Fozières
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 14.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 37 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fozières (INSEE 34106) is in Hérault (34), part of CC Lodévois et Larzac. Population 194 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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 14.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 37 % of the 15,809 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 | 0.92 | 10 | 9.16 |
| Housing mix | 0.68 | 5 | 3.38 |
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 182 (2012) → 194 (2023): 6.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 137 (1990) → 194 (2023): 41.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 130, of which 16.2 % second homes and 11.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lodève): 3.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Soubès): 1.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Soubès): 1.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Lodève): 3.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Soubès): 1.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 38 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LODEVE weather station, 5 km away at 184 m; the village itself is at 313 m. [10]
The village sits 129 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 SOUMONT, 5.1 km away at 252 m, over 28 summers. [10]
That station sits 61 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 1,082 mm of rain a year, spread over 80 days — about 13.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at POUJOLS, 2.9 km away at 276 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 — 34106/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34106/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34106/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34106/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34142
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34304
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charnay-lès-Chalon | 71 | 379 km N | 197 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 82 % |
| Pontchardon | 61 | 623 km N | 192 | 5.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 21 % · winter 97 % |
| Mont-sur-Monnet | 39 | 382 km NE | 199 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Kerprich-aux-Bois | 57 | 620 km NE | 197 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 43 % · humidity 79 % |
| Diant | 77 | 505 km N | 194 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cuverville-sur-Yères | 76 | 706 km N | 193 | 11 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 18 % · winter 99 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charnay-lès-Chalon | 71 | 379 km N | 197 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 82 % |
| Mont-sur-Monnet | 39 | 382 km NE | 199 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Diant | 77 | 505 km N | 194 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Kerprich-aux-Bois | 57 | 620 km NE | 197 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 43 % · humidity 79 % |
| Pontchardon | 61 | 623 km N | 192 | 5.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 21 % · winter 97 % |
| Cuverville-sur-Yères | 76 | 706 km N | 193 | 11 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 18 % · winter 99 % |
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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 Fozières'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-Médard-de-Presque | 46 | 172 km NW | 207 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vieux | 81 | 122 km W | 230 | 12 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sauveterre | 81 | 72 km SW | 188 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Campagnac | 81 | 125 km W | 157 | 15 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germier | 81 | 91 km W | 169 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Camboulit | 46 | 147 km NW | 245 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
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