Cessenon-sur-Orb
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 85 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cessenon-sur-Orb (INSEE 34074) is in Hérault (34), part of CC Sud-Hérault. Population 2,410 (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/34074-cessenon-sur-orb
Vitality score
Vitality score 56.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 85 % of the 8,462 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 | 0.52 | 25 | 13.03 |
| Social | 0.48 | 20 | 9.7 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.66 | 10 | 6.56 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.6 | 5 | 3.01 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'EPI D'ORB · WILAU). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE JEAN LOUIS CALAS). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (UN NESS TEMPS SHOP). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [3,4]
7 × Restaurant (LA PIBOULADE · DE L'AUTRE COTE DU PONT · LE BUNKER · LA CANTINA DEL PASAJE). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES OLIVIERS). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE BASILE ROUAIX, UNITE PEDAGOGIQUE DE). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MOUNIR GUERROUDJ, MÉDECIN · SOLINE POIRET, MÉDECIN · ELODIE AUSSILLOUS BRANDON, MÉDECIN · EMMANUELLE CLEMENT, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE COURTADE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE L'ORB). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE JEAN FERRAT). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (HALL DE SPORTS). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (EDEN SALON · L'ATTRAPE REVE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LA PLAGE DE L'ORB · CAMPING LA PLAGE DE L'ORB). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Café / bar. [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | L'EPI D'ORB · WILAU | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE JEAN LOUIS CALAS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | UN NESS TEMPS SHOP | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 7 | LA PIBOULADE · DE L'AUTRE COTE DU PONT · LE BUNKER · LA CANTINA DEL PASAJE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES OLIVIERS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE BASILE ROUAIX, UNITE PEDAGOGIQUE DE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | MOUNIR GUERROUDJ, MÉDECIN · SOLINE POIRET, MÉDECIN · ELODIE AUSSILLOUS BRANDON, MÉDECIN · EMMANUELLE CLEMENT, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE COURTADE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE L'ORB | 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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE JEAN FERRAT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | HALL DE SPORTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 4 | EDEN SALON · L'ATTRAPE REVE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [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 | 2 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LA PLAGE DE L'ORB · CAMPING LA PLAGE DE L'ORB | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,123 (2012) → 2,410 (2023): 13.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,602 (1990) → 2,410 (2023): 50.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,534, of which 19.9 % second homes and 6.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cessenon-sur-Orb): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Cessenon-sur-Orb): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Cessenon-sur-Orb): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Cessenon-sur-Orb): 0.6 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Cessenon-sur-Orb): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 71 days a year at or above 30 °C and 12 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ROQUEBRUN weather station, 6 km away at 155 m; the village itself is at 59 m. [10]
The village sits 96 m below 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 9 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MURVIEL LES BEZIERS, 8.3 km away at 140 m, over 29 summers. [10]
That station sits 81 m above 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 763 mm of rain a year, spread over 69 days — about 11.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ROQUEBRUN, 6 km away at 155 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 — 34074/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.cessenon.fr/actualit%C3%A9s/d%C3%A9placement-du-march%C3%A9-samedi-10-octobre-2026— “le marché hebdomadaire du samedi 10 octobre 2026 sera exceptionnellement déplacé”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34074/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34074/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34074/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34074
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cozes | 17 | 388 km NW | 2,287 | 57.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lamastre | 07 | 210 km NE | 2,327 | 68.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 73 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Agrève | 07 | 204 km NE | 2,277 | 67.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 36 % |
| Anizy-le-Grand | 02 | 674 km N | 2,472 | 54.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 39 % · humidity 43 % |
| Gergy | 71 | 409 km N | 2,566 | 48.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 32 % · humidity 50 % |
| L'Argentière-la-Bessée | 05 | 318 km NE | 2,288 | 67.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Agrève | 07 | 204 km NE | 2,277 | 67.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 36 % |
| Lamastre | 07 | 210 km NE | 2,327 | 68.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 73 % · humidity 43 % |
| L'Argentière-la-Bessée | 05 | 318 km NE | 2,288 | 67.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 36 % |
| Cozes | 17 | 388 km NW | 2,287 | 57.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
| Gergy | 71 | 409 km N | 2,566 | 48.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 32 % · humidity 50 % |
| Anizy-le-Grand | 02 | 674 km N | 2,472 | 54.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 39 % · humidity 43 % |
Elsewhere
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