Thuir
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 68.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 94 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Thuir (INSEE 66210) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CC des Aspres. Population 8,243 (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/66210-thuir
Vitality score
Vitality score 68.5/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 94 % of the 2,955 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 | 17.12 |
| Social | 0.82 | 20 | 16.32 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.71 | 10 | 7.11 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.74 | 10 | 7.42 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.79 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
9 × Bakery (boulangerie) (FLORENT · AUX DELICES DES ASPRES · LA FRIANDERIE · LE PAIN DU JOUR). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION DES ETABLISSEMENTS POIRSON FREDERIC · ESPACE GOURMAND GONZALES · CHARCUTERIE GONZALES). [3,4]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (TEFITI · THUIRATATA · MANGEONS FRAIS). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (LIDL · INTERMARCHE · PROTHUIR). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (SARL POISSONNERIE L'ALBE). [3,4]
34 × Restaurant (ENTRE PARENTHESES · LE SAIGON · CHEZ MATT L'ALSACIEN · D.V.R · ISTINTO). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (NUMERO 7 · AU COMPTOIR LOCAL · LA BUVETTE DU CHAT BOTTE · CAFE DE FRANCE). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOL MATE MICHEL MAURETTE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES MURIERS). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN JAURES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULES FERRY). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PIERRE MORETO). [3]
9 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANNA NAVAS-MARQUILLANES, MÉDECIN · ALAIN JUGLARD, MÉDECIN · SANDRA GIANDOMINICI BOURGUERE, MÉDECIN · MAUD BETTENFELD, MÉDECIN · ANNE-LAURE TARBOURIECH, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (SELAS PHARMACIE RIBES · MCPHARMA · SELARL MJC). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE · 66 - MÉDIATHÈQUE DÉPARTEMENTALE DES PYRÉNÉES ORIENTALES). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE JEAN BAPTISTE ROSELLO · NOUVELLE HALLE DES SPORTS · CENTRE HOSPITALIER SPECIALISE LEON JEAN GREGORY GYMNASE · HALLE DES SPORTS). [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 (COMBAL MARIE-LISE · METAMORPHOSE · LA BOITE A COUPES). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL ESPASSOLE · CASA 9). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 10 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 9 | FLORENT · AUX DELICES DES ASPRES · LA FRIANDERIE · LE PAIN DU JOUR | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION DES ETABLISSEMENTS POIRSON FREDERIC · ESPACE GOURMAND GONZALES · CHARCUTERIE GONZALES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | TEFITI · THUIRATATA · MANGEONS FRAIS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | LIDL · INTERMARCHE · PROTHUIR | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | SARL POISSONNERIE L'ALBE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 34 | ENTRE PARENTHESES · LE SAIGON · CHEZ MATT L'ALSACIEN · D.V.R · ISTINTO | INSEE BPE 34 / INSEE SIRENE 51 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | NUMERO 7 · AU COMPTOIR LOCAL · LA BUVETTE DU CHAT BOTTE · CAFE DE FRANCE | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOL MATE MICHEL MAURETTE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES MURIERS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN JAURES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULES FERRY | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PIERRE MORETO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 9 | ANNA NAVAS-MARQUILLANES, MÉDECIN · ALAIN JUGLARD, MÉDECIN · SANDRA GIANDOMINICI BOURGUERE, MÉDECIN · MAUD BETTENFELD, MÉDECIN · ANNE-LAURE TARBOURIECH, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | SELAS PHARMACIE RIBES · MCPHARMA · SELARL MJC | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 | 2 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE · 66 - MÉDIATHÈQUE DÉPARTEMENTALE DES PYRÉNÉES ORIENTALES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | GYMNASE JEAN BAPTISTE ROSELLO · NOUVELLE HALLE DES SPORTS · CENTRE HOSPITALIER SPECIALISE LEON JEAN GREGORY GYMNASE · HALLE DES SPORTS | INSEE BPE 4 [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 | COMBAL MARIE-LISE · METAMORPHOSE · LA BOITE A COUPES | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 24 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL ESPASSOLE · CASA 9 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| 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 7,189 (2012) → 8,243 (2023): 14.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 6,638 (1990) → 8,243 (2023): 24.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,532, of which 2.1 % second homes and 8.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Thuir): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Thuir): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Thuir): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Thuir): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Thuir): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 35 days a year at or above 30 °C and 25 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the THUIR weather station, 2.7 km away at 110 m; the village itself is at 97 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 12 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at THUIR, 2.7 km away at 110 m, over 14 summers. [9]
An average of 586 mm of rain a year, spread over 59 days — about 9.9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at THUIR, 2.7 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 — 66210/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66210/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66210/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66210/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66210
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pignan | 34 | 133 km NE | 8,431 | 57.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 89 % · humidity 57 % |
| Bellegarde | 30 | 189 km NE | 8,035 | 67.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Venelles | 13 | 246 km NE | 8,418 | 73.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 42 % · humidity 21 % |
| Champagnole | 39 | 521 km NE | 8,036 | 69.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 0 % · humidity 14 % |
| Privas | 07 | 277 km NE | 8,538 | 73.2 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 69 % · humidity 21 % |
| Monts | 37 | 542 km N | 8,080 | 47.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 88 % · humidity 29 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pignan | 34 | 133 km NE | 8,431 | 57.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 89 % · humidity 57 % |
| Bellegarde | 30 | 189 km NE | 8,035 | 67.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Venelles | 13 | 246 km NE | 8,418 | 73.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 42 % · humidity 21 % |
| Privas | 07 | 277 km NE | 8,538 | 73.2 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 69 % · humidity 21 % |
| Champagnole | 39 | 521 km NE | 8,036 | 69.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 0 % · humidity 14 % |
| Monts | 37 | 542 km N | 8,080 | 47.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 88 % · humidity 29 % |
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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 Thuir'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sérignan | 34 | 84 km NE | 8,588 | 68.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sauvian | 34 | 84 km NE | 5,608 | 52.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lescar | 64 | 269 km W | 9,455 | 76.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Millas | 66 | 8.3 km NW | 4,417 | 44.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts | 13 | 205 km NE | 6,175 | 67.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Castelnaudary | 11 | 100 km NW | 12,151 | 60.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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