Villefranche-de-Conflent
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 54.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 100 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villefranche-de-Conflent (INSEE 66223) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CC Conflent-Canigó. Population 215 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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 54.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 100 % of the 16,431 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 | 0.5 | 25 | 12.47 |
| Social | 0.98 | 20 | 19.5 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.32 | 10 | 3.24 |
| Housing mix | 0.39 | 5 | 1.94 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SAVEURS D'AQUI · VANHOY DELEVOYE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'ALCHIMISTE). [3,4]
11 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT AU GRILL · AUBERGE SAINT PAUL). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VILLEFRANCHE DE CONFLENT AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE VILLEFRANCHE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 6 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | SAVEURS D'AQUI · VANHOY DELEVOYE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | L'ALCHIMISTE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 11 | RESTAURANT AU GRILL · AUBERGE SAINT PAUL | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | VILLEFRANCHE DE CONFLENT AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE VILLEFRANCHE | 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 229 (2012) → 215 (2023): -6.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 261 (1990) → 215 (2023): -17.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 242, of which 30.6 % second homes and 19.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Villefranche-de-Conflent): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Villefranche-de-Conflent): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Corneilla-de-Conflent): 2.7 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Ria-Sirach): 3.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Villefranche-de-Conflent): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 5 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the TAURINYA weather station, 3.7 km away at 770 m; the village itself is at 451 m. [11]
The village sits 319 m below 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 7 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at TAURINYA, 3.7 km away at 770 m, over 12 summers. [11]
That station sits 319 m above 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 597 mm of rain a year, spread over 69 days — about 8.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at TAURINYA, 3.7 km away at 770 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 — 66223/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66223/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66223/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66223/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66223
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66057
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allarmont | 88 | 749 km NE | 214 | 28.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 49 % · humidity 57 % |
| Bugarach | 11 | 32 km N | 250 | 44.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 70 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Maurice-en-Trièves | 38 | 359 km NE | 180 | 47.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 0 % |
| Bielle | 64 | 234 km W | 371 | 44.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chamesson | 21 | 603 km N | 248 | 31.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 11 % · humidity 57 % |
| Moca-Croce | 2A | 554 km E | 221 | 37.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bugarach | 11 | 32 km N | 250 | 44.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 70 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bielle | 64 | 234 km W | 371 | 44.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Maurice-en-Trièves | 38 | 359 km NE | 180 | 47.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 0 % |
| Moca-Croce | 2A | 554 km E | 221 | 37.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chamesson | 21 | 603 km N | 248 | 31.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 11 % · humidity 57 % |
| Allarmont | 88 | 749 km NE | 214 | 28.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 49 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Villefranche-de-Conflent'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cassagnes | 66 | 26 km NE | 294 | 33.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Taurinya | 66 | 4.9 km E | 328 | 42.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Volpajola | 2B | 572 km E | 418 | 44.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Félines-Termenès | 11 | 49 km NE | 130 | 20.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Malaussène | 06 | 414 km NE | 326 | 33 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cabrespine | 11 | 87 km N | 185 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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