Argelliers
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 31.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 36 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Argelliers (INSEE 34012) is in Hérault (34), part of CC Vallée de l'Hérault. Population 1,002 (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/34012-argelliers
Vitality score
Vitality score 31.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 36 % of the 14,321 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.74 | 5 | 3.69 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA GRANGE EPIC). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE DOMAINE DE SAUGRAS). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES BERGERS DES ETOILES). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ARGELLIERS SUPERETTE LPR RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Hotel (AUBERGE DE SAUGRAS). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, 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] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LA GRANGE EPIC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 1 | LE DOMAINE DE SAUGRAS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES BERGERS DES ETOILES | 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 | ARGELLIERS SUPERETTE LPR RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE | 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 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | AUBERGE DE SAUGRAS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 951 (2012) → 1,002 (2023): 5.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 534 (1990) → 1,002 (2023): 87.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 525, of which 13.1 % second homes and 4.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vailhauquès): 4.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Argelliers): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Vailhauquès): 4.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Vailhauquès): 4.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Argelliers): 0.5 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 46 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MONTARNAUD weather station, 6.9 km away at 148 m; the village itself is at 241 m. [10]
The village sits 93 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 5 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at GIGNAC, 9.7 km away at 58 m, over 10 summers. [10]
That station sits 183 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 914 mm of rain a year, spread over 69 days — about 13.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MONTARNAUD, 6.9 km away at 148 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 — 34012/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34012/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34012/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34012/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34320
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34012
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouleternère | 66 | 146 km SW | 951 | 41.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 49 % · humidity 43 % |
| Michery | 89 | 514 km N | 1,078 | 32 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Hostun | 26 | 192 km NE | 1,037 | 38.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cruscades | 11 | 89 km SW | 936 | 41.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 65 % · humidity 50 % |
| Caux-et-Sauzens | 11 | 126 km SW | 1,025 | 34.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 70 % · humidity 64 % |
| La Rivière-Drugeon | 25 | 405 km NE | 933 | 41.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 14 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cruscades | 11 | 89 km SW | 936 | 41.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 65 % · humidity 50 % |
| Caux-et-Sauzens | 11 | 126 km SW | 1,025 | 34.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 70 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bouleternère | 66 | 146 km SW | 951 | 41.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 49 % · humidity 43 % |
| Hostun | 26 | 192 km NE | 1,037 | 38.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Rivière-Drugeon | 25 | 405 km NE | 933 | 41.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 14 % · humidity 64 % |
| Michery | 89 | 514 km N | 1,078 | 32 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Argelliers'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Marcel-de-Careiret | 30 | 82 km NE | 870 | 42.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Péret | 34 | 26 km SW | 1,137 | 34.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Gervais-sur-Roubion | 26 | 138 km NE | 1,091 | 35.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montbartier | 82 | 194 km W | 1,789 | 32.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Campsas | 82 | 190 km W | 1,473 | 44.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Poujol-sur-Orb | 34 | 51 km W | 947 | 54.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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