Aumes
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 27.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 51 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Aumes (INSEE 34017) is in Hérault (34), part of CA Hérault-Méditerranée. Population 498 (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/34017-aumes
Vitality score
Vitality score 27.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 51 % of the 17,769 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 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.72 | 5 | 3.62 |
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 PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (AUMES AP). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE DE AUMES AUMES). [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | AUMES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE DE AUMES AUMES | 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 453 (2012) → 498 (2023): 9.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 268 (1990) → 498 (2023): 85.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 304, of which 13.8 % second homes and 10.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montagnac): 2.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Montagnac): 2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Montagnac): 2.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Montagnac): 2.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Aumes): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 43 days a year at or above 30 °C and 23 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PEZENAS-TOURBES weather station, 6 km away at 40 m; the village itself is at 51 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 10 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at PEZENAS-TOURBES, 6 km away at 40 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 644 mm of rain a year, spread over 60 days — about 10.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PEZENAS-DDE, 4 km away at 15 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 — 34017/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34017/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34017/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34017/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34162
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34017
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Couffoulens | 11 | 100 km W | 533 | 22.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fresne-Léguillon | 60 | 653 km N | 440 | 23.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 65 % · humidity 36 % |
| Tourouzelle | 11 | 64 km W | 494 | 30 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Prompsat | 63 | 278 km N | 472 | 24.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 47 % · humidity 36 % |
| Messincourt | 08 | 703 km N | 580 | 23.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 34 % · humidity 29 % |
| Theuville-aux-Maillots | 76 | 735 km N | 520 | 22.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tourouzelle | 11 | 64 km W | 494 | 30 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Couffoulens | 11 | 100 km W | 533 | 22.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Prompsat | 63 | 278 km N | 472 | 24.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 47 % · humidity 36 % |
| Fresne-Léguillon | 60 | 653 km N | 440 | 23.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 65 % · humidity 36 % |
| Messincourt | 08 | 703 km N | 580 | 23.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 34 % · humidity 29 % |
| Theuville-aux-Maillots | 76 | 735 km N | 520 | 22.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 93 % |
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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 Aumes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Couffoulens | 11 | 100 km W | 533 | 22.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tourouzelle | 11 | 64 km W | 494 | 30 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Preixan | 11 | 102 km W | 637 | 33.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villesèquelande | 11 | 103 km W | 882 | 34.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ventenac-Cabardès | 11 | 98 km W | 962 | 34.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Barbaira | 11 | 83 km W | 805 | 41.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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