Cers
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 81 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cers (INSEE 34073) is in Hérault (34), part of CA de Béziers-Méditerranée. Population 2,503 (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/34073-cers
Vitality score
Vitality score 55.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 81 % of the 8,232 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.68 | 20 | 13.63 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.89 | 10 | 8.92 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.73 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AZZO SIRENES · ROBERT). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
7 × Restaurant (DONNA LOUISA · HERVE FOOD FAMILY · L'O BERGE · LA TABLE DE PAT ET MIKA · INAYA & EMILYA). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE BISTROT CERSOIS). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE BOUSCAROU). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (HERVE CAFFAREL, MÉDECIN · AHMED MAAZOUZ, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CERSOISE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CERS LPAC AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOCERS). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (EVOLU'TIF · PELISSIER N & Y). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | AZZO SIRENES · ROBERT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 | 1 | INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 7 | DONNA LOUISA · HERVE FOOD FAMILY · L'O BERGE · LA TABLE DE PAT ET MIKA · INAYA & EMILYA | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE BISTROT CERSOIS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE BOUSCAROU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | HERVE CAFFAREL, MÉDECIN · AHMED MAAZOUZ, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE CERSOISE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | CERS LPAC AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOCERS | 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 | 4 | EVOLU'TIF · PELISSIER N & Y | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday 17h à 19h. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,211 (2012) → 2,503 (2023): 13.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,798 (1990) → 2,503 (2023): 39.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,240, of which 2.7 % second homes and 8.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cers): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Cers): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Cers): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Cers): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Cers): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 36 days a year at or above 30 °C and 21 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BEZIERS-VIAS weather station, 3.8 km away at 15 m; the village itself is at 7 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 13 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BEZIERS-VIAS, 3.8 km away at 15 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 528 mm of rain a year, spread over 54 days — about 9.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BEZIERS-VIAS, 3.8 km away at 15 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34073/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.villedecers.fr/actualites-cers/page/72/— “deux nouveaux commerçants se sont installés sous les halles le vendredi de 17h à 19h”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34073/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34073/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34073/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34073
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marœuil | 62 | 780 km N | 2,422 | 51.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 73 % · humidity 14 % |
| Fleurbaix | 62 | 816 km N | 2,947 | 52.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 38 % · winter 54 % |
| Spicheren | 57 | 710 km N | 3,143 | 40.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 50 % · humidity 14 % |
| Taillades | 84 | 155 km E | 2,040 | 49.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Fontoy | 57 | 702 km N | 3,184 | 44.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 33 % · winter 34 % |
| Colleville-Montgomery | 14 | 717 km N | 2,586 | 52.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 92 % · humidity 14 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taillades | 84 | 155 km E | 2,040 | 49.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Fontoy | 57 | 702 km N | 3,184 | 44.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 33 % · winter 34 % |
| Spicheren | 57 | 710 km N | 3,143 | 40.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 50 % · humidity 14 % |
| Colleville-Montgomery | 14 | 717 km N | 2,586 | 52.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 92 % · humidity 14 % |
| Marœuil | 62 | 780 km N | 2,422 | 51.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 73 % · humidity 14 % |
| Fleurbaix | 62 | 816 km N | 2,947 | 52.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 38 % · winter 54 % |
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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 Cers'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payrin-Augmontel | 81 | 80 km W | 2,198 | 45.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Soual | 81 | 100 km W | 2,637 | 56 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Aunès | 34 | 64 km NE | 4,530 | 52.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Denguin | 64 | 309 km W | 1,765 | 39.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villeneuve-lès-Béziers | 34 | 2.0 km W | 4,500 | 56.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cadillac-sur-Garonne | 33 | 325 km NW | 2,670 | 61.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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