 48/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 40 % of the 5,614 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 | 0.46 | 25 | 11.51 |
| Social | 0.89 | 20 | 17.76 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.25 | 10 | 2.48 |
| Housing mix | 0.21 | 5 | 1.03 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE PAIN DU PORT · LES PAINS DU QUAI · LES PAINS DU QUAI 2 · A KA NICOS). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE BREMENT). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SOCIETE SOGAP). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE · LIDL · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (LES ANCHOIS DE MARIE). [3,4]
30 × Restaurant (LE BOUCHE A OREILLES · SAS BONNIN · LE POISSON ROUGE · SARL CROSNIER). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (LE FRANCE · KRYSTAL BAR). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE J.PARES). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MIXTE PASTEUR). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE DE LA COTE VERMEILLE). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-LUC CASSAGNES, MÉDECIN · LUCIA FERRERES, MÉDECIN · MARIUS-HORATIU ALECSANDRESCU, MÉDECIN · MICHEL STREHAIANO, MÉDECIN · TOMAS MORALES, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA COTE VERMEILLE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE ANTOINETTE ET SIMONE QUINTILLA). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE VAUBAN). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE THIERRY GONZALVES · COLLEGE DE LA COTE VERMEILLE). [3]
5 × Swimming pool (PLAGE DU FOURAT · PLAGE BERNARDI · PLAGE BALENTI · PLAGE DE L OLI · SITE DE L ANSE DE PAULILLES ZONES DE BAIGNADE). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (ART COIFFURE · CREATION COIFFURE · FRANGES'IN · BEST BARBIER). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
5 × Hotel (APPARTHOTEL BEAR · LES JARDINS DU CEDRE · HOTEL SUR LE QUAI · IBIS STYLES PORT VENDRES · INTENSE BOUTIK HOTEL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Fishmonger, 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | LE PAIN DU PORT · LES PAINS DU QUAI · LES PAINS DU QUAI 2 · A KA NICOS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE BREMENT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SOCIETE SOGAP | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | INTERMARCHE · LIDL · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LES ANCHOIS DE MARIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 30 | LE BOUCHE A OREILLES · SAS BONNIN · LE POISSON ROUGE · SARL CROSNIER | INSEE BPE 30 / INSEE SIRENE 51 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | LE FRANCE · KRYSTAL BAR | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE J.PARES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MIXTE PASTEUR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE DE LA COTE VERMEILLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | JEAN-LUC CASSAGNES, MÉDECIN · LUCIA FERRERES, MÉDECIN · MARIUS-HORATIU ALECSANDRESCU, MÉDECIN · MICHEL STREHAIANO, MÉDECIN · TOMAS MORALES, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA COTE VERMEILLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 ANTOINETTE ET SIMONE QUINTILLA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE VAUBAN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | GYMNASE THIERRY GONZALVES · COLLEGE DE LA COTE VERMEILLE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 5 | PLAGE DU FOURAT · PLAGE BERNARDI · PLAGE BALENTI · PLAGE DE L OLI · SITE DE L ANSE DE PAULILLES ZONES DE BAIGNADE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | ART COIFFURE · CREATION COIFFURE · FRANGES'IN · BEST BARBIER | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 5 | APPARTHOTEL BEAR · LES JARDINS DU CEDRE · HOTEL SUR LE QUAI · IBIS STYLES PORT VENDRES · INTENSE BOUTIK HOTEL | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [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 4,227 (2012) → 4,018 (2023): -4.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 5,370 (1990) → 4,018 (2023): -25.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,807, of which 39.7 % second homes and 2.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Port-Vendres): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Port-Vendres): 0 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Port-Vendres): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Port-Vendres): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Port-Vendres): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 1 day at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CAP BEAR weather station, 2.2 km away at 72 m; the village itself is at 11 m. [9]
The village sits 61 m below 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 24 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at CAP BEAR, 2.2 km away at 72 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 61 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 574 mm of rain a year, spread over 55 days — about 10.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at CAP BEAR, 2.2 km away at 72 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Pharmacy
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66148/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66148/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66148/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66148/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66148
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Tréport | 76 | 849 km N | 4,378 | 49.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 55 % |
| Allevard | 38 | 398 km NE | 3,971 | 56.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 39 % |
| Dives-sur-Mer | 14 | 792 km N | 5,122 | 60.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 64 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Croisic | 44 | 691 km NW | 4,056 | 56.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 80 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bénodet | 29 | 821 km NW | 3,849 | 57.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 73 % · humidity 0 % |
| Les Trois-Îlets | 972 | 6,812 km W | 6,507 | 65.7 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allevard | 38 | 398 km NE | 3,971 | 56.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 39 % |
| Le Croisic | 44 | 691 km NW | 4,056 | 56.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 80 % · humidity 0 % |
| Dives-sur-Mer | 14 | 792 km N | 5,122 | 60.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 64 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bénodet | 29 | 821 km NW | 3,849 | 57.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 73 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Tréport | 76 | 849 km N | 4,378 | 49.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 55 % |
| Les Trois-Îlets | 972 | 6,812 km W | 6,507 | 65.7 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Port-Vendres'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ciboure | 64 | 400 km W | 5,951 | 58.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ascain | 64 | 396 km W | 4,658 | 57.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Collioure | 66 | 2.1 km W | 2,756 | 64.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cervione | 2B | 524 km E | 2,149 | 66.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Èze | 06 | 371 km NE | 2,144 | 42.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Monticello | 2B | 479 km E | 2,065 | 35.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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