Ferrières-Poussarou
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 12.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 53 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ferrières-Poussarou (INSEE 34100) is in Hérault (34), part of CC du Minervois au Caroux. Population 74 (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 12.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 53 % of the 7,836 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.12 | 5 | 0.6 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 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 80 (2012) → 74 (2023): -7.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 40 (1990) → 74 (2023): 85 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 75, of which 44 % second homes and 5.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Prémian): 6.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Chinian): 7.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Berlou): 5 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Olargues): 7.9 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Saint-Étienne-d'Albagnan): 6.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 22 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the BERLOU weather station, 5.3 km away at 191 m; the village itself is at 481 m. [13]
The village sits 290 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. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at ST JEAN DE MINERVOIS, 11.6 km away at 258 m, over 18 summers. [13]
That station sits 223 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [13]
An average of 872 mm of rain a year, spread over 74 days — about 11.8 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at BERLOU, 5.3 km away at 191 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34100/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34100/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34100/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34100/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34219
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34245
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34030
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34187
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34250
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Côtes-de-Corps | 38 | 284 km NE | 74 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Marnaves | 81 | 106 km NW | 76 | 6.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 86 % |
| Touquettes | 61 | 621 km N | 75 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 66 % · humidity 71 % |
| Montbrand | 05 | 254 km NE | 75 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Fontenay | 36 | 408 km N | 71 | 3.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
| Herran | 31 | 171 km W | 74 | 6.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 15 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marnaves | 81 | 106 km NW | 76 | 6.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 86 % |
| Herran | 31 | 171 km W | 74 | 6.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 15 % |
| Montbrand | 05 | 254 km NE | 75 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Les Côtes-de-Corps | 38 | 284 km NE | 74 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Fontenay | 36 | 408 km N | 71 | 3.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
| Touquettes | 61 | 621 km N | 75 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 66 % · 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 Ferrières-Poussarou'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugo-di-Nazza | 2B | 546 km E | 85 | 4.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pech-Luna | 11 | 90 km W | 76 | 5.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Couzou | 46 | 175 km NW | 95 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villautou | 11 | 94 km W | 68 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Brenas | 34 | 35 km NE | 58 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lafage | 11 | 91 km W | 90 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
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