Assas

Hérault · CC du Grand Pic Saint-Loup · INSEE 34014

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 40.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 51 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Assas (INSEE 34014) is in Hérault (34), part of CC du Grand Pic Saint-Loup. Population 1,405 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). ^[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/34014-assas

Vitality score

Vitality score 40.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 51 % of the 12,088 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	0.26	25	6.56
Social	0.2	20	3.93
Education	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0.39	10	3.93
Public & culture	0.39	5	1.97
Population trend	0.92	10	9.16
Housing mix	0.93	5	4.63

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 2 of 6

Eating out 0 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 2 of 3

Health 2 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 0 of 2

Everyday services 1 of 3

Lodging 0 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU REGAL SUCRE SALE). ^[3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE COMPTOIR D'ASSAS - LCA). ^[3,4]

1 × Café / bar. ^[4]

1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). ^[3]

1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (EDOUARD CHAPUIS, MÉDECIN). ^[3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE LES AROMES D'ASSAS). ^[3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (ASSAS AP). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE ASSAS). ^[3]

1 × Hairdresser (LA BOITE A COIFFER). ^[3,4]

Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant. ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	1	AU REGAL SUCRE SALE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	1	LE COMPTOIR D'ASSAS - LCA	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Café / bar	1		INSEE SIRENE 1 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	1	ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)	1	EDOUARD CHAPUIS, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Pharmacy	1	PHARMACIE LES AROMES D'ASSAS	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	ASSAS AP	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	1	BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE ASSAS	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	LA BOITE A COIFFER	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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

1968: 352 peak 2017: 1,520 2023: 1,405 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,505 (2012) → 1,405 (2023): -6.6 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 992 (1990) → 1,405 (2023): 41.6 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 732, of which 3.7 % second homes and 10.9 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, GP, Pharmacy Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Assas): 0 km to the west (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Assas): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Assas): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Assas): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[8]

Primary school (Assas): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 63.2▸

Days at or below 0 °C 54

Muggy days a summer 5.4

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 63 days a year at or above 30 °C and 54 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[9]

Measured at the PRADES LE LEZ weather station, 3.3 km away at 69 m; the village itself is at 108 m. ^[9]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. ^[9]

Humidity measured at PRADES LE LEZ, 3.3 km away at 69 m, over 30 summers. ^[9]

An average of 854 mm of rain a year, spread over 68 days — about 12.6 mm on a day it rains. ^[9]

Rainfall measured at PRADES LE LEZ, 3.3 km away at 69 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[9]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34014/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34014/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34014/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34014/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 34014
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
Saint-Privat	07	111 km N	1,663	46.9	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 %
Longueville	77	538 km N	1,804	49.2	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 %
Dinsheim-sur-Bruche	67	603 km NE	1,472	43.2	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 %
Guerville	78	606 km N	2,052	46.2	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 71 %
Grignon	73	292 km NE	2,099	48.1	Partly served	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 84 % · humidity 71 %
Saint-Louis-de-Montferrand	33	379 km NW	2,051	51.5	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Saint-Privat	07	111 km N	1,663	46.9	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 %
Grignon	73	292 km NE	2,099	48.1	Partly served	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 84 % · humidity 71 %
Saint-Louis-de-Montferrand	33	379 km NW	2,051	51.5	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 %
Longueville	77	538 km N	1,804	49.2	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 %
Dinsheim-sur-Bruche	67	603 km NE	1,472	43.2	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 %
Guerville	78	606 km N	2,052	46.2	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 71 %

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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 Assas'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-Mamert-du-Gard	30	31 km NE	1,604	43.5	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 %
Loriol-du-Comtat	84	98 km NE	2,486	54.1	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 %
Moussac	30	41 km NE	1,564	51.3	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 %
Lézan	30	37 km N	1,561	48.5	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 %
Les Matelles	34	7.9 km NW	2,068	52.2	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 %
Claret	34	18 km N	1,745	51.1	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 %

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