Sournia
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 57.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 97 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sournia (INSEE 66198) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CC Agly Fenouillèdes. Population 478 (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/66198-sournia
Vitality score
Vitality score 57.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 97 % of the 17,863 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.77 | 10 | 7.71 |
| Housing mix | 0.37 | 5 | 1.85 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LES DELICES D'ARSA). [4,3]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPICERIE DE SOURNIA). [4,3]
1 × Restaurant (GN-ADS). [4,3]
1 × Café / bar (COMITE D ANIMATION DE SOURNIA). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [4]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (RAMDANE BENNAI, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy. [4,3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SOURNIA AP). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LA SOURCE). [4,3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | LES DELICES D'ARSA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | EPICERIE DE SOURNIA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,3] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | GN-ADS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 1 | COMITE D ANIMATION DE SOURNIA | INSEE SIRENE 1 [3] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | RAMDANE BENNAI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | SOURNIA AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LA SOURCE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 494 (2012) → 478 (2023): -3.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 376 (1990) → 478 (2023): 27.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 352, of which 31.5 % second homes and 17.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Eus): 9.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sournia): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Sournia): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet): 10.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Sournia): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SOURNIA weather station, 0.4 km away at 515 m; the village itself is at 539 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at EUS, 10.9 km away at 321 m, over 25 summers. [11]
That station sits 218 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 722 mm of rain a year, spread over 87 days — about 8.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SOURNIA, 0.4 km away at 515 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66198/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66198/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66198/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66198/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66074
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66198
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66187
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Amans-des-Cots | 12 | 219 km N | 709 | 53.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bedous | 64 | 250 km W | 568 | 73.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 85 % |
| Vabre | 81 | 107 km N | 726 | 54.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Chaise-Dieu | 43 | 305 km N | 594 | 72.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Corps | 38 | 365 km NE | 421 | 58.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 32 % · humidity 86 % |
| Noyers | 89 | 566 km N | 587 | 66.5 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vabre | 81 | 107 km N | 726 | 54.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Amans-des-Cots | 12 | 219 km N | 709 | 53.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bedous | 64 | 250 km W | 568 | 73.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 85 % |
| La Chaise-Dieu | 43 | 305 km N | 594 | 72.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Corps | 38 | 365 km NE | 421 | 58.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 32 % · humidity 86 % |
| Noyers | 89 | 566 km N | 587 | 66.5 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Sournia'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-Amans-des-Cots | 12 | 219 km N | 709 | 53.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Blesle | 43 | 294 km N | 611 | 61.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vézelay | 89 | 537 km N | 476 | 65.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châteauneuf-Val-de-Bargis | 58 | 510 km N | 499 | 55.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ardes | 63 | 303 km N | 592 | 52 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Saulge | 58 | 494 km N | 650 | 57 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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