Vernet-les-Bains
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 77 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vernet-les-Bains (INSEE 66222) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CC Conflent-Canigó. Population 1,498 (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/66222-vernet-les-bains
Vitality score
Vitality score 50.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 77 % of the 11,628 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.75 |
| Social | 0.86 | 20 | 17.27 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.51 | 10 | 5.06 |
| Housing mix | 0.36 | 5 | 1.8 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA MIE DE PAIN · AU PECHE MIGNON · LES FOURNEES D'OR-AILE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MARTINEZ-TISSEUR). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (LOPEZ VALERIE · BAR C'EST QUAND LE BONHEUR · SALMON IAN · SOW EL · LE CAMP DE BASE DE CQLB). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LE CAMP DE BASE · LA TERRASSE DE L'EDEN). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LUDOVIC MASSE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARION ALIOUANE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU CANIGO). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (PARC DES SPORTS). [3]
2 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL LE MAS FLEURI · HOTEL PRINCESS). [3,4]
3 × Campsite (CAMPING L'EAU VIVE · CAMPING DEL BOSC · CAMPING LES CERISIERS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Nursery school (maternelle), Library. [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | LA MIE DE PAIN · AU PECHE MIGNON · LES FOURNEES D'OR-AILE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | MARTINEZ-TISSEUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 6 | LOPEZ VALERIE · BAR C'EST QUAND LE BONHEUR · SALMON IAN · SOW EL · LE CAMP DE BASE DE CQLB | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LE CAMP DE BASE · LA TERRASSE DE L'EDEN | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LUDOVIC MASSE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | MARION ALIOUANE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU CANIGO | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | PARC DES SPORTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL LE MAS FLEURI · HOTEL PRINCESS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 3 | CAMPING L'EAU VIVE · CAMPING DEL BOSC · CAMPING LES CERISIERS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,415 (2012) → 1,498 (2023): 5.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,489 (1990) → 1,498 (2023): 0.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,589, of which 32 % second homes and 18.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vernet-les-Bains): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vernet-les-Bains): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Vernet-les-Bains): 0.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Ria-Sirach): 6.5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Vernet-les-Bains): 0.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VERNET LES BAINS weather station, 0.3 km away at 630 m; the village itself is at 684 m. [10]
The village sits 54 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VERNET LES BAINS, 0.3 km away at 630 m, over 18 summers. [10]
That station sits 54 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 592 mm of rain a year, spread over 70 days — about 8.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at VERNET LES BAINS, 0.3 km away at 630 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66222/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66222/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66222/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66222/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66222
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port-en-Bessin-Huppain | 14 | 794 km N | 1,876 | 55.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Terre-de-Haut | 971 | 6,702 km W | 1,463 | 55.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 42 % |
| Quettehou | 50 | 833 km N | 1,811 | 47.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Largentière | 07 | 269 km NE | 1,450 | 54.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grignan | 26 | 291 km NE | 1,596 | 58.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ahun | 23 | 394 km N | 1,394 | 41.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largentière | 07 | 269 km NE | 1,450 | 54.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grignan | 26 | 291 km NE | 1,596 | 58.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ahun | 23 | 394 km N | 1,394 | 41.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Port-en-Bessin-Huppain | 14 | 794 km N | 1,876 | 55.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Quettehou | 50 | 833 km N | 1,811 | 47.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Terre-de-Haut | 971 | 6,702 km W | 1,463 | 55.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 42 % |
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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 Vernet-les-Bains'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bléneau | 89 | 575 km N | 1,153 | 40.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sourdun | 77 | 670 km N | 1,541 | 42.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Savigné-sur-Lathan | 37 | 568 km N | 1,305 | 42.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Neuvy-sur-Loire | 58 | 555 km N | 1,445 | 43.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montreuil-aux-Lions | 02 | 722 km N | 1,305 | 47.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Acquigny | 27 | 742 km N | 1,733 | 49.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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