Margon
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Partly served 42.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 78 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Margon (INSEE 34149) is in Hérault (34), part of CC Les Avant-Monts. Population 778 (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 42.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 78 % of the 15,796 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.67 | 5 | 3.35 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (SAB' OUF · MATHISTE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE PETIT MARGONNAIS). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE JACQUES LIBRETTI). [3]
1 × Library (MARGON). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (FLORIANE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (AUBERGE DU CHATEAU). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | SAB' OUF · MATHISTE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE PETIT MARGONNAIS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE JACQUES LIBRETTI | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | MARGON | 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 | FLORIANE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | AUBERGE DU CHATEAU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 588 (2012) → 778 (2023): 32.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 209 (1990) → 778 (2023): 272.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 407, of which 16.5 % second homes and 6.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Roujan): 1.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Roujan): 1.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Roujan): 1.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Roujan): 1.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Margon): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 45 days a year at or above 30 °C and 28 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ROUJAN-INRAE weather station, 1.2 km away at 73 m; the village itself is at 97 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ROUJAN-INRAE, 1.2 km away at 73 m, over 15 summers. [10]
An average of 556 mm of rain a year, spread over 62 days — about 9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ROUJAN-INRAE, 1.2 km away at 73 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
63 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 230,510 € — 1,665 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Hérault is 2,750 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
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 — 34149/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34149/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34149/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34149/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34237
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34149
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Victor-Malescours | 43 | 216 km N | 798 | 39.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 3 % · winter 18 % · humidity 57 % |
| Meyrannes | 30 | 111 km NE | 792 | 33.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Angé | 41 | 457 km N | 795 | 35.1 | Few services | no figures |
| Venesmes | 18 | 381 km N | 782 | 35.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 50 % · humidity 71 % |
| Sainte-Nathalène | 24 | 225 km NW | 648 | 42.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 73 % · humidity 64 % |
| La Prénessaye | 22 | 696 km NW | 885 | 37.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meyrannes | 30 | 111 km NE | 792 | 33.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Victor-Malescours | 43 | 216 km N | 798 | 39.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 3 % · winter 18 % · humidity 57 % |
| Sainte-Nathalène | 24 | 225 km NW | 648 | 42.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 73 % · humidity 64 % |
| Venesmes | 18 | 381 km N | 782 | 35.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 50 % · humidity 71 % |
| Angé | 41 | 457 km N | 795 | 35.1 | Few services | no figures |
| La Prénessaye | 22 | 696 km NW | 885 | 37.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · 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 Margon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carsan | 30 | 133 km NE | 768 | 46.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Caprais-de-Lerm | 47 | 221 km W | 713 | 33.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cazedarnes | 34 | 24 km W | 682 | 38.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Roynac | 26 | 183 km NE | 477 | 39.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Causses-et-Veyran | 34 | 18 km W | 613 | 30.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Clairac | 47 | 218 km W | 899 | 44.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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