Sorède
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 38.6/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 15 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sorède (INSEE 66196) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CC des Albères, de la Côte Vermeille et de l'Illibéris. Population 3,512 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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/66196-sorede
Vitality score
Vitality score 38.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 15 % of the 6,264 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 | 0.28 | 25 | 6.97 |
| Social | 0.36 | 20 | 7.13 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.31 | 10 | 3.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.46 | 5 | 2.29 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA PATISS' DE LILI · CASA COOKIES). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA FINE BOUCHE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPICERIE DE SOREDE). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (PICNIC BOX · LA SALAMANDRE · PIZZAS DE LA VALLEE · MA MAISON · BAR LES ALBERES). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ANDRE CAVAILLE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ANDRE CAVAILLE). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ALAIN SINOTTE, MÉDECIN · ANNE LAFFORGUE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELARL LLIBOUTRY CAYRON). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHEQUE DE SORÈDE). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (E.U.R.L. L'ATELIER · LA GARCONNIERE · SAS CATVW). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL SAINT JACQUES). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING LES MICOCOULIERS · CAMPING LA COSCOLLEDA). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Café / bar. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LA PATISS' DE LILI · CASA COOKIES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | LA FINE BOUCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | EPICERIE DE SOREDE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 5 | PICNIC BOX · LA SALAMANDRE · PIZZAS DE LA VALLEE · MA MAISON · BAR LES ALBERES | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ANDRE CAVAILLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ANDRE CAVAILLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | ALAIN SINOTTE, MÉDECIN · ANNE LAFFORGUE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELARL LLIBOUTRY CAYRON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 DE SORÈDE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 4 | E.U.R.L. L'ATELIER · LA GARCONNIERE · SAS CATVW | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL SAINT JACQUES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING LES MICOCOULIERS · CAMPING LA COSCOLLEDA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday 7h à 13heures la Place Emile Combes. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,083 (2012) → 3,512 (2023): 13.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,160 (1990) → 3,512 (2023): 62.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,558, of which 27.1 % second homes and 4.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sorède): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Sorède): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Sorède): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Sorède): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Sorède): 0.1 km to the west (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, 4.4 km away at 28 m; the village itself is at 76 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 15 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LE PERTHUS, 10.1 km away at 295 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 219 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, 4.4 km away at 28 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
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 — 66196/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://sorede.fr/mon-quotidien/commerces-artisanat/— “Le marché a lieu tous les vendredis de 7h à 13heures à la Place Emile Combes”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66196/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66196/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66196/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66196
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vic-la-Gardiole | 34 | 127 km NE | 3,428 | 51.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Étaules | 17 | 481 km NW | 2,857 | 46.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 89 % · humidity 36 % |
| Allevard | 38 | 405 km NE | 3,971 | 56.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 31 % · winter 58 % |
| Séez | 73 | 461 km NE | 2,459 | 55 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Germain-Laprade | 43 | 290 km N | 3,432 | 50.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 9 % · humidity 0 % |
| Volx | 04 | 278 km NE | 3,243 | 45.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 9 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vic-la-Gardiole | 34 | 127 km NE | 3,428 | 51.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Volx | 04 | 278 km NE | 3,243 | 45.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 9 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Germain-Laprade | 43 | 290 km N | 3,432 | 50.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 9 % · humidity 0 % |
| Allevard | 38 | 405 km NE | 3,971 | 56.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 31 % · winter 58 % |
| Séez | 73 | 461 km NE | 2,459 | 55 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Étaules | 17 | 481 km NW | 2,857 | 46.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 89 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Sorède'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-Génis-des-Fontaines | 66 | 3.0 km NW | 3,059 | 41.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sigean | 11 | 55 km N | 5,657 | 60.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Céret | 66 | 18 km W | 7,521 | 66 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villelongue-dels-Monts | 66 | 4.3 km W | 1,976 | 44.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Palau-del-Vidre | 66 | 4.4 km N | 3,329 | 44.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lespignan | 34 | 84 km N | 3,414 | 42.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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