Le Crès
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 63.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 79 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Crès (INSEE 34090) is in Hérault (34), part of Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole. Population 9,226 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [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/34090-le-cres
Vitality score
Vitality score 63.3/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 79 % of the 2,661 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 | 0.61 | 25 | 15.2 |
| Social | 0.61 | 20 | 12.19 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.75 | 10 | 7.49 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.9 | 10 | 8.98 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.88 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
7 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LEONIDAS · LA PANETIERE AUX SAVEURS D'ANTAN · AU LEVAIN NATUREL · BEST OF BREAD MONTPELLIER). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (NK BOUCHERIE & GRILL). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SARL SEWEAL). [3,4]
6 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR · BIOCOOP · CARREFOUR MARKET · PLACE DU MARCHE · B&M). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (CHEZ SAUVEUR). [3,4]
24 × Restaurant (CRUBAS · CRESCENDO · RAYNAUD GUILHEM · FRAVIRE · VU THI). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (TS - BAR). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LUCIE AUBRAC · ECOLE MATERNELLE LES CIGALOUS). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FREDERIC MISTRAL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE EMILE BARRES). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE DE LA VOIE DOMITIENNE). [3]
14 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARION COTTO, MÉDECIN · CINDY FABRE, MÉDECIN · GEOFFREY BOYER, MÉDECIN · PASCAL DEFFONTIS, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE DELOISON, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE GUILLON-DAUMAS · LA PHARMACIE DU CRES · SELARL PHARMACIE PRES DU LAC). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE LE CRÈS). [3]
1 × Cinema (L'AGORA-CINEPLAN). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE MARCEAU CRESPIN · COLLEGE DE LA VOIE DOMITIENNE HALLE DES SPORTS · SALLE JEAN MOULIN · SALLE GEORGES BRASSENS). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (ESPACE DE LOISIRS DU LAC). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · AGENCE LE CRES · SOCIETE GENERALE · CREDIT LYONNAIS). [3]
15 × Hairdresser (A B C D · SARL K P L). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 2 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 7 | LEONIDAS · LA PANETIERE AUX SAVEURS D'ANTAN · AU LEVAIN NATUREL · BEST OF BREAD MONTPELLIER | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | NK BOUCHERIE & GRILL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SARL SEWEAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 6 | CARREFOUR · BIOCOOP · CARREFOUR MARKET · PLACE DU MARCHE · B&M | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | CHEZ SAUVEUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 24 | CRUBAS · CRESCENDO · RAYNAUD GUILHEM · FRAVIRE · VU THI | INSEE BPE 24 / INSEE SIRENE 46 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | TS - BAR | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LUCIE AUBRAC · ECOLE MATERNELLE LES CIGALOUS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FREDERIC MISTRAL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE EMILE BARRES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE DE LA VOIE DOMITIENNE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 14 | MARION COTTO, MÉDECIN · CINDY FABRE, MÉDECIN · GEOFFREY BOYER, MÉDECIN · PASCAL DEFFONTIS, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE DELOISON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 14 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE GUILLON-DAUMAS · LA PHARMACIE DU CRES · SELARL PHARMACIE PRES DU LAC | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 LE CRÈS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | L'AGORA-CINEPLAN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | SALLE MARCEAU CRESPIN · COLLEGE DE LA VOIE DOMITIENNE HALLE DES SPORTS · SALLE JEAN MOULIN · SALLE GEORGES BRASSENS | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | ESPACE DE LOISIRS DU LAC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · AGENCE LE CRES · SOCIETE GENERALE · CREDIT LYONNAIS | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 15 | A B C D · SARL K P L | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / 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): Sunday 7h à 13h parking des Arènes (rue des Pointes). [5]
Trajectory
Population 8,430 (2012) → 9,226 (2023): 9.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 6,601 (1990) → 9,226 (2023): 39.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,400, of which 1.2 % second homes and 4.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Crès): 0.8 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Le Crès): 0.9 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Le Crès): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Le Crès): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Le Crès): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 32 days a year at or above 30 °C and 23 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MONTPELLIER-AEROPORT weather station, 8.5 km away at 1 m; the village itself is at 66 m. [10]
The village sits 65 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 14 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MONTPELLIER-AEROPORT, 8.5 km away at 1 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 65 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 816 mm of rain a year, spread over 65 days — about 12.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MONTPELLIER-ENSAM, 7.3 km away at 45 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 — 34090/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.lecres.fr/index.php/March%C3%A9-du-Cr%C3%A8s-?idpage=592&afficheMenuContextuel=true— “Le marché du Crès a lieu tous les dimanches de 7h à 13h sur le parking des Arènes (rue des Pointes).”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34090/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34090/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34090/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34090
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irigny | 69 | 236 km N | 9,034 | 57.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 62 % · humidity 43 % |
| La Ravoire | 73 | 266 km NE | 9,332 | 65.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 27 % · humidity 7 % |
| Sallaumines | 62 | 757 km N | 9,414 | 63.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 73 % · humidity 7 % |
| Darnétal | 76 | 678 km N | 9,566 | 67.1 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 88 % · humidity 14 % |
| Crosne | 91 | 575 km N | 9,610 | 57.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 88 % · humidity 7 % |
| Gonfreville-l'Orcher | 76 | 710 km N | 8,916 | 56.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 97 % · humidity 7 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irigny | 69 | 236 km N | 9,034 | 57.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 62 % · humidity 43 % |
| La Ravoire | 73 | 266 km NE | 9,332 | 65.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 27 % · humidity 7 % |
| Crosne | 91 | 575 km N | 9,610 | 57.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 88 % · humidity 7 % |
| Darnétal | 76 | 678 km N | 9,566 | 67.1 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 88 % · humidity 14 % |
| Gonfreville-l'Orcher | 76 | 710 km N | 8,916 | 56.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 97 % · humidity 7 % |
| Sallaumines | 62 | 757 km N | 9,414 | 63.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 73 % · humidity 7 % |
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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 Le Crès'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lons | 64 | 353 km W | 13,606 | 61.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Billère | 64 | 352 km W | 14,384 | 54.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jurançon | 64 | 352 km W | 7,040 | 55.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Paul-lès-Dax | 40 | 401 km W | 14,481 | 61.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Thuir | 66 | 148 km SW | 8,243 | 68.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dax | 40 | 401 km W | 22,109 | 71.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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