Tautavel
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 68/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Tautavel (INSEE 66205) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CU Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole. Population 945 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/66205-tautavel
Vitality score
Vitality score 68/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 14,696 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 | 0.93 | 20 | 18.62 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.79 | 10 | 7.91 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.78 | 10 | 7.8 |
| Housing mix | 0.69 | 5 | 3.47 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (EURL VALENTIN BARBE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE PANIER DE TAUTAVEL). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (LE FOR HOM · EL SILEX · L'ANCETRE · BACCARA). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (L'ETAPE GITE AUBERGE · LE CAFE DE LA PLACE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ALEXANDRA CNEJAVICI, MÉDECIN · LAIA SANCHEZ-SOLANILLA, MÉDECIN · NURIA GISPERT-SAUCH PUIGDEVALL, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU VERDOUBLE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (TAUTAVEL LPAC AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE ANDRE ALQUIER). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (STATION DE POMPAGE VINGRAU VERDOUBLE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (SYLVIE COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (LE CAMPING DE TAUTAVEL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | EURL VALENTIN BARBE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LE PANIER DE TAUTAVEL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 6 | LE FOR HOM · EL SILEX · L'ANCETRE · BACCARA | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | L'ETAPE GITE AUBERGE · LE CAFE DE LA PLACE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | ALEXANDRA CNEJAVICI, MÉDECIN · LAIA SANCHEZ-SOLANILLA, MÉDECIN · NURIA GISPERT-SAUCH PUIGDEVALL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU VERDOUBLE | 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 | TAUTAVEL LPAC AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE ANDRE ALQUIER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | STATION DE POMPAGE VINGRAU VERDOUBLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | SYLVIE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | LE CAMPING DE TAUTAVEL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 869 (2012) → 945 (2023): 8.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 738 (1990) → 945 (2023): 28 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 767, of which 15.3 % second homes and 20.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Tautavel): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Tautavel): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Tautavel): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Tautavel): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Tautavel): 0 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 35 days a year at or above 30 °C and 10 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the PERPIGNAN weather station, 13.5 km away at 42 m; the village itself is at 101 m. [9]
The village sits 59 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.7 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 13 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at PERPIGNAN, 13.5 km away at 42 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 59 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 596 mm of rain a year, spread over 66 days — about 9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LATOUR-DE-FRANCE, 9.4 km away at 110 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 — 66205/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66205/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66205/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66205/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66205
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salornay-sur-Guye | 71 | 437 km N | 864 | 64.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 32 % · humidity 21 % |
| Villefagnan | 16 | 414 km NW | 972 | 66.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 42 % · humidity 29 % |
| Courson-les-Carrières | 89 | 537 km N | 900 | 62.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 62 % · humidity 21 % |
| Ury | 77 | 615 km N | 882 | 60.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 15 % · humidity 21 % |
| Le Grand-Serre | 26 | 332 km NE | 973 | 65 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 47 % · humidity 14 % |
| Fontaine-Française | 21 | 563 km N | 911 | 63.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 19 % · humidity 14 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Grand-Serre | 26 | 332 km NE | 973 | 65 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 47 % · humidity 14 % |
| Villefagnan | 16 | 414 km NW | 972 | 66.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 42 % · humidity 29 % |
| Salornay-sur-Guye | 71 | 437 km N | 864 | 64.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 32 % · humidity 21 % |
| Courson-les-Carrières | 89 | 537 km N | 900 | 62.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 62 % · humidity 21 % |
| Fontaine-Française | 21 | 563 km N | 911 | 63.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 19 % · humidity 14 % |
| Ury | 77 | 615 km N | 882 | 60.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 15 % · 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 Tautavel'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belvèze-du-Razès | 11 | 63 km NW | 884 | 56 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Opoul-Périllos | 66 | 12 km NE | 1,239 | 44.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Douzens | 11 | 43 km N | 784 | 39.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montréal | 11 | 65 km NW | 2,136 | 58.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Banyuls-dels-Aspres | 66 | 29 km S | 1,483 | 47.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lagrasse | 11 | 33 km N | 554 | 59.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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