Ferrals-les-Montagnes
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 31.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ferrals-les-Montagnes (INSEE 34098) is in Hérault (34), part of CC du Minervois au Caroux. Population 156 (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 31.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 95 % of the 14,407 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.89 | 10 | 8.93 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (DU JARDIN A L'ASSIETTE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (FERRALS LES MONTAGNES AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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 | 2 | DU JARDIN A L'ASSIETTE | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | FERRALS LES MONTAGNES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 149 (2012) → 156 (2023): 4.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 112 (1990) → 156 (2023): 39.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 195, of which 57.4 % second homes and 2.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Labastide-Rouairoux): 7.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Labastide-Rouairoux): 8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Labastide-Rouairoux): 7.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Labastide-Rouairoux): 8.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Ferrals-les-Montagnes): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 36 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LA LIVINIERE weather station, 10 km away at 131 m; the village itself is at 448 m. [10]
The village sits 317 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 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST JEAN DE MINERVOIS, 18.4 km away at 258 m, over 18 summers. [10]
That station sits 190 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 1,244 mm of rain a year, spread over 104 days — about 12 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at RIEUSSEC, 9 km away at 500 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 — 34098/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34098/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34098/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34098/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 81115
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34098
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grandrif | 63 | 252 km N | 199 | 28.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Martin-Château | 23 | 281 km N | 150 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Briançonnet | 06 | 336 km E | 165 | 21.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Ascros | 06 | 357 km E | 174 | 36.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 82 % · humidity 71 % |
| La Chabanne | 03 | 304 km N | 169 | 22.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 73 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Martin-d'Entraunes | 06 | 342 km E | 138 | 22.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 97 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grandrif | 63 | 252 km N | 199 | 28.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Martin-Château | 23 | 281 km N | 150 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Chabanne | 03 | 304 km N | 169 | 22.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 73 % · humidity 79 % |
| Briançonnet | 06 | 336 km E | 165 | 21.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Martin-d'Entraunes | 06 | 342 km E | 138 | 22.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 97 % · humidity 71 % |
| Ascros | 06 | 357 km E | 174 | 36.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 82 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Ferrals-les-Montagnes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlucet | 46 | 168 km NW | 230 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Prats-du-Périgord | 24 | 190 km NW | 143 | 8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Durbans | 46 | 157 km NW | 158 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Michel-de-Boulogne | 07 | 203 km NE | 149 | 20.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Séniergues | 46 | 168 km NW | 146 | 25.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rémilly | 58 | 391 km N | 157 | 28.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
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