Brissac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 51/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 93 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Brissac (INSEE 34042) is in Hérault (34), part of CC des Cévennes Gangeoises et Suménoises. Population 615 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/34042-brissac
Vitality score
Vitality score 51/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 93 % of the 16,957 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.48 | 10 | 4.75 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.25 | 5 | 1.23 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE DU PARC). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE JARDIN AUX SOURCES). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (BASTIEN NICOLAS, MÉDECIN · MARIE GERMON, MÉDECIN · RADIA HOCINE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BRISSAC). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (SHADES). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING VAL D'HÉRAULT · CAMPING DU DOMAINE D'ANGLAS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE DU PARC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | LE JARDIN AUX SOURCES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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) | 3 | BASTIEN NICOLAS, MÉDECIN · MARIE GERMON, MÉDECIN · RADIA HOCINE, 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 | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BRISSAC | 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 | SHADES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING VAL D'HÉRAULT · CAMPING DU DOMAINE D'ANGLAS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 619 (2012) → 615 (2023): -0.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 365 (1990) → 615 (2023): 68.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 477, of which 37.7 % second homes and 1.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Brissac): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois): 3.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Brissac): 0 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Ganges): 5.7 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Brissac): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 71 days a year at or above 30 °C and 31 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MOULES-ET-BAUCELS weather station, 8.7 km away at 252 m; the village itself is at 133 m. [11]
The village sits 119 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. [11]
An average of 1,136 mm of rain a year, spread over 79 days — about 14.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MOULES-ET-BAUCELS, 8.7 km away at 252 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34042/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34042/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34042/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34042/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34042
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34243
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34111
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-de-Brômes | 04 | 180 km E | 625 | 43.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 62 % · winter 88 % |
| Bouyon | 06 | 274 km E | 557 | 58 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 97 % |
| Vallée-de-Ronsard | 41 | 490 km NW | 531 | 35.7 | Few services | no figures |
| Coursegoules | 06 | 268 km E | 564 | 48.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 92 % |
| Rosans | 05 | 152 km NE | 511 | 53.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 18 % · winter 9 % |
| Puyméras | 84 | 122 km E | 585 | 44.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 26 % · winter 84 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puyméras | 84 | 122 km E | 585 | 44.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 26 % · winter 84 % |
| Rosans | 05 | 152 km NE | 511 | 53.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 18 % · winter 9 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Brômes | 04 | 180 km E | 625 | 43.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 62 % · winter 88 % |
| Coursegoules | 06 | 268 km E | 564 | 48.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 92 % |
| Bouyon | 06 | 274 km E | 557 | 58 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 97 % |
| Vallée-de-Ronsard | 41 | 490 km NW | 531 | 35.7 | Few services | no figures |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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