Prats-de-Sournia
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 13.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 57 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Prats-de-Sournia (INSEE 66151) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CC Agly Fenouillèdes. Population 76 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 13.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 57 % of the 8,064 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.81 | 10 | 8.1 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (PRATS DE SOURNIA AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | PRATS DE SOURNIA AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | 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 BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 73 (2012) → 76 (2023): 4.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 58 (1990) → 76 (2023): 31 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 103, of which 57.3 % second homes and 1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet): 8.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sournia): 2.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Sournia): 2.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet): 7.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Sournia): 2.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 53 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SOURNIA weather station, 2.3 km away at 515 m; the village itself is at 629 m. [10]
The village sits 114 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST PAUL DE FENOUILLET, 8.7 km away at 300 m, over 19 summers. [10]
That station sits 329 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 722 mm of rain a year, spread over 87 days — about 8.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SOURNIA, 2.3 km away at 515 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66151/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66151/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66151/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66151/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66187
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66198
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanet | 11 | 25 km N | 57 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 51 % · humidity 71 % |
| Molèdes | 15 | 284 km N | 77 | 2.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Corrano | 2A | 551 km E | 75 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 42 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lachamp-Raphaël | 07 | 273 km NE | 70 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 58 % · humidity 86 % |
| Verreries-de-Moussans | 34 | 80 km N | 84 | 5.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grossa | 2A | 543 km E | 74 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanet | 11 | 25 km N | 57 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 51 % · humidity 71 % |
| Verreries-de-Moussans | 34 | 80 km N | 84 | 5.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lachamp-Raphaël | 07 | 273 km NE | 70 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 58 % · humidity 86 % |
| Molèdes | 15 | 284 km N | 77 | 2.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Grossa | 2A | 543 km E | 74 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Corrano | 2A | 551 km E | 75 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 42 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Prats-de-Sournia'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glux-en-Glenne | 58 | 485 km N | 87 | 5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cristinacce | 2A | 526 km E | 77 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ajoux | 07 | 277 km NE | 81 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gien-sur-Cure | 58 | 505 km N | 90 | 4.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lavault-de-Frétoy | 58 | 500 km N | 65 | 4.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sabadel-Latronquière | 46 | 224 km N | 92 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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