Lagamas
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 20.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lagamas (INSEE 34125) is in Hérault (34), part of CC Vallée de l'Hérault. Population 111 (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 20.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 82 % of the 11,510 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.43 | 5 | 2.14 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU PETIT EPEAUTRE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: 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) | 1 | AU PETIT EPEAUTRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 110 (2012) → 111 (2023): 0.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 71 (1990) → 111 (2023): 56.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 84, of which 28.6 % second homes and 9.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lagamas): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-André-de-Sangonis): 2.7 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-André-de-Sangonis): 2.8 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Gignac): 3 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Gignac): 2.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 63 days a year at or above 30 °C and 27 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST ANDRE DE SANGONIS weather station, 1.6 km away at 86 m; the village itself is at 97 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST ANDRE DE SANGONIS, 1.6 km away at 86 m, over 20 summers. [11]
An average of 631 mm of rain a year, spread over 61 days — about 10.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST ANDRE DE SANGONIS, 1.6 km away at 86 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
10 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 439,745 € — 1,554 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Hérault is 2,750 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34125/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34125/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34125/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34125/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34125
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34239
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34114
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oris-en-Rattier | 38 | 233 km NE | 108 | 20.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 % |
| Le Vicel | 50 | 758 km NW | 119 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 57 % |
| Urau | 31 | 220 km W | 118 | 12.7 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Chamberaud | 23 | 289 km NW | 94 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 50 % · humidity 57 % |
| Malvezie | 31 | 241 km W | 113 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 65 % · humidity 79 % |
| Castellet-en-Luberon | 84 | 158 km E | 113 | 9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castellet-en-Luberon | 84 | 158 km E | 113 | 9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 % |
| Urau | 31 | 220 km W | 118 | 12.7 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Oris-en-Rattier | 38 | 233 km NE | 108 | 20.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 % |
| Malvezie | 31 | 241 km W | 113 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 65 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chamberaud | 23 | 289 km NW | 94 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 50 % · humidity 57 % |
| Le Vicel | 50 | 758 km NW | 119 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Lagamas'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-Martin-de-l'Arçon | 34 | 45 km W | 101 | 21.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Beaufort | 34 | 75 km SW | 214 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Mézoargues | 13 | 93 km E | 229 | 20.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Guiraud | 34 | 5.5 km W | 267 | 25.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Oupia | 34 | 75 km SW | 274 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert | 34 | 7.1 km N | 237 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
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