Mérifons
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 52 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mérifons (INSEE 34156) is in Hérault (34), part of CC du Clermontais. Population 62 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 11.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 52 % of the 6,452 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 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
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 [3,4] | |
| 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 49 (2012) → 62 (2023): 26.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 29 (1990) → 62 (2023): 113.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 58, of which 51.7 % second homes and 1.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Bosc): 9.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Octon): 4.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Octon): 4.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Bédarieux): 10.8 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Salasc): 2.6 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 42 days a year at or above 30 °C and 16 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the OCTON weather station, 4.3 km away at 184 m; the village itself is at 233 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at SOUMONT, 10.9 km away at 252 m, over 28 summers. [12]
An average of 1,063 mm of rain a year, spread over 79 days — about 13.5 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at PEZENES-MAS BOUSQUET, 2.7 km away at 389 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34156/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34156/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34156/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34156/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34036
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34186
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34028
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34292
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavignano | 2B | 506 km E | 61 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Pantaléon-de-Lapleau | 19 | 208 km NW | 63 | 5.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 23 % · winter 20 % |
| Saint-Sauveur-de-Ginestoux | 48 | 123 km N | 60 | 2.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 3 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Chassignolles | 43 | 198 km N | 64 | 1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Conat | 66 | 135 km SW | 65 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Michel | 34 | 27 km N | 60 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 14 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Michel | 34 | 27 km N | 60 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 14 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Sauveur-de-Ginestoux | 48 | 123 km N | 60 | 2.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 3 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Conat | 66 | 135 km SW | 65 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chassignolles | 43 | 198 km N | 64 | 1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Pantaléon-de-Lapleau | 19 | 208 km NW | 63 | 5.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 23 % · winter 20 % |
| Gavignano | 2B | 506 km E | 61 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 77 % · 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 Mérifons'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cargiaca | 2A | 516 km E | 64 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Zoza | 2A | 518 km E | 66 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Riboux | 83 | 203 km E | 51 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Valmascle | 34 | 2.8 km SE | 52 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coustaussa | 11 | 111 km SW | 50 | 12 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Soustelle | 30 | 85 km NE | 119 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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