Guzargues
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 36.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 77 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Guzargues (INSEE 34118) is in Hérault (34), part of CC du Grand Pic Saint-Loup. Population 502 (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 36.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 77 % of the 17,778 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 | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.66 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (GUINGUETTES BELLE CROIX ROBIN). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE LA PLEÏADE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (LES CISEAUX D'EVE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 | GUINGUETTES BELLE CROIX ROBIN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE LA PLEÏADE | 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 | 1 | LES CISEAUX D'EVE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 501 (2012) → 502 (2023): 0.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 178 (1990) → 502 (2023): 182 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 206, of which 3.4 % second homes and 0.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Assas): 3.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Assas): 3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Assas): 3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Assas): 3.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Assas): 2.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 58 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the PRADES LE LEZ weather station, 4.7 km away at 69 m; the village itself is at 125 m. [9]
The village sits 56 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at PRADES LE LEZ, 4.7 km away at 69 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 56 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 854 mm of rain a year, spread over 68 days — about 12.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at PRADES LE LEZ, 4.7 km away at 69 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34118/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34118/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34118/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34118/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34014
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malincourt | 59 | 705 km N | 498 | 33.1 | Few services | no figures |
| Saint-Vaast-du-Val | 76 | 699 km N | 462 | 34.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Serres | 30 | 32 km N | 542 | 32.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Symphorien | 35 | 674 km NW | 625 | 33.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Gondran | 35 | 673 km NW | 651 | 34.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Saturnin-du-Limet | 53 | 597 km NW | 515 | 25.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jean-de-Serres | 30 | 32 km N | 542 | 32.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Saturnin-du-Limet | 53 | 597 km NW | 515 | 25.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 100 % |
| Saint-Gondran | 35 | 673 km NW | 651 | 34.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Symphorien | 35 | 674 km NW | 625 | 33.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Vaast-du-Val | 76 | 699 km N | 462 | 34.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 71 % |
| Malincourt | 59 | 705 km N | 498 | 33.1 | Few services | no figures |
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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 Guzargues'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecques | 30 | 17 km NE | 473 | 26.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cannes-et-Clairan | 30 | 24 km NE | 617 | 26.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Carnas | 30 | 13 km NE | 537 | 39.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montmirat | 30 | 24 km NE | 469 | 33.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Clément | 30 | 15 km NE | 364 | 25.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Cuculles | 34 | 8.0 km NW | 531 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
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