Florensac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 49.3/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 38 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Florensac (INSEE 34101) is in Hérault (34), part of CA Hérault-Méditerranée. Population 5,254 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 49.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)).
Better served than 38 % of the 4,468 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 | 0.31 | 25 | 7.68 |
| Social | 0.74 | 20 | 14.89 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.97 | 10 | 9.66 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.13 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CLAIRE LA PETRIE · PLAISIR DES SAVEURS · SAVEURS & GOURMANDISES). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SPAR · LEVEL UP). [3,4]
13 × Restaurant (COMME AU RESTAURANT · FLORES'SENS · PIZZA LINE · LA NORIA). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LE CALYPSO · BAR DE LA PROMENADE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE VOLTAIRE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ERIC KELMA, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DU RAMONÉTAGE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (HALLE DE SPORTS VOLTAIRE). [3]
3 × Bank (AGENCE DE FLORENSAC · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE DUPUY DE PARSEVAL PAR BANQU). [3]
12 × Hairdresser (MARICATO MARIE-HELENE · CHRIS-COIFFURE · LE SALON DE SABRINA · PASTOR DOLORES). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (LE DOMAINE DES BELLES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket. [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | CLAIRE LA PETRIE · PLAISIR DES SAVEURS · SAVEURS & GOURMANDISES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | SPAR · LEVEL UP | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 13 | COMME AU RESTAURANT · FLORES'SENS · PIZZA LINE · LA NORIA | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LE CALYPSO · BAR DE LA PROMENADE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE VOLTAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | ERIC KELMA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 DU RAMONÉTAGE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | HALLE DE SPORTS VOLTAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | AGENCE DE FLORENSAC · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE DUPUY DE PARSEVAL PAR BANQU | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 12 | MARICATO MARIE-HELENE · CHRIS-COIFFURE · LE SALON DE SABRINA · PASTOR DOLORES | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | LE DOMAINE DES BELLES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday 08h30 à 12h Place de la République. [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,939 (2012) → 5,254 (2023): 6.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,583 (1990) → 5,254 (2023): 46.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,857, of which 8.7 % second homes and 8.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Florensac): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Florensac): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Florensac): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Pomérols): 3 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Florensac): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 43 days a year at or above 30 °C and 23 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the PEZENAS-TOURBES weather station, 7.9 km away at 40 m; the village itself is at 8 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 10 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at PEZENAS-TOURBES, 7.9 km away at 40 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 557 mm of rain a year, spread over 60 days — about 9.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at FLORENSAC, 0.6 km away at 20 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)
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 — 34101/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-florensac.fr/fr/evenement.html?id=540-octobre-rose— “De 08h30 à 12h, tous les samedis (sauf le 17), place de la République.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34101/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34101/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34101/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34101
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34207
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Philippe | 974 | 8,960 km SE | 5,082 | 62.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 69 % |
| Saint-Georges | 973 | 6,964 km SW | 4,915 | 49.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 69 % · humidity 0 % |
| Puget-Ville | 83 | 216 km E | 4,610 | 49.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 69 % · humidity 43 % |
| Noves | 13 | 128 km NE | 6,080 | 55.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
| Écouflant | 49 | 556 km NW | 4,749 | 50.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 89 % · humidity 43 % |
| Tourves | 83 | 199 km E | 5,207 | 53.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 47 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noves | 13 | 128 km NE | 6,080 | 55.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
| Tourves | 83 | 199 km E | 5,207 | 53.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 47 % · humidity 36 % |
| Puget-Ville | 83 | 216 km E | 4,610 | 49.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 69 % · humidity 43 % |
| Écouflant | 49 | 556 km NW | 4,749 | 50.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 89 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Georges | 973 | 6,964 km SW | 4,915 | 49.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 69 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Philippe | 974 | 8,960 km SE | 5,082 | 62.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 69 % |
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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 Florensac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montagnac | 34 | 11 km N | 4,515 | 58.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cazouls-lès-Béziers | 34 | 29 km W | 5,261 | 50.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Trèbes | 11 | 85 km W | 5,361 | 53.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Thibéry | 34 | 4.0 km W | 3,132 | 45.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fleurance | 32 | 231 km W | 6,247 | 58 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lectoure | 32 | 237 km W | 3,670 | 53.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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