Brenas
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 13.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 65 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Brenas (INSEE 34040) is in Hérault (34), part of CC Grand Orb Communauté de Communes en Languedoc. Population 58 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 13.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 65 % of the 5,903 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.26 | 5 | 1.32 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 52 (2012) → 58 (2023): 11.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 28 (1990) → 58 (2023): 107.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 57, of which 36.8 % second homes and 3.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Bousquet-d'Orb): 8.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Octon): 3.8 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Octon): 4.8 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Le Bousquet-d'Orb): 8.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Octon): 3.8 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 27 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the OCTON weather station, 4 km away at 184 m; the village itself is at 447 m. [10]
The village sits 263 m above 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 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BEDARIEUX, 9 km away at 373 m, over 29 summers. [10]
That station sits 74 m below 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 1,146 mm of rain a year, spread over 81 days — about 14.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BRENAS, 0 km away at 439 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 — 34040/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34040/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34040/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34040/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34038
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34186
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saleignes | 17 | 377 km NW | 56 | 2.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Busseaut | 21 | 467 km N | 56 | 6.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Prizy | 71 | 310 km N | 56 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Miraval-Cabardès | 11 | 79 km W | 59 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montblainville | 55 | 636 km N | 58 | 4.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Austremoine | 43 | 163 km N | 58 | 3.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 8 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miraval-Cabardès | 11 | 79 km W | 59 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Austremoine | 43 | 163 km N | 58 | 3.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 8 % |
| Prizy | 71 | 310 km N | 56 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saleignes | 17 | 377 km NW | 56 | 2.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Busseaut | 21 | 467 km N | 56 | 6.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montblainville | 55 | 636 km N | 58 | 4.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 73 % · humidity 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 Brenas'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-Marcory | 24 | 220 km NW | 57 | 8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Soulaures | 24 | 217 km NW | 67 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bardou | 24 | 238 km NW | 44 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Just-et-le-Bézu | 11 | 118 km SW | 50 | 5.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ferrières-Poussarou | 34 | 35 km SW | 74 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Salles-de-Belvès | 24 | 215 km NW | 78 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
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