Caux
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 60/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 90 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Caux (INSEE 34063) is in Hérault (34), part of CA Hérault-Méditerranée. Population 2,718 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/34063-caux
Vitality score
Vitality score 60/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 90 % of the 7,746 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 | 0.55 | 25 | 13.81 |
| Social | 0.81 | 20 | 16.14 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.64 | 5 | 3.21 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (O BON CAUX-PAIN · LE FOURNIL D'ANGEL ET SEB). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VOTRE MARCHE). [3,4]
8 × Restaurant (CARCALA PAPILLE · EMICHRIS · LE BALIVERNE · TETE D'ANCHOIS). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE REX). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LOUS PICHOUNETS). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE MARCEL PAGNOL). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE DE LA REPUBLIQUE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE FRANCOIS-RABELAIS CAUX). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (PATY COIFFEUSE A DOMICILE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, GP (médecin généraliste). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | O BON CAUX-PAIN · LE FOURNIL D'ANGEL ET SEB | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VOTRE MARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 8 | CARCALA PAPILLE · EMICHRIS · LE BALIVERNE · TETE D'ANCHOIS | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE REX | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LOUS PICHOUNETS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE MARCEL PAGNOL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELARL PHARMACIE DE LA REPUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | MEDIATHEQUE FRANCOIS-RABELAIS CAUX | 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 | 3 | PATY COIFFEUSE A DOMICILE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [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 2,506 (2012) → 2,718 (2023): 8.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,709 (1990) → 2,718 (2023): 59 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,602, of which 17.9 % second homes and 4.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Caux): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Caux): 0 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Fontès): 3.7 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Caux): 0 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Caux): 0.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 45 days a year at or above 30 °C and 28 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ROUJAN-INRAE weather station, 4.1 km away at 73 m; the village itself is at 99 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ROUJAN-INRAE, 4.1 km away at 73 m, over 15 summers. [10]
An average of 556 mm of rain a year, spread over 62 days — about 9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ROUJAN-INRAE, 4.1 km away at 73 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
241 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 245,000 € — 1,983 € per m² of built surface. [11]
15 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 95,000 € — 1,286 € per m². [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 — 34063/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34063/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34063/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34063/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34063
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34103
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palau-del-Vidre | 66 | 109 km S | 3,329 | 44.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 82 % · humidity 21 % |
| Lacaune | 81 | 59 km W | 2,464 | 59.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 35 % · humidity 64 % |
| Valencin | 38 | 268 km NE | 2,878 | 58.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 62 % · winter 76 % |
| Breuillet | 17 | 426 km NW | 3,058 | 48.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valensole | 04 | 214 km E | 3,137 | 52.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 57 % |
| Ouveillan | 11 | 40 km SW | 2,713 | 65 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 89 % · humidity 7 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ouveillan | 11 | 40 km SW | 2,713 | 65 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 89 % · humidity 7 % |
| Lacaune | 81 | 59 km W | 2,464 | 59.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 35 % · humidity 64 % |
| Palau-del-Vidre | 66 | 109 km S | 3,329 | 44.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 82 % · humidity 21 % |
| Valensole | 04 | 214 km E | 3,137 | 52.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 57 % |
| Valencin | 38 | 268 km NE | 2,878 | 58.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 62 % · winter 76 % |
| Breuillet | 17 | 426 km NW | 3,058 | 48.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Caux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cruas | 07 | 170 km NE | 2,898 | 57.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Magalas | 34 | 12 km W | 3,582 | 50.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mouriès | 13 | 123 km E | 3,527 | 49.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Bousquet-d'Orb | 34 | 27 km NW | 1,599 | 58 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Laurens | 34 | 14 km W | 1,815 | 56.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Roquecourbe | 81 | 88 km W | 2,172 | 54.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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