Celles
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 23.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Celles (INSEE 34072) is in Hérault (34), part of CC Lodévois et Larzac. Population 26 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 23.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 1,582 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.67 | 5 | 3.33 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (WAIKIKI). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL LE MAS DE RIRI). [3]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING LE MAS CHEZ RIRI · CAMPING LES VAILHES). [3,4]
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, Post office / agence postale, 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 | WAIKIKI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | HOTEL LE MAS DE RIRI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING LE MAS CHEZ RIRI · CAMPING LES VAILHES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 29 (2012) → 26 (2023): -10.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 14 (1990) → 26 (2023): 85.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 18, of which 16.7 % second homes and 5.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Bosc): 3.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Octon): 3.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Octon): 2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Lodève): 7.3 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Octon): 3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 42 days a year at or above 30 °C and 16 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the OCTON weather station, 2.9 km away at 184 m; the village itself is at 145 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at SOUMONT, 5.1 km away at 252 m, over 28 summers. [11]
That station sits 107 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 983 mm of rain a year, spread over 77 days — about 12.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at OCTON, 2.9 km away at 184 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34072/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34072/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34072/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34072/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34036
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34186
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34142
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castéras | 09 | 168 km W | 23 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 82 % |
| Rottier | 26 | 189 km NE | 25 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 % |
| Viviers-lès-Offroicourt | 88 | 553 km N | 26 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 26 % · humidity 57 % |
| Les Roises | 55 | 562 km N | 27 | 6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 11 % · humidity 57 % |
| Montenils | 77 | 576 km N | 34 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 21 % · winter 36 % |
| Lisle-en-Barrois | 55 | 598 km N | 27 | 3.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 57 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castéras | 09 | 168 km W | 23 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 82 % |
| Rottier | 26 | 189 km NE | 25 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 % |
| Viviers-lès-Offroicourt | 88 | 553 km N | 26 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 26 % · humidity 57 % |
| Les Roises | 55 | 562 km N | 27 | 6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 11 % · humidity 57 % |
| Montenils | 77 | 576 km N | 34 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 21 % · winter 36 % |
| Lisle-en-Barrois | 55 | 598 km N | 27 | 3.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 57 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Celles'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coustaussa | 11 | 118 km SW | 50 | 12 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mérifons | 34 | 6.4 km SW | 62 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villeneuvette | 34 | 7.5 km SE | 65 | 24.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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