Agel
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 25.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 74 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Agel (INSEE 34004) is in Hérault (34), part of CC du Minervois au Caroux. Population 240 (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 25.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 74 % of the 17,060 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.95 | 10 | 9.46 |
| Housing mix | 0.59 | 5 | 2.95 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (AGEL AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | AGEL AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | 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 214 (2012) → 240 (2023): 12.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 166 (1990) → 240 (2023): 44.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 185, of which 20.5 % second homes and 13.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bize-Minervois): 2.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bize-Minervois): 1.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Bize-Minervois): 3.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bize-Minervois): 3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Agel): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 62 days a year at or above 30 °C and 10 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST JEAN DE MINERVOIS weather station, 5.4 km away at 258 m; the village itself is at 87 m. [10]
The village sits 171 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 8 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST JEAN DE MINERVOIS, 5.4 km away at 258 m, over 18 summers. [10]
That station sits 171 m above 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 717 mm of rain a year, spread over 75 days — about 9.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST JEAN DE MINERVOIS, 5.4 km away at 258 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 — 34004/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34004/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34004/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34004/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11041
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34004
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Routier | 11 | 64 km SW | 231 | 20.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 92 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saurier | 63 | 245 km N | 245 | 23.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 46 % · humidity 43 % |
| Darbres | 07 | 197 km NE | 272 | 23.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Germigny-l'Exempt | 18 | 398 km N | 293 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 3 % · winter 61 % · humidity 57 % |
| Rumigny | 08 | 728 km N | 263 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 55 % |
| Guipy | 58 | 437 km N | 222 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 19 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Routier | 11 | 64 km SW | 231 | 20.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 92 % · humidity 64 % |
| Darbres | 07 | 197 km NE | 272 | 23.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saurier | 63 | 245 km N | 245 | 23.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 46 % · humidity 43 % |
| Germigny-l'Exempt | 18 | 398 km N | 293 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 3 % · winter 61 % · humidity 57 % |
| Guipy | 58 | 437 km N | 222 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 19 % · humidity 50 % |
| Rumigny | 08 | 728 km N | 263 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 55 % |
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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 Agel'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oupia | 34 | 9.0 km SW | 274 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaufort | 34 | 9.0 km SW | 214 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Nazaire-de-Ladarez | 34 | 26 km NE | 327 | 34.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montouliers | 34 | 4.3 km E | 242 | 21 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Azillanet | 34 | 9.7 km W | 357 | 39.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cesseras | 34 | 11 km W | 435 | 39.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
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