Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 69.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 94 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque (INSEE 66180) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CU Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole. Population 9,898 (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/66180-saint-laurent-de-la-salanque
Vitality score
Vitality score 69.7/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 94 % of the 2,483 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 | 0.68 | 25 | 16.96 |
| Social | 0.82 | 20 | 16.31 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.66 | 10 | 6.56 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.88 | 10 | 8.77 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.27 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
8 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE MOULIN DE SABLES · SARL N.G.R.NICOLAS GOIZE RENE · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · SUC-SAY). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (HANOU). [3,4]
6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ASSA.66 · LE POTAGER DE DAPHNE · FVMG · EPICERIE DU CENTRE). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
27 × Restaurant (PIZZAS GIGI · AUX DELICES DE TUNIS · RESTAURANT LE MAS TRAITEUR). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (EL JOSERICO · CAFE DU COMMERCE · CAFE DE LA LOGE). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE VICTOR HUGO · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ROMAIN VIDAL). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CHARLES PERRAULT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JOSEPH CORTADA · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PABLO CASALS). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN MERMOZ). [3]
10 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JOSE-MANUEL SANCHEZ, MÉDECIN · SANDRINE VITAUX, MÉDECIN · MARC MEDINA, MÉDECIN · BEATRICE BONNAURE, MÉDECIN · LAURENT APAP, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU POLE MEDICAL · SELARL PHARMACIE LA MARINADE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE ARTHUR CONTE). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF JO MASO · COLLEGE JEAN MERMOZ · GYMNASE JAURES). [3]
5 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · CIC SOCIETE BORDELAISE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUT SUD MEDIT). [3]
18 × Hairdresser (LA PARENTHESE · ATELIER DE MARIE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Fishmonger, 13 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 2 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 8 | LE MOULIN DE SABLES · SARL N.G.R.NICOLAS GOIZE RENE · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · SUC-SAY | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | HANOU | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 6 | ASSA.66 · LE POTAGER DE DAPHNE · FVMG · EPICERIE DU CENTRE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Restaurant | 27 | PIZZAS GIGI · AUX DELICES DE TUNIS · RESTAURANT LE MAS TRAITEUR | INSEE BPE 27 / INSEE SIRENE 46 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | EL JOSERICO · CAFE DU COMMERCE · CAFE DE LA LOGE | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE VICTOR HUGO · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ROMAIN VIDAL | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CHARLES PERRAULT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JOSEPH CORTADA · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PABLO CASALS | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JEAN MERMOZ | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 10 | JOSE-MANUEL SANCHEZ, MÉDECIN · SANDRINE VITAUX, MÉDECIN · MARC MEDINA, MÉDECIN · BEATRICE BONNAURE, MÉDECIN · LAURENT APAP, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DU POLE MEDICAL · SELARL PHARMACIE LA MARINADE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE ARTHUR CONTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF JO MASO · COLLEGE JEAN MERMOZ · GYMNASE JAURES | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · CIC SOCIETE BORDELAISE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUT SUD MEDIT | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 18 | LA PARENTHESE · ATELIER DE MARIE | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 26 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 9,433 (2012) → 9,898 (2023): 4.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 7,186 (1990) → 9,898 (2023): 37.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,861, of which 7.3 % second homes and 9.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 14 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the TORREILLES weather station, 2.2 km away at 7 m; the village itself is at 4 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 20 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at TORREILLES, 2.2 km away at 7 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 507 mm of rain a year, spread over 51 days — about 9.9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at TORREILLES, 2.2 km away at 7 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 — 66180/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66180/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66180/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66180/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66180
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apt | 84 | 230 km NE | 10,143 | 58.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 22 % · humidity 0 % |
| Aytré | 17 | 496 km NW | 9,746 | 66.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 97 % · humidity 7 % |
| Étaples | 62 | 867 km N | 10,710 | 58.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 73 % · humidity 0 % |
| Pont-Audemer | 27 | 756 km N | 10,023 | 64.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 91 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Rheu | 35 | 700 km NW | 9,839 | 66.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 74 % · humidity 0 % |
| Elne | 66 | 19 km S | 9,511 | 66.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elne | 66 | 19 km S | 9,511 | 66.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
| Apt | 84 | 230 km NE | 10,143 | 58.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 22 % · humidity 0 % |
| Aytré | 17 | 496 km NW | 9,746 | 66.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 97 % · humidity 7 % |
| Le Rheu | 35 | 700 km NW | 9,839 | 66.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 74 % · humidity 0 % |
| Pont-Audemer | 27 | 756 km N | 10,023 | 64.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 91 % · humidity 0 % |
| Étaples | 62 | 867 km N | 10,710 | 58.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 73 % · 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-Laurent-de-la-Salanque'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse | 40 | 362 km W | 8,014 | 71.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Canet-en-Roussillon | 66 | 7.7 km S | 13,227 | 63.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ustaritz | 64 | 367 km W | 7,897 | 65.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bompas | 66 | 6.4 km SW | 7,832 | 53.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mandelieu-la-Napoule | 06 | 331 km E | 21,640 | 72.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Claira | 66 | 3.0 km SW | 4,922 | 48 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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