Castelnau-le-Lez
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 69.6/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 66 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Castelnau-le-Lez (INSEE 34057) is in Hérault (34), part of Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole. Population 26,058 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 69.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)).
Better served than 66 % of the 906 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 | 0.59 | 25 | 14.77 |
| Social | 0.86 | 20 | 17.13 |
| Education | 0.46 | 10 | 4.65 |
| Health | 0.73 | 10 | 7.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.71 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
11 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CENATIEMPO · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · LE PETRIN RIBEIROU · BDG). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (SOCIETE GRAS · LES VIANDES D'OC · BOUCHERIE OCCITANE · GRAND FRAIS). [3,4]
8 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SST · FLORENCE · EPICERIE JACQUES - POMPIGNANE · AUBE ROUGE · CASTELBIO). [3,4]
7 × Supermarket (NETTO · CASINO · SODISCA · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR CITY). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGERIE BENOIT CHAPERT). [4]
1 × Fishmonger (ALLO COQUILLAGES). [3,4]
78 × Restaurant (AU MAZET DE GRAND MEME · GOLF DE CASTELNAU-LE-LEZ · RESTAURANT PURA VIDA). [3,4]
10 × Café / bar (SOCCERSTAR 34 · LA DOLIA VERA · L.T.A.M. SALON DE THE/CONCEPT STORE). [4]
5 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LES MANDROUS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB VERT PARC · ECOLE MATERNELLE LES PETITS PRINCES · ECOLE MATERNELLE MADIBA · ECOLE MATERNELLE ROSE DE FRANCE). [3]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE PUCK ET RIBAMBELLE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MARIO ROUSTAN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SAINT-EXUPERY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JACQUES CHIRAC). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE FREDERIC BAZILLE). [3]
61 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ORIANE GARDY, MÉDECIN · CLAUDIO BERLIN, MÉDECIN · PIERRE JAGUENAUD, MÉDECIN · SABINE BREYEL, MÉDECIN · MARTINE LETTRY, MÉDECIN). [3]
5 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE RAUTURIER CORBIERE · PHARMACIE LA HAUTE POMPIGNANE · PHARMACIE DES CENTURIONS · PHARMALEZ · SELARL PHARMACIE AUBE ROUGE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE AIMÉ CÉSAIRE). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (PALAIS DES SPORTS JACQUES CHABAN DELMAS · LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL AGRICOLE HONORE DE BALZAC · GYMNASE DES PERRIERES · ECOLE JEAN MOULIN). [3]
10 × Bank (CMPS L/R · CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · AGENCE DE CASTELNAU LE LEZ · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE CASTELNAU LE LEZ · CASTELNAU ROUGE). [3]
36 × Hairdresser (L'EFFET CISEAUX · COIFFURE ANTOINE NAVARRO · ESPACE SYBILLE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
2 × Hotel (LE CLOS DE L'AUBE ROUGE · HOTEL DOMAINE DE VERCHANT). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 21 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × GP (médecin généraliste), 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 10 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 11 | CENATIEMPO · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · LE PETRIN RIBEIROU · BDG | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | SOCIETE GRAS · LES VIANDES D'OC · BOUCHERIE OCCITANE · GRAND FRAIS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 8 | SST · FLORENCE · EPICERIE JACQUES - POMPIGNANE · AUBE ROUGE · CASTELBIO | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 7 | NETTO · CASINO · SODISCA · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR CITY | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | FROMAGERIE BENOIT CHAPERT | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 1 | ALLO COQUILLAGES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 78 | AU MAZET DE GRAND MEME · GOLF DE CASTELNAU-LE-LEZ · RESTAURANT PURA VIDA | INSEE BPE 78 / INSEE SIRENE 140 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 10 | SOCCERSTAR 34 · LA DOLIA VERA · L.T.A.M. SALON DE THE/CONCEPT STORE | INSEE SIRENE 10 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 5 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LES MANDROUS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB VERT PARC · ECOLE MATERNELLE LES PETITS PRINCES · ECOLE MATERNELLE MADIBA · ECOLE MATERNELLE ROSE DE FRANCE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE PUCK ET RIBAMBELLE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MARIO ROUSTAN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SAINT-EXUPERY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JACQUES CHIRAC | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE FREDERIC BAZILLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 61 | ORIANE GARDY, MÉDECIN · CLAUDIO BERLIN, MÉDECIN · PIERRE JAGUENAUD, MÉDECIN · SABINE BREYEL, MÉDECIN · MARTINE LETTRY, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 61 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 5 | PHARMACIE RAUTURIER CORBIERE · PHARMACIE LA HAUTE POMPIGNANE · PHARMACIE DES CENTURIONS · PHARMALEZ · SELARL PHARMACIE AUBE ROUGE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE AIMÉ CÉSAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | PALAIS DES SPORTS JACQUES CHABAN DELMAS · LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL AGRICOLE HONORE DE BALZAC · GYMNASE DES PERRIERES · ECOLE JEAN MOULIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 10 | CMPS L/R · CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · AGENCE DE CASTELNAU LE LEZ · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE CASTELNAU LE LEZ · CASTELNAU ROUGE | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 36 | L'EFFET CISEAUX · COIFFURE ANTOINE NAVARRO · ESPACE SYBILLE | INSEE BPE 36 / INSEE SIRENE 52 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 2 | LE CLOS DE L'AUBE ROUGE · HOTEL DOMAINE DE VERCHANT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 16,664 (2012) → 26,058 (2023): 56.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 11,043 (1990) → 26,058 (2023): 136 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 14,692, of which 2.9 % second homes and 5.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Castelnau-le-Lez): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Castelnau-le-Lez): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Castelnau-le-Lez): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Castelnau-le-Lez): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Castelnau-le-Lez): 0 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 36 days a year at or above 30 °C and 21 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the MONTPELLIER-AEROPORT weather station, 8.3 km away at 1 m; the village itself is at 40 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 15 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at MONTPELLIER-AEROPORT, 8.3 km away at 1 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 816 mm of rain a year, spread over 65 days — about 12.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at MONTPELLIER-ENSAM, 3.5 km away at 45 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34057/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34057/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34057/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34057/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34057
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Garde | 83 | 180 km E | 26,476 | 68.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 73 % · humidity 21 % |
| Lormont | 33 | 378 km NW | 25,769 | 67.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 99 % · humidity 36 % |
| Eaubonne | 95 | 609 km N | 26,211 | 66.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 86 % · humidity 36 % |
| Gradignan | 33 | 381 km W | 26,952 | 64.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · humidity 36 % |
| Les Ulis | 91 | 577 km N | 25,886 | 57.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 68 % · humidity 0 % |
| Villeneuve-la-Garenne | 92 | 602 km N | 26,021 | 58.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 91 % · humidity 7 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Garde | 83 | 180 km E | 26,476 | 68.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 73 % · humidity 21 % |
| Lormont | 33 | 378 km NW | 25,769 | 67.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 99 % · humidity 36 % |
| Gradignan | 33 | 381 km W | 26,952 | 64.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · humidity 36 % |
| Les Ulis | 91 | 577 km N | 25,886 | 57.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 68 % · humidity 0 % |
| Villeneuve-la-Garenne | 92 | 602 km N | 26,021 | 58.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 91 % · humidity 7 % |
| Eaubonne | 95 | 609 km N | 26,211 | 66.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 86 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Castelnau-le-Lez'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-Raphaël | 83 | 233 km E | 37,113 | 81.7 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fréjus | 83 | 230 km E | 59,719 | 86.6 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mauguio | 34 | 9.2 km E | 16,522 | 73.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Roquebrune-sur-Argens | 83 | 222 km E | 15,442 | 63.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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