Saint-Estève
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.1/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 19 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Estève (INSEE 66172) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CU Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole. Population 11,630 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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/66172-saint-esteve
Vitality score
Vitality score 50.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)).
Better served than 19 % of the 2,112 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 | 0.32 | 25 | 7.98 |
| Social | 0.68 | 20 | 13.59 |
| Education | 0.31 | 10 | 3.13 |
| Health | 0.56 | 10 | 5.58 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 0.68 | 10 | 6.8 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.9 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · FLEUR DE SESAME · CAGIPAIN · ALLIANCE SUCREE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA PATA NEGRA). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (LIDL · INTERMARCHE · CARREFOUR CITY). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (AU FIL DES FROMAGES). [4]
1 × Fishmonger (POISSONNERIE SARDA). [3,4]
18 × Restaurant (PIZZA MARCO BY SEB · CHEZ LES FILLES · CHEZ LA BRETONNE · PIZZA BONICI). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (ATAKAN A LA PLAYA). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE TORCATIS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PAU CASALS). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE TORCATIS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE P. CASALS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LA BRESSOLA). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LE RIBERAL). [3]
13 × GP (médecin généraliste) (HAFIDA BOUCHEMAL-HABOU, MÉDECIN · SERGE LLOBET, MÉDECIN · ERIC BARBER, MÉDECIN · LAURENCE LLOBET, MÉDECIN · CORINNE TIXADOR-RENON, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES OLIVIERS · PHARMACIE DU CANIGOU · SELARL PHARMACIE DE LA MIRANDE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE ESPACE MICHEL EY). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (HALLE TORCATIS · HALLE FRISON ROCHE). [3]
7 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · SBCIC · SOCIETE GENERALE · BPS SAINT ESTEVE · BPS POP4YOU). [3]
16 × Hairdresser (SALON PHILIPPE · SARL FORT · MONIQUE COIFFURE · ART ET STYLE COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 15 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · FLEUR DE SESAME · CAGIPAIN · ALLIANCE SUCREE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | LA PATA NEGRA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Supermarket | 3 | LIDL · INTERMARCHE · CARREFOUR CITY | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | AU FIL DES FROMAGES | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 1 | POISSONNERIE SARDA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 18 | PIZZA MARCO BY SEB · CHEZ LES FILLES · CHEZ LA BRETONNE · PIZZA BONICI | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 34 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | ATAKAN A LA PLAYA | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE TORCATIS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PAU CASALS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE TORCATIS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE P. CASALS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LA BRESSOLA | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LE RIBERAL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 13 | HAFIDA BOUCHEMAL-HABOU, MÉDECIN · SERGE LLOBET, MÉDECIN · ERIC BARBER, MÉDECIN · LAURENCE LLOBET, MÉDECIN · CORINNE TIXADOR-RENON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 13 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DES OLIVIERS · PHARMACIE DU CANIGOU · SELARL PHARMACIE DE LA MIRANDE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [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 MUNICIPALE ESPACE MICHEL EY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | HALLE TORCATIS · HALLE FRISON ROCHE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 7 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · SBCIC · SOCIETE GENERALE · BPS SAINT ESTEVE · BPS POP4YOU | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 16 | SALON PHILIPPE · SARL FORT · MONIQUE COIFFURE · ART ET STYLE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 25 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 11,362 (2012) → 11,630 (2023): 2.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 9,856 (1990) → 11,630 (2023): 18 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,960, of which 1 % second homes and 5.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Estève): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Estève): 0.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Estève): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Estève): 0.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Estève): 0.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 39 days a year at or above 30 °C and 8 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the PERPIGNAN weather station, 3.9 km away at 42 m; the village itself is at 40 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 15 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at PERPIGNAN, 3.9 km away at 42 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 630 mm of rain a year, spread over 54 days — about 11.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at PERPIGNAN-JOFFRE, 3.9 km away at 29 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66172/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66172/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66172/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66172/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66172
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fonsorbes | 31 | 160 km NW | 12,954 | 50.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 59 % · humidity 50 % |
| Douchy-les-Mines | 59 | 845 km N | 10,109 | 41.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 49 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Passage | 47 | 246 km NW | 9,326 | 65 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 65 % · humidity 43 % |
| Les Sorinières | 44 | 602 km NW | 9,275 | 54.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 73 % · humidity 14 % |
| Bailleul | 59 | 893 km N | 14,732 | 63.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 74 % · humidity 0 % |
| Varennes-Vauzelles | 58 | 479 km N | 9,146 | 61.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 32 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fonsorbes | 31 | 160 km NW | 12,954 | 50.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 59 % · humidity 50 % |
| Le Passage | 47 | 246 km NW | 9,326 | 65 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 65 % · humidity 43 % |
| Varennes-Vauzelles | 58 | 479 km N | 9,146 | 61.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 32 % · humidity 0 % |
| Les Sorinières | 44 | 602 km NW | 9,275 | 54.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 73 % · humidity 14 % |
| Douchy-les-Mines | 59 | 845 km N | 10,109 | 41.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 49 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bailleul | 59 | 893 km N | 14,732 | 63.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 74 % · 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-Estève'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivesaltes | 66 | 6.9 km N | 9,270 | 68.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pia | 66 | 7.2 km NE | 11,615 | 45.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cabestany | 66 | 8.1 km SE | 10,465 | 56.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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