Le Bosc
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 51.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 81 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Bosc (INSEE 34036) is in Hérault (34), part of CC Lodévois et Larzac. Population 1,435 (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 51.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 81 % of the 11,976 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.75 |
| Social | 0.46 | 20 | 9.18 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.88 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.79 | 5 | 3.93 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA MEULE · TRITICUM). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (E.LECLERC). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (SAVEURS D' INDE · LA RESERVE · FACTORY · ETHIMATOM · PIZZ'AMIGO). [3,4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DES QUATRE VENTS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ASSOC CALANDRETA TERRA MAIRE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-FRANCOIS MOLINIER, MÉDECIN · ORIANE DENIS, MÉDECIN · LISE COHEN-SOLAL, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE LE BOSC). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (PASCAL COSTE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING CARAV LES PEUPLIERS). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | LA MEULE · TRITICUM | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 | 1 | E.LECLERC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 5 | SAVEURS D' INDE · LA RESERVE · FACTORY · ETHIMATOM · PIZZ'AMIGO | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DES QUATRE VENTS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ASSOC CALANDRETA TERRA MAIRE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | JEAN-FRANCOIS MOLINIER, MÉDECIN · ORIANE DENIS, MÉDECIN · LISE COHEN-SOLAL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE LE BOSC | 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 | PASCAL COSTE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING CARAV LES PEUPLIERS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,275 (2012) → 1,435 (2023): 12.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 679 (1990) → 1,435 (2023): 111.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 779, of which 10.7 % second homes and 7.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Bosc): 1.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Bosc): 3.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Le Bosc): 4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Lodève): 6.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Le Bosc): 0.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 52 days a year at or above 30 °C and 9 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SOUMONT weather station, 3.8 km away at 252 m; the village itself is at 153 m. [10]
The village sits 99 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 7 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SOUMONT, 3.8 km away at 252 m, over 28 summers. [10]
That station sits 99 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 943 mm of rain a year, spread over 78 days — about 12.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SOUMONT, 3.8 km away at 252 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 — 34036/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34036/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34036/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34036/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34036
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34142
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bégaar | 40 | 341 km W | 1,251 | 38.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 47 % · humidity 71 % |
| Chazey-sur-Ain | 01 | 284 km NE | 1,632 | 38.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 22 % · humidity 57 % |
| Dingy-Saint-Clair | 74 | 331 km NE | 1,466 | 35 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Mariens | 33 | 340 km NW | 1,639 | 36.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Yzeures-sur-Creuse | 37 | 395 km NW | 1,348 | 37.3 | Few services | no figures |
| Bagnac-sur-Célé | 46 | 145 km NW | 1,467 | 36.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 64 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagnac-sur-Célé | 46 | 145 km NW | 1,467 | 36.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 64 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chazey-sur-Ain | 01 | 284 km NE | 1,632 | 38.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 22 % · humidity 57 % |
| Dingy-Saint-Clair | 74 | 331 km NE | 1,466 | 35 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Mariens | 33 | 340 km NW | 1,639 | 36.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bégaar | 40 | 341 km W | 1,251 | 38.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 47 % · humidity 71 % |
| Yzeures-sur-Creuse | 37 | 395 km NW | 1,348 | 37.3 | Few services | no figures |
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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 Le Bosc'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oppède | 84 | 143 km E | 1,285 | 42 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Brouzet-lès-Alès | 30 | 83 km NE | 670 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-la-Blaquière | 34 | 2.4 km E | 698 | 38 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Damiatte | 81 | 114 km W | 1,062 | 33.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Serviès | 81 | 110 km W | 584 | 29.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cuq-Toulza | 81 | 123 km W | 702 | 65.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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