Béziers
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 90.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 85 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Béziers (INSEE 34032) is in Hérault (34), part of CA de Béziers-Méditerranée. Population 81,545 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/34032-beziers
Vitality score
Vitality score 90.6/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 85 % of the 241 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 | 0.99 | 25 | 24.71 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Education | 0.96 | 10 | 9.61 |
| Health | 0.99 | 10 | 9.9 |
| Public & culture | 0.34 | 5 | 1.71 |
| Population trend | 0.65 | 10 | 6.49 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.57 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
53 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LILI GOURMANDE · LA PORTEUSE DE PAINS · BOUSQUET · LE FOURNIL DES ARENES). [3,4]
28 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE REVERDEL · BOUCHERIE SARDA ET FILS · GRAND FRAIS). [3,4]
47 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPICERIE CHINOISE CHEZ LIN · LEADER PRICE EXPRESS · VERNHET · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · SELENE). [3,4]
13 × Supermarket (DEVEDIS · DRION · LIDL · INTERMARCHE · AUCHAN). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LA FROMAGERIE). [4]
8 × Fishmonger (POISSONNERIE LA FONT NEUVE · LA VILLA LE SERIGNAN PLAGE · LES TEMPS DE GASTON · O HUITRES). [3,4]
346 × Restaurant (LA REGALADE · FLUNCH · PIZZA 7). [3,4]
71 × Café / bar (LA PAILLOTE · MAISON DORADA · LE CAPHARNARHUM · IDEAL BAR · BRASSERIE M). [4]
14 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MICHELET · ECOL MATE PELLISSON · ECOL MATE EDOUARD HERRIOT · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MARIE CURIE · ECOL MATE CARNOT). [3]
26 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE PELLISSON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PINTAT LES OISEAUX · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES AMANDIERS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES TAMARIS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES ROMARINS). [3]
8 × Collège (COLLEGE LA DULLAGUE · COLLEGE HENRI IV · COLLEGE PAUL RIQUET · COLLEGE JEAN PERRIN · COLLEGE KATIA ET MAURICE KRAFFT). [3]
74 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARTINE BISSET, MÉDECIN · GUY JUNCAROL, MÉDECIN · ANDRE MARC, MÉDECIN · PASCALE ROUBY-MASNOU, MÉDECIN · JOSIANE DEMANSE, MÉDECIN). [3]
31 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE VERNHET · PHARMACIE BOURBON BISSONNET · PHARMACIE DU PROGRES LA FRAICHEUR · SELAS PHARMACIE DAUDE PALMIE · PHARMACIE ASSEMAT). [3,4]
5 × Post office / agence postale (BEZIERS TABAC PONT NEUF RP · LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE ANDRE MALRAUX BEZIERS MEDITERRANEE · MÉDIATHÈQUE DÉPARTEMENTALE DOMAINE DÉPARTEMENTAL DE BAYSSAN). [3]
1 × Cinema (MONCINE). [3]
12 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA DEVEZE · LYCEE JEAN MOULIN · GYMNASE COLETTE BESSON · COMPLEXE SPORTIF JEAN PERRIN · LYCEE PRIVE LA TRINITE). [3]
21 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE BEZIERS CENTRE · POINT MIL · CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · BANQUE CIC SUD OUEST · CIC SOCIETE BORDELAISE). [3]
141 × Hairdresser (COIFF'NOUS · SARL LEADER COIFFURE). [3,4]
12 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
17 × Hotel (LE MANTEAU BLEU · HOTEL F1 · MERCURE - HOTEL BEZIERS · IBIS BUDGET - BEZIERS PALAIS DES CONGRES · HOTEL CAFE LE XIX). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING CLAIRAC). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 13 × Bakery (boulangerie), 10 × Butcher (boucherie), 14 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 78 × Restaurant, 2 × Nursery school (maternelle), 3 × Primary school (élémentaire), 2 × Collège, 3 × Pharmacy, 3 × Bank, 26 × Hairdresser, 4 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 53 | LILI GOURMANDE · LA PORTEUSE DE PAINS · BOUSQUET · LE FOURNIL DES ARENES | INSEE BPE 53 / INSEE SIRENE 69 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 28 | BOUCHERIE REVERDEL · BOUCHERIE SARDA ET FILS · GRAND FRAIS | INSEE BPE 28 / INSEE SIRENE 41 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 47 | EPICERIE CHINOISE CHEZ LIN · LEADER PRICE EXPRESS · VERNHET · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · SELENE | INSEE BPE 47 / INSEE SIRENE 85 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 13 | DEVEDIS · DRION · LIDL · INTERMARCHE · AUCHAN | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LA FROMAGERIE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 8 | POISSONNERIE LA FONT NEUVE · LA VILLA LE SERIGNAN PLAGE · LES TEMPS DE GASTON · O HUITRES | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 346 | LA REGALADE · FLUNCH · PIZZA 7 | INSEE BPE 346 / INSEE SIRENE 568 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 71 | LA PAILLOTE · MAISON DORADA · LE CAPHARNARHUM · IDEAL BAR · BRASSERIE M | INSEE SIRENE 71 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 14 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MICHELET · ECOL MATE PELLISSON · ECOL MATE EDOUARD HERRIOT · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MARIE CURIE · ECOL MATE CARNOT | INSEE BPE 14 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 26 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE PELLISSON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PINTAT LES OISEAUX · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES AMANDIERS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES TAMARIS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES ROMARINS | INSEE BPE 26 [3] |
| Collège | 8 | COLLEGE LA DULLAGUE · COLLEGE HENRI IV · COLLEGE PAUL RIQUET · COLLEGE JEAN PERRIN · COLLEGE KATIA ET MAURICE KRAFFT | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 74 | MARTINE BISSET, MÉDECIN · GUY JUNCAROL, MÉDECIN · ANDRE MARC, MÉDECIN · PASCALE ROUBY-MASNOU, MÉDECIN · JOSIANE DEMANSE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 74 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 31 | PHARMACIE VERNHET · PHARMACIE BOURBON BISSONNET · PHARMACIE DU PROGRES LA FRAICHEUR · SELAS PHARMACIE DAUDE PALMIE · PHARMACIE ASSEMAT | INSEE BPE 31 / INSEE SIRENE 41 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 5 | BEZIERS TABAC PONT NEUF RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Library | 2 | MEDIATHEQUE ANDRE MALRAUX BEZIERS MEDITERRANEE · MÉDIATHÈQUE DÉPARTEMENTALE DOMAINE DÉPARTEMENTAL DE BAYSSAN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | MONCINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 12 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA DEVEZE · LYCEE JEAN MOULIN · GYMNASE COLETTE BESSON · COMPLEXE SPORTIF JEAN PERRIN · LYCEE PRIVE LA TRINITE | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 21 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE BEZIERS CENTRE · POINT MIL · CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · BANQUE CIC SUD OUEST · CIC SOCIETE BORDELAISE | INSEE BPE 21 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 141 | COIFF'NOUS · SARL LEADER COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 141 / INSEE SIRENE 194 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 12 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 17 | LE MANTEAU BLEU · HOTEL F1 · MERCURE - HOTEL BEZIERS · IBIS BUDGET - BEZIERS PALAIS DES CONGRES · HOTEL CAFE LE XIX | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 58 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING CLAIRAC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 72,970 (2012) → 81,545 (2023): 11.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 70,996 (1990) → 81,545 (2023): 14.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 48,813, of which 4.3 % second homes and 15.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Béziers): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Béziers): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Béziers): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Béziers): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Béziers): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 53 days a year at or above 30 °C and 23 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the BEZIERS-COURTADE weather station, 4.9 km away at 25 m; the village itself is at 64 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 13 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at BEZIERS-VIAS, 11.5 km away at 15 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 537 mm of rain a year, spread over 56 days — about 9.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at BEZIERS-COURTADE, 4.9 km away at 25 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 — 34032/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34032/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34032/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34032/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34032
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pau | 64 | 290 km W | 80,441 | 89.8 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Versailles | 78 | 613 km N | 84,095 | 89.6 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 66 % · humidity 14 % |
| Mérignac | 33 | 351 km NW | 78,090 | 88.3 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 100 % · humidity 50 % |
| Cherbourg-en-Cotentin | 50 | 792 km NW | 78,258 | 87 | Well served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 14 % |
| Dunkerque | 59 | 858 km N | 86,263 | 88.5 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 89 % · humidity 21 % |
| Rueil-Malmaison | 92 | 621 km N | 82,874 | 87.9 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 100 % · humidity 21 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pau | 64 | 290 km W | 80,441 | 89.8 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mérignac | 33 | 351 km NW | 78,090 | 88.3 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 100 % · humidity 50 % |
| Versailles | 78 | 613 km N | 84,095 | 89.6 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 66 % · humidity 14 % |
| Rueil-Malmaison | 92 | 621 km N | 82,874 | 87.9 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 100 % · humidity 21 % |
| Cherbourg-en-Cotentin | 50 | 792 km NW | 78,258 | 87 | Well served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 14 % |
| Dunkerque | 59 | 858 km N | 86,263 | 88.5 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 89 % · humidity 21 % |
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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 Béziers'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castres | 81 | 84 km W | 42,505 | 83.2 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hyères | 83 | 238 km E | 55,858 | 87.3 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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