Bouzigues
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 88 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bouzigues (INSEE 34039) is in Hérault (34), part of CA Sète Agglopôle Méditerranée. Population 1,601 (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/34039-bouzigues
Vitality score
Vitality score 56.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 88 % of the 11,148 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 | 0.82 | 20 | 16.32 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.55 | 5 | 2.75 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES THAU PAINS). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
2 × Fishmonger (GRIMAL COQUILLAGES · L'OASIS DU PECHEUR). [3,4]
16 × Restaurant (LA COTE BLEUE · LE GRAND BLEU · CHEZ TURLOT · PLUMETIS · CHEZ JULIE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE GLOBE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LUCAS RONDEPIERRE, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE BORDIER, MÉDECIN · ARNAUD COURANT, MÉDECIN · SALLY-ANNE LACAZE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA LAGUNE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (BOUZIGUES AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BOUZIGUES). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (STYL COIF · ISA DOMICILE COIFFURE · KRIS). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (MOTEL LA COTE BLEUE · A LA VOILE BLANCHE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LOU LABECH). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LES THAU PAINS | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | 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 | 2 | GRIMAL COQUILLAGES · L'OASIS DU PECHEUR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 16 | LA COTE BLEUE · LE GRAND BLEU · CHEZ TURLOT · PLUMETIS · CHEZ JULIE | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 24 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE GLOBE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [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) | 4 | LUCAS RONDEPIERRE, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE BORDIER, MÉDECIN · ARNAUD COURANT, MÉDECIN · SALLY-ANNE LACAZE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA LAGUNE | 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 | BOUZIGUES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BOUZIGUES | 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 | 3 | STYL COIF · ISA DOMICILE COIFFURE · KRIS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | MOTEL LA COTE BLEUE · A LA VOILE BLANCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LOU LABECH | 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 1,724 (2012) → 1,601 (2023): -7.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 907 (1990) → 1,601 (2023): 76.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,060, of which 22.5 % second homes and 4.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Balaruc-les-Bains): 1.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bouzigues): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Bouzigues): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Bouzigues): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Bouzigues): 0.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 3 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SETE weather station, 6.1 km away at 75 m; the village itself is at 3 m. [10]
The village sits 72 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 24 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SETE, 6.1 km away at 75 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 72 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 515 mm of rain a year, spread over 52 days — about 9.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SETE, 6.1 km away at 75 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 — 34039/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34039/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34039/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34039/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34039
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabris | 06 | 260 km E | 1,450 | 43.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 54 % · humidity 0 % |
| Ligny-en-Cambrésis | 59 | 740 km N | 1,847 | 45.8 | Partly served | no figures |
| Eguisheim | 68 | 584 km NE | 1,729 | 55.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 15 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Privat | 07 | 145 km NE | 1,663 | 46.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 39 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Jean-d'Arvey | 73 | 302 km NE | 1,721 | 41.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-près-Riom | 63 | 279 km N | 2,110 | 61.6 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 20 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Privat | 07 | 145 km NE | 1,663 | 46.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 39 % · humidity 0 % |
| Cabris | 06 | 260 km E | 1,450 | 43.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 54 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-près-Riom | 63 | 279 km N | 2,110 | 61.6 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 20 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Jean-d'Arvey | 73 | 302 km NE | 1,721 | 41.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Eguisheim | 68 | 584 km NE | 1,729 | 55.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 15 % · humidity 0 % |
| Ligny-en-Cambrésis | 59 | 740 km N | 1,847 | 45.8 | Partly served | 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 Bouzigues'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loupian | 34 | 3.6 km W | 2,169 | 50.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Balaruc-le-Vieux | 34 | 2.5 km NE | 2,737 | 66 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pomérols | 34 | 14 km SW | 2,299 | 47.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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