Valmanya
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 9.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 44 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Valmanya (INSEE 66221) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CC Conflent-Canigó. Population 34 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/66221-valmanya
Vitality score
Vitality score 9.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 44 % of the 2,609 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.63 | 10 | 6.33 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE VALMANYA). [3]
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. [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 | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE VALMANYA | 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 | 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 44 (2012) → 34 (2023): -22.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 30 (1990) → 34 (2023): 13.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 56, of which 55.4 % second homes and 17.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vinça): 11.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Taurinya): 9.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Vinça): 11.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Vinça): 11.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Marsal): 7.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 77 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BAILLESTAVY weather station, 2.8 km away at 585 m; the village itself is at 865 m. [11]
The village sits 280 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]
An average of 824 mm of rain a year, spread over 71 days — about 11.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BAILLESTAVY, 2.8 km away at 585 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
7 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 100,000 € — 1,087 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Pyrénées-Orientales is 2,334 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66221/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66221/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66221/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66221/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66230
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66204
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66183
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgaillard | 11 | 42 km N | 38 | 4.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 28 % |
| Cubiérettes | 48 | 236 km NE | 44 | 5.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 95 % |
| Pech | 09 | 74 km W | 36 | 9.8 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Saint-Pierre-Avez | 05 | 323 km NE | 35 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 26 % · winter 55 % |
| Termes | 11 | 51 km N | 48 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 54 % · winter 19 % |
| Vianges | 21 | 533 km N | 35 | 2.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgaillard | 11 | 42 km N | 38 | 4.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 28 % |
| Termes | 11 | 51 km N | 48 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 54 % · winter 19 % |
| Pech | 09 | 74 km W | 36 | 9.8 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Cubiérettes | 48 | 236 km NE | 44 | 5.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 95 % |
| Saint-Pierre-Avez | 05 | 323 km NE | 35 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 26 % · winter 55 % |
| Vianges | 21 | 533 km N | 35 | 2.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 86 % |
Elsewhere
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