Puyvalador
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 11.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 45 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Puyvalador (INSEE 66154) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CC Pyrénées Catalanes. Population 68 (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 11.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 45 % of the 7,173 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.33 | 10 | 3.29 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (A LA FRITE, UNE FOIS). [4,3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | A LA FRITE, UNE FOIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 72 (2012) → 68 (2023): -5.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 82 (1990) → 68 (2023): -17.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 452, of which 88.3 % second homes and 3.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Formiguères): 3.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Formiguères): 3.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Quérigut): 6.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Les Angles): 8.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Quérigut): 6.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 4 days a year at or above 30 °C and 139 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the FORMIGUERES weather station, 3.4 km away at 1,495 m; the village itself is at 1,469 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at FORMIGUERES, 3.4 km away at 1,495 m, over 19 summers. [11]
An average of 719 mm of rain a year, spread over 94 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at FORMIGUERES, 3.4 km away at 1,495 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 — 66154/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66154/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66154/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66154/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66082
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09239
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66004
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villard-Reculas | 38 | 415 km NE | 76 | 27.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Salette-Fallavaux | 38 | 394 km NE | 81 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Vaulmier | 15 | 285 km N | 60 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Renno | 2A | 552 km E | 62 | 2.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gourbit | 09 | 53 km NW | 82 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Clavans-en-Haut-Oisans | 38 | 422 km NE | 73 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gourbit | 09 | 53 km NW | 82 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Vaulmier | 15 | 285 km N | 60 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Salette-Fallavaux | 38 | 394 km NE | 81 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villard-Reculas | 38 | 415 km NE | 76 | 27.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Clavans-en-Haut-Oisans | 38 | 422 km NE | 73 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
| Renno | 2A | 552 km E | 62 | 2.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Puyvalador'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Salette-Fallavaux | 38 | 394 km NE | 81 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Réal | 66 | 1.9 km SE | 81 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Auvers | 43 | 281 km N | 48 | 8.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ayguatébia-Talau | 66 | 9.7 km SE | 49 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Novel | 74 | 555 km NE | 55 | 4.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Plagnal | 07 | 271 km NE | 66 | 5.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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