Causse-de-la-Selle
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 29.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 60 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Causse-de-la-Selle (INSEE 34060) is in Hérault (34), part of CC du Grand Pic Saint-Loup. Population 454 (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 29.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 60 % of the 17,939 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.59 | 5 | 2.96 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LE TRIOL · LA MAISON D'AUGUSTA). [4,3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CAUSSE DE LA SELLE AP). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE). [4]
1 × Hairdresser (COIFADOM). [4,3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | LE TRIOL · LA MAISON D'AUGUSTA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | CAUSSE DE LA SELLE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | COIFADOM | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 347 (2012) → 454 (2023): 30.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 194 (1990) → 454 (2023): 134 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 284, of which 20.4 % second homes and 8.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Martin-de-Londres): 7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Jean-de-Buèges): 3.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Martin-de-Londres): 7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Martin-de-Londres): 7.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Jean-de-Buèges): 3.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 50 days a year at or above 30 °C and 57 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST MARTIN DE LONDRES weather station, 7.1 km away at 214 m; the village itself is at 243 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at GIGNAC, 17.1 km away at 58 m, over 10 summers. [10]
That station sits 185 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 1,052 mm of rain a year, spread over 74 days — about 14.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST MARTIN DE LONDRES, 7.1 km away at 214 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
27 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 240,000 € — 1,818 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Hérault is 2,750 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34060/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34060/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34060/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34060/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34274
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34264
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savigné-sous-le-Lude | 72 | 507 km NW | 446 | 24.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
| Serqueux | 52 | 493 km N | 377 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 21 % · winter 68 % |
| Prades-sur-Vernazobre | 34 | 67 km SW | 374 | 26 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 35 % · humidity 79 % |
| Kermoroc'h | 22 | 751 km NW | 443 | 27.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Germain-Beaupré | 23 | 324 km NW | 352 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Géraudot | 10 | 504 km N | 339 | 26.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prades-sur-Vernazobre | 34 | 67 km SW | 374 | 26 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 35 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Germain-Beaupré | 23 | 324 km NW | 352 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Serqueux | 52 | 493 km N | 377 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 21 % · winter 68 % |
| Géraudot | 10 | 504 km N | 339 | 26.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Savigné-sous-le-Lude | 72 | 507 km NW | 446 | 24.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
| Kermoroc'h | 22 | 751 km NW | 443 | 27.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · 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 Causse-de-la-Selle'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aujols | 46 | 181 km NW | 383 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lanzac | 46 | 209 km NW | 563 | 21.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-André-d'Olérargues | 30 | 78 km NE | 443 | 29.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Notre-Dame-de-Londres | 34 | 11 km E | 520 | 36 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lasgraisses | 81 | 129 km W | 559 | 33.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Clermont-Savès | 32 | 211 km W | 387 | 24.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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