Lacoste
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 14.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 22 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lacoste (INSEE 34124) is in Hérault (34), part of CC du Clermontais. Population 303 (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 14.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 22 % of the 17,846 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 | 0.85 | 10 | 8.47 |
| Housing mix | 0.75 | 5 | 3.76 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
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] | |
| 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 303 (2012) → 303 (2023): 0 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 225 (1990) → 303 (2023): 34.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 186, of which 12.4 % second homes and 12.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ceyras): 1.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Clermont-l'Hérault): 1.6 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Ceyras): 1.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Clermont-l'Hérault): 1.6 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Ceyras): 1.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 57 days a year at or above 30 °C and 31 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST ANDRE DE SANGONIS weather station, 6.1 km away at 86 m; the village itself is at 175 m. [10]
The village sits 89 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 6 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST ANDRE DE SANGONIS, 6.1 km away at 86 m, over 20 summers. [10]
That station sits 89 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 631 mm of rain a year, spread over 61 days — about 10.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST ANDRE DE SANGONIS, 6.1 km away at 86 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 — 34124/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34124/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34124/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34124/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34076
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34079
- 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-Antoine | 25 | 416 km NE | 305 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 18 % · humidity 57 % |
| Jarret | 65 | 286 km W | 299 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Osmoy-Saint-Valery | 76 | 703 km N | 312 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| Ageville | 52 | 518 km N | 290 | 10 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 15 % · humidity 64 % |
| Grandjean | 17 | 404 km NW | 308 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Grée-Saint-Laurent | 56 | 667 km NW | 304 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarret | 65 | 286 km W | 299 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Grandjean | 17 | 404 km NW | 308 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Antoine | 25 | 416 km NE | 305 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 18 % · humidity 57 % |
| Ageville | 52 | 518 km N | 290 | 10 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 15 % · humidity 64 % |
| La Grée-Saint-Laurent | 56 | 667 km NW | 304 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 64 % |
| Osmoy-Saint-Valery | 76 | 703 km N | 312 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Lacoste'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murles | 34 | 25 km E | 353 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Hippolyte-de-Caton | 30 | 77 km NE | 284 | 23.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Campagne | 34 | 50 km E | 318 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Guiraud | 34 | 3.6 km NE | 267 | 25.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Césaire-de-Gauzignan | 30 | 75 km NE | 391 | 31.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Étienne-de-l'Olm | 30 | 75 km NE | 379 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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