Prades
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61.6/100 · confidence: low· Better served than 81 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Prades (INSEE 66149) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CC Conflent-Canigó. Population 6,148 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 61.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: low (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette); sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 81 % of the 3,856 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 | 0.54 | 25 | 13.44 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 15.09 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.72 | 10 | 7.23 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.52 | 10 | 5.23 |
| Housing mix | 0.78 | 5 | 3.92 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
7 × Bakery (boulangerie) (TOURONS CATALANS · AU PECHE MIGNON · L.F.C. PRADES). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (EURL CEDRIC CAPALITA). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SPAR). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (ALAIN ELLUL ET FILS · GERAPRA). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (LA POISSONNERIE DU CONFLENT). [3,4]
16 × Restaurant (LA FERRERIA DEL TANER · LE THI · MC DONALD'S · LE NAWLI). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (L'ALEGRIA · CENTRAL BAR). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB FRANCOIS ARAGO · ECOL MATE PASTEUR). [3]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN PETIT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN CLERC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LA BRESSOLA · ECOLE PRIMAIRE SAINT JOSEPH). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE GUSTAVE VIOLET · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT-JOSEPH). [3]
10 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PATRICE GIMBERT, MÉDECIN · CHRISTINE GEOFFROY, MÉDECIN · LUCIEN DOUDET, MÉDECIN · JOHN GRONEMAN, MÉDECIN · MAHER HAIDAR, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE ROMAN · MC PHARMA PRADES · PHARMACIE PRINCIPALE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DU CONFLENT POMPEU FABRA). [3]
1 × Cinema (LIDO). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (HALLES DES SPORTS GIPULO · COMPLEXE SPORTIF MARCEL CLOS · LYCEE CHARLES RENOUVIER · COMPLEXE SPORTIF LA PLAINE SAINT MARTIN). [3]
5 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · CIC SOCIETE BORDELAISE · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD · BNP · AGENCE DE PRADES). [3]
9 × Hairdresser (MYRIAM COIFFURE · L'INFLUENCE · SUN'HAIR · OTAKU BARBER SHOP). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
3 × Hotel (HOTEL LE VAUBAN · HOTEL HOSTALRICH · LES GLYCINES). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LES PORTES DU CANIGOU). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 10 × Restaurant.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 7 | TOURONS CATALANS · AU PECHE MIGNON · L.F.C. PRADES | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | EURL CEDRIC CAPALITA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | SPAR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | ALAIN ELLUL ET FILS · GERAPRA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LA POISSONNERIE DU CONFLENT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 16 | LA FERRERIA DEL TANER · LE THI · MC DONALD'S · LE NAWLI | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 30 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | L'ALEGRIA · CENTRAL BAR | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB FRANCOIS ARAGO · ECOL MATE PASTEUR | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN PETIT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN CLERC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LA BRESSOLA · ECOLE PRIMAIRE SAINT JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE GUSTAVE VIOLET · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT-JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 10 | PATRICE GIMBERT, MÉDECIN · CHRISTINE GEOFFROY, MÉDECIN · LUCIEN DOUDET, MÉDECIN · JOHN GRONEMAN, MÉDECIN · MAHER HAIDAR, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE ROMAN · MC PHARMA PRADES · PHARMACIE PRINCIPALE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [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 | MEDIATHEQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DU CONFLENT POMPEU FABRA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LIDO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | HALLES DES SPORTS GIPULO · COMPLEXE SPORTIF MARCEL CLOS · LYCEE CHARLES RENOUVIER · COMPLEXE SPORTIF LA PLAINE SAINT MARTIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · CIC SOCIETE BORDELAISE · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD · BNP · AGENCE DE PRADES | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 9 | MYRIAM COIFFURE · L'INFLUENCE · SUN'HAIR · OTAKU BARBER SHOP | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 3 | HOTEL LE VAUBAN · HOTEL HOSTALRICH · LES GLYCINES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LES PORTES DU CANIGOU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 5,851 (2012) → 6,148 (2023): 5.1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 6,009 (1990) → 6,148 (2023): 2.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,005, of which 10.8 % second homes and 9.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Prades): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Prades): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Prades): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Prades): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Prades): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 25 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CODALET weather station, 2.2 km away at 450 m; the village itself is at 351 m. [10]
The village sits 99 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at EUS, 2.6 km away at 321 m, over 25 summers. [10]
An average of 555 mm of rain a year, spread over 66 days — about 8.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CODALET, 2.2 km away at 450 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
sources disagree on Pharmacy
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66149/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/56/23eba162-d667-3ee9-affb-0db854b62b73— “MARCHE DES PRODUCTEURS DE PRADES”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66149/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66149/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66149/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66149
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavelanet | 09 | 59 km NW | 5,987 | 57.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Loches | 37 | 514 km N | 6,234 | 67.3 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 70 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Girons | 09 | 112 km W | 6,008 | 72 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aimargues | 30 | 188 km NE | 5,705 | 62 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Avallon | 89 | 554 km N | 6,305 | 68.5 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 55 % · humidity 79 % |
| Calvisson | 30 | 194 km NE | 6,486 | 62.4 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavelanet | 09 | 59 km NW | 5,987 | 57.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Girons | 09 | 112 km W | 6,008 | 72 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aimargues | 30 | 188 km NE | 5,705 | 62 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Calvisson | 30 | 194 km NE | 6,486 | 62.4 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Loches | 37 | 514 km N | 6,234 | 67.3 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 70 % · humidity 79 % |
| Avallon | 89 | 554 km N | 6,305 | 68.5 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 55 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Prades'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montmorillon | 86 | 441 km N | 5,821 | 62.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chinon | 37 | 534 km N | 8,144 | 71.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Foix | 09 | 77 km NW | 9,934 | 75.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Martignas-sur-Jalle | 33 | 356 km NW | 8,056 | 51.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-d'Illac | 33 | 355 km NW | 9,616 | 67.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Haute-Goulaine | 44 | 593 km NW | 6,095 | 58.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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