Saint-André
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 45/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 36 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-André (INSEE 66168) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CC des Albères, de la Côte Vermeille et de l'Illibéris. Population 3,388 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/66168-saint-andre
Vitality score
Vitality score 45/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 36 % of the 6,429 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 | 0.2 | 25 | 5.12 |
| Social | 0.58 | 20 | 11.57 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.72 | 5 | 3.61 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'AMI DE MES ANCETRES). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
11 × Restaurant (SARL KIEKI · LE JARDIN DES SIMPLES · M & M FOOD CO · L'ARAGO · PAPELUXO). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (CAN SERGI). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE ELISA JACOMET). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PIERRE MENDES FRANCE). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LEON AKL, MÉDECIN · ELISABETH DELORME, MÉDECIN · MANUEL CALLEJA GOMEZ, MÉDECIN · MIHAELA GABRIELA LENGHEL, MÉDECIN · HÉLÈNA REGNAULT BELARBI, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (AMPLIFON). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHEQUE JACQUES PRÉVERT). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE PIERRE MENDES FRANCE). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (DISTINXION · STYLL COIFFURE · LES CISEAUX EN FOLIE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LE SAINT ANDRE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | L'AMI DE MES ANCETRES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 11 | SARL KIEKI · LE JARDIN DES SIMPLES · M & M FOOD CO · L'ARAGO · PAPELUXO | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | CAN SERGI | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE ELISA JACOMET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PIERRE MENDES FRANCE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | LEON AKL, MÉDECIN · ELISABETH DELORME, MÉDECIN · MANUEL CALLEJA GOMEZ, MÉDECIN · MIHAELA GABRIELA LENGHEL, MÉDECIN · HÉLÈNA REGNAULT BELARBI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | AMPLIFON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | MÉDIATHEQUE JACQUES PRÉVERT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COLLEGE PIERRE MENDES FRANCE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 4 | DISTINXION · STYLL COIFFURE · LES CISEAUX EN FOLIE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LE SAINT ANDRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday, Sunday jeudi matin place Arago; théâtre de verdure. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,266 (2012) → 3,388 (2023): 3.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,123 (1990) → 3,388 (2023): 59.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,148, of which 13.9 % second homes and 7.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-André): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-André): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-André): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-André): 0.6 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-André): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 46 days a year at or above 30 °C and 15 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ARGELES-SUR-MER weather station, 3.2 km away at 28 m; the village itself is at 34 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 17 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LE PERTHUS, 12.7 km away at 295 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 261 m above 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 792 mm of rain a year, spread over 62 days — about 12.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ARGELES-SUR-MER, 3.2 km away at 28 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66168/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.saint-andre66.fr/infos-vie-pratique/— “Tous les jeudis matin, sur la place Arago. Tous les troisièmes dimanches de chaque mois, au théâtre de verdure.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66168/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66168/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66168/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66168
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montendre | 17 | 407 km NW | 3,222 | 48.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 70 % · humidity 21 % |
| La Machine | 58 | 484 km N | 3,192 | 30.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 27 % · humidity 0 % |
| Cérans-Foulletourte | 72 | 629 km N | 3,341 | 40.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 78 % · humidity 0 % |
| Sainte-Tulle | 04 | 265 km NE | 3,558 | 46.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 32 % · humidity 0 % |
| Gourin | 56 | 806 km NW | 3,960 | 50 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 0 % |
| Masevaux-Niederbruck | 68 | 661 km NE | 3,594 | 55.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Tulle | 04 | 265 km NE | 3,558 | 46.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 32 % · humidity 0 % |
| Montendre | 17 | 407 km NW | 3,222 | 48.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 70 % · humidity 21 % |
| La Machine | 58 | 484 km N | 3,192 | 30.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 27 % · humidity 0 % |
| Cérans-Foulletourte | 72 | 629 km N | 3,341 | 40.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 78 % · humidity 0 % |
| Masevaux-Niederbruck | 68 | 661 km NE | 3,594 | 55.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Gourin | 56 | 806 km NW | 3,960 | 50 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · 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 Saint-André'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuxac-d'Aude | 11 | 77 km N | 4,079 | 42.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Boulou | 66 | 12 km W | 5,487 | 53.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Palau-del-Vidre | 66 | 2.3 km NW | 3,329 | 44.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vinassan | 11 | 73 km N | 2,662 | 54.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Salles-d'Aude | 11 | 77 km N | 3,369 | 38.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bizanet | 11 | 69 km N | 1,730 | 49.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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