Le Soler

Pyrénées-Orientales · CU Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole · INSEE 66195

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

Served 65.9/100 · confidence: low· Better served than 90 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Le Soler (INSEE 66195) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CU Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole. Population 7,942 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). ^[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/66195-le-soler

Vitality score

Vitality score 65.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: low (sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie); sources disagree on Restaurant).

Better served than 90 % of the 3,060 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	0.54	25	13.62
Social	0.85	20	16.99
Education	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0.55	10	5.53
Public & culture	0.22	5	1.11
Population trend	1	10	10
Housing mix	0.96	5	4.81

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 4 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 3 of 3

Health 2 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 1 of 2

Everyday services 3 of 3

Lodging 0 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]

5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAISON ANGOT · LA P'TITE FOURNEE · LE PAIN DU JOUR · LE FOURNIL DE VICTOR · LA PATISSERIE DE LAURE). ^[3,4]

3 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA MAISON MARTIN). ^[3,4]

2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CORNER SHOP). ^[3,4]

2 × Supermarket (KAVIE · CARREFOUR CONTACT). ^[3,4]

17 × Restaurant (LA GUINGUETTE DU LAC · SELTANI MOHAMED ADIB · CAPALIX). ^[3,4]

5 × Café / bar (MICKADO PUB · CAFE DE PARIS · CAFE DES SPORTS CHEZ MARCELLE · LE CENTR'HALLES). ^[4]

1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE FRANCOISE DOLTO). ^[3]

2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FRANCOIS ARAGO · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LA BRESSOLA). ^[3]

2 × Collège (COLLEGE JULES VERNE · COLLEGE PRIVE POMPEU FABRA). ^[3]

5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MICHEL CACHIA, MÉDECIN · MICHEL TIXADOR, MÉDECIN · PIERRE BOUZAT, MÉDECIN · FABRICE CHANG SENG YUE, MÉDECIN · EMILIE FREMON, MÉDECIN). ^[3]

2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE MICHEL MAYDAT SARL · PHARMACIE SERRADEIL). ^[3,4]

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

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE-MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE MARTIN VIVES). ^[3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (HALLE DES SPORTS JO MASO). ^[3]

1 × Bank (CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL SUD MEDITERRANEE). ^[3]

12 × Hairdresser (BRUNO FLAUJAC LE SOLER · FLASH MOD · L'ATELIER SALON DE COIFFURE). ^[3,4]

2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). ^[3]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 6 × Restaurant, 1 × GP (médecin généraliste), 1 × Bank, 2 × Hairdresser.

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	5	MAISON ANGOT · LA P'TITE FOURNEE · LE PAIN DU JOUR · LE FOURNIL DE VICTOR · LA PATISSERIE DE LAURE	INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	3	LA MAISON MARTIN	INSEE SIRENE 3 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	2	CORNER SHOP	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Supermarket	2	KAVIE · CARREFOUR CONTACT	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant	17	LA GUINGUETTE DU LAC · SELTANI MOHAMED ADIB · CAPALIX	INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 36 [3,4]
Café / bar	5	MICKADO PUB · CAFE DE PARIS · CAFE DES SPORTS CHEZ MARCELLE · LE CENTR'HALLES	INSEE SIRENE 5 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	1	ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE FRANCOISE DOLTO	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	2	ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FRANCOIS ARAGO · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LA BRESSOLA	INSEE BPE 2 [3]
Collège	2	COLLEGE JULES VERNE · COLLEGE PRIVE POMPEU FABRA	INSEE BPE 2 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)	5	MICHEL CACHIA, MÉDECIN · MICHEL TIXADOR, MÉDECIN · PIERRE BOUZAT, MÉDECIN · FABRICE CHANG SENG YUE, MÉDECIN · EMILIE FREMON, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 5 [3]
Pharmacy	2	PHARMACIE MICHEL MAYDAT SARL · PHARMACIE SERRADEIL	INSEE BPE 2 / 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	BIBLIOTHÈQUE-MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE MARTIN VIVES	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall	1	HALLE DES SPORTS JO MASO	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank	1	CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL SUD MEDITERRANEE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Hairdresser	12	BRUNO FLAUJAC LE SOLER · FLASH MOD · L'ATELIER SALON DE COIFFURE	INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4]
Fuel station	2	STATION SERVICE	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Hotel	0		INSEE SIRENE 3 / INSEE BPE 0 [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

1968: 2,715 2023: 7,942 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 7,221 (2012) → 7,942 (2023): 10 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 5,147 (1990) → 7,942 (2023): 54.3 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 3,860, of which 1.9 % second homes and 8.1 % 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 (Le Soler): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Le Soler): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Le Soler): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Le Soler): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[8]

Primary school (Le Soler): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). ^[8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 51.9▸

Days at or below 0 °C 21.3

Muggy days a summer 11.5▸

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 52 days a year at or above 30 °C and 21 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[9]

Measured at the CANOHES weather station, 4.4 km away at 73 m; the village itself is at 71 m. ^[9]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 12 days a summer. ^[9]

Humidity measured at THUIR, 6.5 km away at 110 m, over 14 summers. ^[9]

An average of 617 mm of rain a year, spread over 58 days — about 10.6 mm on a day it rains. ^[9]

Rainfall measured at CANOHES, 4.4 km away at 73 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[9]

Uncertainties

sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)

sources disagree on Restaurant

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66195/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66195/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66195/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66195/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 66195
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
Isle	87	369 km N	7,995	51.9	Partly served	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 72 % · humidity 50 %
Coulounieix-Chamiers	24	326 km NW	7,832	51.6	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 96 % · humidity 64 %
Tignieu-Jameyzieu	38	389 km NE	8,031	68.4	Served	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 50 % · humidity 36 %
La Couronne	16	390 km NW	7,765	55.5	Partly served	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 73 % · humidity 43 %
Aureilhan	65	228 km W	8,031	45.3	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 100 % · humidity 64 %
Noisy-le-Roi	78	687 km N	7,713	57.5	Partly served	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 64 % · humidity 21 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Aureilhan	65	228 km W	8,031	45.3	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 100 % · humidity 64 %
Coulounieix-Chamiers	24	326 km NW	7,832	51.6	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 96 % · humidity 64 %
Isle	87	369 km N	7,995	51.9	Partly served	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 72 % · humidity 50 %
Tignieu-Jameyzieu	38	389 km NE	8,031	68.4	Served	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 50 % · humidity 36 %
La Couronne	16	390 km NW	7,765	55.5	Partly served	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 73 % · humidity 43 %
Noisy-le-Roi	78	687 km N	7,713	57.5	Partly served	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 64 % · humidity 21 %

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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 Le Soler'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 Farlède	83	270 km E	10,014	52.7	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 %
Bellegarde	30	183 km NE	8,035	67.6	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 %
Boujan-sur-Libron	34	85 km NE	3,619	51.1	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 %
Cheval-Blanc	84	222 km NE	4,362	51.7	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 %
Sigean	11	41 km N	5,657	60.3	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 %
Aramon	30	203 km NE	4,081	51.7	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 %

Elsewhere

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