Villelongue-de-la-Salanque
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 40.4/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 22 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villelongue-de-la-Salanque (INSEE 66224) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CU Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole. Population 3,335 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 40.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 22 % of the 6,525 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 | 0.28 | 25 | 6.97 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.31 | 10 | 3.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.62 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA GOURMANDE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE LANDRI - L'ESTAMINET). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CHEZ OPHELIE ET NICOLAS). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (MAYA CLUB · PIZZA ANTON · SHAIGO · LA VESPA). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN DE LA FONTAINE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULES FERRY). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CAROLINE BARREAU, MÉDECIN · CHRISTIAN ALBAREIL, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE GALIAY HOF). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VILLELONGUE DE LA SALANQUE AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE JOSEPH TASTU). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (SENGENES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Café / bar. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LA GOURMANDE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE LANDRI - L'ESTAMINET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | CHEZ OPHELIE ET NICOLAS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 | 4 | MAYA CLUB · PIZZA ANTON · SHAIGO · LA VESPA | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN DE LA FONTAINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULES FERRY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | CAROLINE BARREAU, MÉDECIN · CHRISTIAN ALBAREIL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE GALIAY HOF | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | VILLELONGUE DE LA SALANQUE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE JOSEPH TASTU | 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 | 1 | SENGENES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 3,229 (2012) → 3,335 (2023): 3.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,139 (1990) → 3,335 (2023): 55.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,703, of which 3.8 % second homes and 8.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Villelongue-de-la-Salanque): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Villelongue-de-la-Salanque): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Villelongue-de-la-Salanque): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Villelongue-de-la-Salanque): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Villelongue-de-la-Salanque): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 14 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the TORREILLES weather station, 3.1 km away at 7 m; the village itself is at 8 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 20 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at TORREILLES, 3.1 km away at 7 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 507 mm of rain a year, spread over 51 days — about 9.9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at TORREILLES, 3.1 km away at 7 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
240 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 205,000 € — 2,096 € per m² of built surface. [10]
13 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 138,500 € — 1,951 € per m². [10]
The median across Pyrénées-Orientales is 2,334 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [10]
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
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66224/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66224/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66224/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66224/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66224
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briis-sous-Forges | 91 | 659 km N | 3,342 | 40.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 49 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Martin-le-Beau | 37 | 540 km N | 3,216 | 38.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 73 % · humidity 0 % |
| Albias | 82 | 196 km NW | 3,240 | 42 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 45 % · humidity 0 % |
| Scherwiller | 67 | 708 km NE | 3,099 | 39.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 36 % · humidity 0 % |
| Baziège | 31 | 138 km NW | 3,583 | 43.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 76 % · humidity 14 % |
| Iteuil | 86 | 468 km NW | 2,989 | 45.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 61 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baziège | 31 | 138 km NW | 3,583 | 43.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 76 % · humidity 14 % |
| Albias | 82 | 196 km NW | 3,240 | 42 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 45 % · humidity 0 % |
| Iteuil | 86 | 468 km NW | 2,989 | 45.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 61 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Martin-le-Beau | 37 | 540 km N | 3,216 | 38.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 73 % · humidity 0 % |
| Briis-sous-Forges | 91 | 659 km N | 3,342 | 40.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 49 % · humidity 0 % |
| Scherwiller | 67 | 708 km NE | 3,099 | 39.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 36 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Villelongue-de-la-Salanque'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vescovato | 2B | 529 km E | 3,406 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Nazaire | 66 | 6.5 km S | 2,779 | 56.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bénesse-Maremne | 40 | 366 km W | 3,780 | 48.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Salses-le-Château | 66 | 13 km NW | 3,965 | 50.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Hippolyte | 66 | 6.6 km N | 3,126 | 37.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx | 40 | 366 km W | 6,238 | 56.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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