Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans

Pyrénées-Orientales · CC du Haut Vallespir · INSEE 66179

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Few services 36.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 50 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans (INSEE 66179) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CC du Haut Vallespir. Population 1,045 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). ^[2]

Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/66179-saint-laurent-de-cerdans

Vitality score

Vitality score 36.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 50 % of the 14,081 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	0.34	25	8.55
Social	0.39	20	7.87
Education	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0.51	10	5.13
Public & culture	0.39	5	1.97
Population trend	0.2	10	2.02
Housing mix	0.25	5	1.24

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 2 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 2 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 2 of 2

Sport 0 of 2

Everyday services 1 of 3

Lodging 1 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (DEIA). ^[3,4]

1 × Supermarket (8 A HUIT). ^[3,4]

1 × Restaurant (HAPPY FRITE). ^[3,4]

1 × Café / bar (CAN CO). ^[4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE). ^[3]

2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (GILLES RIERA, MÉDECIN · ROSE-MARIE RIERA, MÉDECIN). ^[3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA VALLEE VERTE). ^[3]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). ^[3]

1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE SAINT-LAURENT-DE-CERDANS). ^[3]

1 × Cinema (LES TRAVAILLEURS SYNDIQUES). ^[3]

1 × Hairdresser. ^[3,4]

2 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL VERTE RIVE · CAMPING VERTE RIVE). ^[3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Campsite.

Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	2	DEIA	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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	1	8 A HUIT	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	1	HAPPY FRITE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Café / bar	1	CAN CO	INSEE SIRENE 1 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)	2	GILLES RIERA, MÉDECIN · ROSE-MARIE RIERA, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 2 [3]
Pharmacy	1	PHARMACIE DE LA VALLEE VERTE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
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 INTERCOMMUNALE SAINT-LAURENT-DE-CERDANS	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema	1	LES TRAVAILLEURS SYNDIQUES	INSEE BPE 1 [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	2	CAMPING MUNICIPAL VERTE RIVE · CAMPING VERTE RIVE	INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

1968: 1,992 2023: 1,045 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,204 (2012) → 1,045 (2023): -13.2 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 1,489 (1990) → 1,045 (2023): -29.8 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 956, of which 37.6 % second homes and 11 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, GP, Pharmacy Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[8]

Primary school (Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 17.5

Days at or below 0 °C 27.2

Muggy days a summer 1.9

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 27 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[9]

Measured at the SERRALONGUE weather station, 4.9 km away at 700 m; the village itself is at 679 m. ^[9]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. ^[9]

Humidity measured at SERRALONGUE, 4.9 km away at 700 m, over 18 summers. ^[9]

An average of 974 mm of rain a year, spread over 85 days — about 11.5 mm on a day it rains. ^[9]

Rainfall measured at SERRALONGUE, 4.9 km away at 700 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[9]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66179/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66179/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66179/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66179/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 66179
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
Siorac-en-Périgord	24	301 km NW	1,082	48.6	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 96 % · humidity 50 %
Condat	15	329 km N	933	62.5	Served	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 42 % · humidity 86 %
Chamberet	19	363 km N	1,433	46.6	Partly served	Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 58 %
Landos	43	290 km N	873	56.8	Partly served	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 %
Camarès	12	161 km N	1,030	44.2	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 %
Sore	40	336 km NW	1,179	43.6	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 23 % · winter 61 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Camarès	12	161 km N	1,030	44.2	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 %
Landos	43	290 km N	873	56.8	Partly served	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 %
Siorac-en-Périgord	24	301 km NW	1,082	48.6	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 96 % · humidity 50 %
Condat	15	329 km N	933	62.5	Served	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 42 % · humidity 86 %
Sore	40	336 km NW	1,179	43.6	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 23 % · winter 61 %
Chamberet	19	363 km N	1,433	46.6	Partly served	Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 58 %

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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-Laurent-de-Cerdans'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
Vallées-d'Antraigues-Asperjoc	07	295 km NE	845	62.3	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 %
Lanouaille	24	355 km N	926	54.6	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 %
Savigné	86	458 km NW	1,256	59.1	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 %
Jaujac	07	283 km NE	1,199	60	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 %
Charroux	86	454 km N	1,036	48.9	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 %
Mézières-en-Brenne	36	506 km N	941	65.4	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 %

Elsewhere

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