La Caunette
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 34/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 83 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Caunette (INSEE 34059) is in Hérault (34), part of CC du Minervois au Caroux. Population 326 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 34/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 83 % of the 17,971 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.61 | 10 | 6.13 |
| Housing mix | 0.45 | 5 | 2.24 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA CAVE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA CAUNETTE AP). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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 | 1 | LA CAVE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | LA CAUNETTE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 325 (2012) → 326 (2023): 0.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 293 (1990) → 326 (2023): 11.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 275, of which 27.6 % second homes and 12.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Aigues-Vives): 3.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Minerve): 2.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Aigues-Vives): 3.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Olonzac): 8.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (La Caunette): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 50 days a year at or above 30 °C and 22 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the BEAUFORT weather station, 6.3 km away at 86 m; the village itself is at 150 m. [12]
The village sits 64 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 8 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST JEAN DE MINERVOIS, 7.5 km away at 258 m, over 18 summers. [12]
That station sits 108 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 753 mm of rain a year, spread over 74 days — about 10.2 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at BEAUFORT, 6.3 km away at 86 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34059/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34059/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34059/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34059/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34007
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34158
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34189
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34059
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bessais-le-Fromental | 18 | 377 km N | 289 | 30.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 42 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montceaux-l'Étoile | 71 | 348 km N | 301 | 35.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 41 % · humidity 50 % |
| Mesnil-Saint-Père | 10 | 558 km N | 438 | 43.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 54 % · humidity 64 % |
| Recoubeau-Jansac | 26 | 256 km NE | 330 | 47.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 27 % · humidity 43 % |
| Cayrols | 15 | 170 km N | 297 | 37.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 70 % · humidity 50 % |
| L'Hospitalet-du-Larzac | 12 | 77 km NE | 348 | 30 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 32 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Hospitalet-du-Larzac | 12 | 77 km NE | 348 | 30 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 32 % · humidity 43 % |
| Cayrols | 15 | 170 km N | 297 | 37.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 70 % · humidity 50 % |
| Recoubeau-Jansac | 26 | 256 km NE | 330 | 47.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 27 % · humidity 43 % |
| Montceaux-l'Étoile | 71 | 348 km N | 301 | 35.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 41 % · humidity 50 % |
| Bessais-le-Fromental | 18 | 377 km N | 289 | 30.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 42 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mesnil-Saint-Père | 10 | 558 km N | 438 | 43.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 54 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 La Caunette'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-Étienne-d'Albagnan | 34 | 21 km N | 302 | 28.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Escosse | 09 | 103 km W | 356 | 33.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Sixte | 47 | 182 km NW | 363 | 30.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aigne | 34 | 2.9 km SE | 301 | 36.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Causses-et-Veyran | 34 | 28 km NE | 613 | 30.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cabrières | 34 | 53 km NE | 560 | 41.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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