Gigean
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 81 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gigean (INSEE 34113) is in Hérault (34), part of CA Sète Agglopôle Méditerranée. Population 6,639 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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/34113-gigean
Vitality score
Vitality score 61.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 81 % of the 3,599 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 | 0.49 | 25 | 12.19 |
| Social | 0.72 | 20 | 14.46 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.52 | 10 | 5.24 |
| Public & culture | 0.11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE CROUSTILLANT · LES DELICES DE MAEVA · COVAL · KERD PATISSERIE · MOULIN DU CELLIER). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (ELJAWDA · BOUCHERIE ASTIE · LA BOUCHERIE GOURMANDE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (COEUR GIGEANNAIS). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger. [3,4]
10 × Restaurant (TARTIN TRUCK · BBQ GRILL · REGAL KEBAB · TOP PIZZA · PIZZA D'OC). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (ALL'IN CAFE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE J-Y.COUSTEAU). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE HAROUN TAZIEFF · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PAUL-EMILE VICTOR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LAURENT BALLESTA). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CORINNE SALMON, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS AUFFRET, MÉDECIN · OPHELIE DESCUNS, MÉDECIN · VALERIE VIE, MÉDECIN · AMINA SANOGO, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE GIGEAN). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE GIGEAN). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · AGENCE DE GIGEAN). [3]
12 × Hairdresser (C2 COIFFURE · LISA COIFFURE · AMANDINE COIFFURE · STEPHANIE COIF A DOMICILE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (LE GARRIGOU). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Fishmonger, 4 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 4 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Library. [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | LE CROUSTILLANT · LES DELICES DE MAEVA · COVAL · KERD PATISSERIE · MOULIN DU CELLIER | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | ELJAWDA · BOUCHERIE ASTIE · LA BOUCHERIE GOURMANDE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | COEUR GIGEANNAIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 10 | TARTIN TRUCK · BBQ GRILL · REGAL KEBAB · TOP PIZZA · PIZZA D'OC | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | ALL'IN CAFE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE J-Y.COUSTEAU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE HAROUN TAZIEFF · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PAUL-EMILE VICTOR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LAURENT BALLESTA | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | CORINNE SALMON, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS AUFFRET, MÉDECIN · OPHELIE DESCUNS, MÉDECIN · VALERIE VIE, MÉDECIN · AMINA SANOGO, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE GIGEAN | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE GIGEAN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · AGENCE DE GIGEAN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 12 | C2 COIFFURE · LISA COIFFURE · AMANDINE COIFFURE · STEPHANIE COIF A DOMICILE | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | LE GARRIGOU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 5,957 (2012) → 6,639 (2023): 11.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,529 (1990) → 6,639 (2023): 162.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,997, of which 1.7 % second homes and 7.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gigean): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Gigean): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Gigean): 0.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Poussan): 3.7 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Gigean): 0 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 4 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SETE weather station, 11.6 km away at 75 m; the village itself is at 37 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 23 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SETE, 11.6 km away at 75 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 515 mm of rain a year, spread over 52 days — about 9.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SETE, 11.6 km away at 75 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 — 34113/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34113/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34113/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34113/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34113
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34213
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revin | 08 | 720 km N | 5,716 | 48.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 20 % · humidity 0 % |
| Les Andelys | 27 | 663 km N | 7,706 | 65.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 45 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bourg-Saint-Andéol | 07 | 122 km NE | 7,661 | 62.3 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 51 % · humidity 0 % |
| Garéoult | 83 | 189 km E | 5,835 | 57.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 42 % · humidity 0 % |
| Sauvian | 34 | 43 km SW | 5,608 | 52.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 77 % · humidity 29 % |
| Migennes | 89 | 497 km N | 6,688 | 58.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 32 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauvian | 34 | 43 km SW | 5,608 | 52.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 77 % · humidity 29 % |
| Bourg-Saint-Andéol | 07 | 122 km NE | 7,661 | 62.3 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 51 % · humidity 0 % |
| Garéoult | 83 | 189 km E | 5,835 | 57.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 42 % · humidity 0 % |
| Migennes | 89 | 497 km N | 6,688 | 58.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 32 % · humidity 0 % |
| Les Andelys | 27 | 663 km N | 7,706 | 65.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 45 % · humidity 0 % |
| Revin | 08 | 720 km N | 5,716 | 48.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 20 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Gigean'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poussan | 34 | 4.0 km SW | 6,797 | 63.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Colle-sur-Loup | 06 | 274 km E | 8,202 | 57 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mèze | 34 | 12 km SW | 12,669 | 58.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Drap | 06 | 292 km E | 5,484 | 45.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-André-de-la-Roche | 06 | 289 km E | 5,896 | 53 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Balaruc-les-Bains | 34 | 6.9 km SW | 7,139 | 66.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
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