Combes
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 20.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 44 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Combes (INSEE 34083) is in Hérault (34), part of CC Grand Orb Communauté de Communes en Languedoc. Population 318 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 20.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 44 % of the 17,908 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 | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (AUBERGE DE COMBES). [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (KICOU'P). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
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 | AUBERGE DE COMBES | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | KICOU'P | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 351 (2012) → 318 (2023): -9.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 180 (1990) → 318 (2023): 76.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 209, of which 40.2 % second homes and 2.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lamalou-les-Bains): 2.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Poujol-sur-Orb): 2.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Le Poujol-sur-Orb): 2.8 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Le Poujol-sur-Orb): 2.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Lamalou-les-Bains): 2.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 30 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LES AIRES weather station, 5.4 km away at 190 m; the village itself is at 489 m. [10]
The village sits 299 m above 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 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BEDARIEUX, 9 km away at 373 m, over 29 summers. [10]
That station sits 116 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 1,081 mm of rain a year, spread over 78 days — about 13.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LES AIRES, 5.4 km away at 190 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34083/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34083/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34083/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34083/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34126
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34211
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valle-di-Campoloro | 2B | 543 km E | 336 | 24.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 22 % · humidity 0 % |
| Arcizans-Avant | 65 | 264 km W | 397 | 27.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 70 % |
| Saint-Martin-d'Arc | 73 | 325 km NE | 298 | 21.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
| Osse-en-Aspe | 64 | 304 km W | 330 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 85 % |
| Moissac-Bellevue | 83 | 251 km E | 306 | 20.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Quentin-en-Tourmont | 80 | 751 km N | 302 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moissac-Bellevue | 83 | 251 km E | 306 | 20.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Arcizans-Avant | 65 | 264 km W | 397 | 27.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 70 % |
| Osse-en-Aspe | 64 | 304 km W | 330 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 85 % |
| Saint-Martin-d'Arc | 73 | 325 km NE | 298 | 21.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
| Valle-di-Campoloro | 2B | 543 km E | 336 | 24.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 22 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Quentin-en-Tourmont | 80 | 751 km N | 302 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Combes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Vincent-de-Durfort | 07 | 185 km NE | 274 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin | 67 | 621 km NE | 374 | 28.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Veyrignac | 24 | 194 km NW | 326 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vareilles | 71 | 315 km N | 276 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cunèges | 24 | 250 km NW | 314 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Poiseux | 58 | 391 km N | 331 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
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