Castries
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 79 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Castries (INSEE 34058) is in Hérault (34), part of Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole. Population 6,883 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/34058-castries
Vitality score
Vitality score 61.3/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 79 % of the 3,490 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 | 0.43 | 25 | 10.64 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 15.09 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.67 | 10 | 6.72 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.64 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAISON HUSSON · CASA PAN). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MAJAL · QG DES GOURMETS). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (ETABLISSEMENTS ALGIM · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
16 × Restaurant (DISINI LUXURY HOTEL ET RESTAURANT · MA P'TITE CUISINE · BAN NOI · LE ZEN FOOD · IL ROMANTICO). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (POUSSE PAS MEME DANS LA VIGNE · CAFE DE LA PAIX). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE CHAT PERCHE DE LA GUESSE). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MARCEL PAGNOL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE-MARIE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LES PINS). [3]
12 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-LUC OSTOR, MÉDECIN · CLAUDE HO A CHUCK, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE GILLI, MÉDECIN · CORINNE SIMON, MÉDECIN · FRANCOISE BRUNEL, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA COURONNE · SELARL PHARMACIE DU CHATEAU). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE FRANÇOISE GIROUD). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · SBCIC · AGENCE DE CASTRIES · BANQUE DUPUY, DE PARSEVAL PAR BANQU). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (KAMIROS · COLOR'A TIF · ESPACE BEAUTY - COIFF · COIFF CENTER · LE SALON SOHA). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (DISINI LUXURY HOTEL ET RESTAURANT). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (FLOWER CAMPING FONDESPIERRE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Fishmonger, 11 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | MAISON HUSSON · CASA PAN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | MAJAL · QG DES GOURMETS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | ETABLISSEMENTS ALGIM · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Restaurant | 16 | DISINI LUXURY HOTEL ET RESTAURANT · MA P'TITE CUISINE · BAN NOI · LE ZEN FOOD · IL ROMANTICO | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 26 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | POUSSE PAS MEME DANS LA VIGNE · CAFE DE LA PAIX | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE CHAT PERCHE DE LA GUESSE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MARCEL PAGNOL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE-MARIE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LES PINS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 12 | JEAN-LUC OSTOR, MÉDECIN · CLAUDE HO A CHUCK, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE GILLI, MÉDECIN · CORINNE SIMON, MÉDECIN · FRANCOISE BRUNEL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DE LA COURONNE · SELARL PHARMACIE DU CHATEAU | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 FRANÇOISE GIROUD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · SBCIC · AGENCE DE CASTRIES · BANQUE DUPUY, DE PARSEVAL PAR BANQU | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | KAMIROS · COLOR'A TIF · ESPACE BEAUTY - COIFF · COIFF CENTER · LE SALON SOHA | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | DISINI LUXURY HOTEL ET RESTAURANT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | FLOWER CAMPING FONDESPIERRE | 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 5,873 (2012) → 6,883 (2023): 17.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,992 (1990) → 6,883 (2023): 72.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,372, of which 3.6 % second homes and 6.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Castries): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Castries): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Castries): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Castries): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Castries): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 60 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ST DREZERY weather station, 5.7 km away at 71 m; the village itself is at 68 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at PRADES LE LEZ, 10.6 km away at 69 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 786 mm of rain a year, spread over 66 days — about 11.9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ST DREZERY, 5.7 km away at 71 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34058/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34058/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34058/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34058/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34058
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poussan | 34 | 33 km SW | 6,797 | 63.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 3 % · winter 49 % · humidity 0 % |
| Trévoux | 01 | 259 km N | 7,013 | 63.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 8 % · winter 64 % |
| Veigné | 37 | 475 km NW | 6,865 | 54.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Puilboreau | 17 | 489 km NW | 6,765 | 63.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
| Inzinzac-Lochrist | 56 | 728 km NW | 6,691 | 59.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Maurice-l'Exil | 38 | 201 km N | 6,889 | 47.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poussan | 34 | 33 km SW | 6,797 | 63.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 3 % · winter 49 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Maurice-l'Exil | 38 | 201 km N | 6,889 | 47.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trévoux | 01 | 259 km N | 7,013 | 63.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 8 % · winter 64 % |
| Veigné | 37 | 475 km NW | 6,865 | 54.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Puilboreau | 17 | 489 km NW | 6,765 | 63.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
| Inzinzac-Lochrist | 56 | 728 km NW | 6,691 | 59.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Castries'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-Chamas | 13 | 86 km E | 8,676 | 70.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montarnaud | 34 | 23 km W | 4,208 | 48.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues | 30 | 55 km N | 4,840 | 48.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Privat-des-Vieux | 30 | 53 km N | 5,703 | 53.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Orgon | 13 | 86 km E | 2,762 | 60 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sarrians | 84 | 91 km NE | 5,792 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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