Loupian
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.4/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 71 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Loupian (INSEE 34143) is in Hérault (34), part of CA Sète Agglopôle Méditerranée. Population 2,169 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/34143-loupian
Vitality score
Vitality score 50.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 71 % of the 9,089 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.48 | 20 | 9.7 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.71 | 5 | 3.56 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (O PETITS DELICES). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
2 × Fishmonger (CHEZ STEPH ET EVE). [3,4]
7 × Restaurant (PIZZA KING · MELROSE TRUCK · LA PALOURDIERE · GARCIA). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE CHENE VERT). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE OLYMPE DE GOUGES). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (EMMANUEL VISCART, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LOUPIAN). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE-CDI STÉPHANE HESSEL DE LOUPIAN). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (SOFRESH). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | O PETITS DELICES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 2 | CHEZ STEPH ET EVE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 7 | PIZZA KING · MELROSE TRUCK · LA PALOURDIERE · GARCIA | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE CHENE VERT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE OLYMPE DE GOUGES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | EMMANUEL VISCART, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DE LOUPIAN | INSEE SIRENE 2 / 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 | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE-CDI STÉPHANE HESSEL DE LOUPIAN | 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 | 2 | SOFRESH | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday 7h30 à 13h place de la République. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,141 (2012) → 2,169 (2023): 1.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,289 (1990) → 2,169 (2023): 68.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,291, of which 14.4 % second homes and 10.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Loupian): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Loupian): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Loupian): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Mèze): 2.4 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Loupian): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 3 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SETE weather station, 8.5 km away at 75 m; the village itself is at 23 m. [11]
The village sits 52 m below 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 24 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at SETE, 8.5 km away at 75 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 52 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 515 mm of rain a year, spread over 52 days — about 9.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SETE, 8.5 km away at 75 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34143/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.loupian.fr/— “Retrouvez toute l'année notre marché, place de la République de 7h30 à 13h ! Tout au long de l'année et chaque mercredi matin”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34143/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34143/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34143/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34143
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34157
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jujurieux | 01 | 321 km NE | 2,260 | 48.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 12 % · humidity 0 % |
| Preignac | 33 | 337 km NW | 2,135 | 48.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 70 % · humidity 21 % |
| Castets | 40 | 386 km W | 2,516 | 57.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 46 % · humidity 0 % |
| Mouilleron-Saint-Germain | 85 | 501 km NW | 1,744 | 39.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 74 % · humidity 0 % |
| Plogastel-Saint-Germain | 29 | 792 km NW | 2,024 | 46.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 84 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Perrier | 85 | 578 km NW | 2,280 | 56.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 72 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jujurieux | 01 | 321 km NE | 2,260 | 48.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 12 % · humidity 0 % |
| Preignac | 33 | 337 km NW | 2,135 | 48.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 70 % · humidity 21 % |
| Castets | 40 | 386 km W | 2,516 | 57.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 46 % · humidity 0 % |
| Mouilleron-Saint-Germain | 85 | 501 km NW | 1,744 | 39.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 74 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Perrier | 85 | 578 km NW | 2,280 | 56.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 72 % · humidity 0 % |
| Plogastel-Saint-Germain | 29 | 792 km NW | 2,024 | 46.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 84 % · 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 Loupian'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pomérols | 34 | 11 km SW | 2,299 | 47.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bouzigues | 34 | 3.6 km E | 1,601 | 56.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cap-d'Ail | 06 | 307 km E | 4,482 | 43.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Balaruc-le-Vieux | 34 | 5.8 km E | 2,737 | 66 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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