Urbanya
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 10.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 45 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Urbanya (INSEE 66219) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CC Conflent-Canigó. Population 45 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 10.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 45 % of the 4,093 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.86 | 10 | 8.64 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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
Population 9 (2012) → 45 (2023): 400 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 33 (1990) → 45 (2023): 36.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 98, of which 71.4 % second homes and 2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Molitg-les-Bains): 7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mosset): 4.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Molitg-les-Bains): 6.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Ria-Sirach): 8.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Mosset): 4.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 85 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the OLETTE weather station, 10 km away at 615 m; the village itself is at 864 m. [11]
The village sits 249 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at TAURINYA, 10.8 km away at 770 m, over 12 summers. [11]
That station sits 94 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 794 mm of rain a year, spread over 85 days — about 9.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MOSSET, 4.3 km away at 750 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 — 66219/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66219/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66219/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66219/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66109
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66119
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66161
- 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-Paul-d'Oueil | 31 | 145 km W | 46 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Zérubia | 2A | 566 km E | 46 | 10 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 14 % · humidity 86 % |
| Arnac-sur-Dourdou | 12 | 131 km NE | 47 | 4.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 16 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villard-Reymond | 38 | 400 km NE | 46 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 31 % · humidity 86 % |
| Borne | 07 | 259 km NE | 42 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gouaux-de-Luchon | 31 | 140 km W | 43 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnac-sur-Dourdou | 12 | 131 km NE | 47 | 4.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 16 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gouaux-de-Luchon | 31 | 140 km W | 43 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Paul-d'Oueil | 31 | 145 km W | 46 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Borne | 07 | 259 km NE | 42 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villard-Reymond | 38 | 400 km NE | 46 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 31 % · humidity 86 % |
| Zérubia | 2A | 566 km E | 46 | 10 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 14 % · 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 Urbanya'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planès | 66 | 21 km SW | 57 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Oreilla | 66 | 9.8 km SW | 28 | 6.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chavanac | 19 | 333 km N | 52 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Loubaresse | 07 | 259 km NE | 43 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Binos | 31 | 141 km W | 40 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mérial | 11 | 31 km NW | 28 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
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