Les Matelles

Hérault · CC du Grand Pic Saint-Loup · INSEE 34153

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 52.2/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 77 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Les Matelles (INSEE 34153) is in Hérault (34), part of CC du Grand Pic Saint-Loup. Population 2,068 (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/34153-les-matelles

Vitality score

Vitality score 52.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).

Better served than 77 % of the 9,377 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	0.39	25	9.84
Social	0.39	20	7.87
Education	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0.59	10	5.85
Public & culture	0.39	5	1.97
Population trend	1	10	10
Housing mix	0.98	5	4.89

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 3 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 2 of 3

Health 2 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 0 of 2

Everyday services 1 of 3

Lodging 0 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAISON DEPREZ). ^[3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie) (OCEANA SARL). ^[3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L ATELIER DE MAG). ^[3,4]

1 × Restaurant (LES GOURMANDES). ^[3,4]

1 × Café / bar. ^[4]

1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ALEXIS ISAMBERT, MÉDECIN · EMMANUEL JOUPPE-AZIM, MÉDECIN · ANOUCK MICHEL, MÉDECIN). ^[3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES MATELLES). ^[3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LES MATELLES RP). ^[3]

1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MARIE ROUANET). ^[3]

1 × Hairdresser (SOCIETE MARY LIGNE). ^[3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Restaurant.

Not found in the commune: Supermarket. ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	1	MAISON DEPREZ	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	1	OCEANA SARL	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	1	L ATELIER DE MAG	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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	1	LES GOURMANDES	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4]
Café / bar	1		INSEE SIRENE 1 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	1	ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)	3	ALEXIS ISAMBERT, MÉDECIN · EMMANUEL JOUPPE-AZIM, MÉDECIN · ANOUCK MICHEL, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 3 [3]
Pharmacy	1	PHARMACIE DES MATELLES	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Nurse	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale	1	LES MATELLES RP	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	1	MÉDIATHÈQUE MARIE ROUANET	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	SOCIETE MARY LIGNE	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

1968: 328 2023: 2,068 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,808 (2012) → 2,068 (2023): 14.4 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 1,150 (1990) → 2,068 (2023): 79.8 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 911, of which 1.1 % second homes and 5.4 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Food shop, GP, Pharmacy Primary school — 0.8 km SE Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Les Matelles): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Les Matelles): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Les Matelles): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Les Matelles): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). ^[8]

Primary school (Les Matelles): 0.8 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 63.2▸

Days at or below 0 °C 54

Muggy days a summer 5.4

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 63 days a year at or above 30 °C and 54 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[9]

Measured at the PRADES LE LEZ weather station, 4.8 km away at 69 m; the village itself is at 97 m. ^[9]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. ^[9]

Humidity measured at PRADES LE LEZ, 4.8 km away at 69 m, over 30 summers. ^[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, 4.8 km away at 69 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[9]

Uncertainties

sources disagree on Restaurant

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34153/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34153/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34153/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34153/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 34153
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
Izeaux	38	219 km NE	2,134	52.1	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 %
Le Genest-Saint-Isle	53	606 km NW	2,166	50.9	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 %
Bertry	59	707 km N	2,140	55.7	Partly served	no figures
Saint-Chaptes	30	46 km NE	2,055	51.9	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 %
Charron	17	480 km NW	2,021	60.3	Served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Uze	26	182 km NE	2,139	50.2	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 100 % · humidity 79 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Saint-Chaptes	30	46 km NE	2,055	51.9	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 %
Saint-Uze	26	182 km NE	2,139	50.2	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 100 % · humidity 79 %
Izeaux	38	219 km NE	2,134	52.1	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 %
Charron	17	480 km NW	2,021	60.3	Served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 %
Le Genest-Saint-Isle	53	606 km NW	2,166	50.9	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 %
Bertry	59	707 km N	2,140	55.7	Partly served	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 Les Matelles'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
Claret	34	17 km NE	1,745	51.1	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 %
Loriol-du-Comtat	84	103 km E	2,486	54.1	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 %
Collobrières	83	209 km E	1,870	57.8	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 %
Quissac	30	25 km NE	3,528	52.2	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 %
Boisset-et-Gaujac	30	39 km NE	2,707	51.6	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 %
Lédignan	30	38 km NE	1,516	54	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 %

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