Mèze
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 58.8/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 49 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mèze (INSEE 34157) is in Hérault (34), part of CA Sète Agglopôle Méditerranée. Population 12,669 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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/34157-meze
Vitality score
Vitality score 58.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 49 % of the 1,943 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 | 0.48 | 25 | 12.11 |
| Social | 0.73 | 20 | 14.63 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.72 | 5 | 3.62 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU PETIT MEZOIS · MAISON ROULLEAU · NINI SWEET CAKE · SQUADRA DI RIGOLLETO · LA CARIOCA MEZE - BOULANGERIE SINGULIERE). [3,4]
9 × Butcher (boucherie) (ALLO BOUCHER 34 · AU PALAIS DE LA VIANDE · MAISON HERRERA). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LES FILLES DU CHATEAU). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (COGEGRI · LIDL · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
9 × Fishmonger (LARDAT YVON · ERWEMA · LOPEZ COQUILLAGES · LE CORSAIRE DE THAU). [3,4]
52 × Restaurant (LA BARAQUE A GLACES · DINO'S - LA VITARELLE · LA GARRIGUETTE DE MEZE · SARL TIELLES DR). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (LE CAFE DE MARIUS · LE TABOU · AU RHINOCEROZE). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE GERMAINE COTY · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE J VERNE). [3]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE L'HELIANTHE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE GEORGES CLEMENCEAU · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE J VERNE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE CALANDRETA LA CARDONILHA). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN JAURES). [3]
10 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MATHIEU PONCET, MÉDECIN · REMY PICARD, MÉDECIN · DANA-VIORICA MIHOC, MÉDECIN · MARION AUDIBERT, MÉDECIN · ALEX TRANG, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE RUNCO · PHARMACIE DES MAGNOLIAS · SELARL PHARMACIE DU CENTRE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE ANDRÉE CHEDID). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE TAURUS). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE GERARD RIGAL). [3]
6 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE · AGENCE DE MEZE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE DUPUY, DE PARSEVAL PAR BANQU · CREDIT MARITIME PAR BANQUE POPULAIR). [3]
28 × Hairdresser (CIARONI LYNDA · HAIR DE T'HAU · CAPILEM). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL RESTAURANT DU PORT). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING BEAU RIVAGE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 12 × Restaurant, 5 × Hairdresser, 2 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | AU PETIT MEZOIS · MAISON ROULLEAU · NINI SWEET CAKE · SQUADRA DI RIGOLLETO · LA CARIOCA MEZE - BOULANGERIE SINGULIERE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 9 | ALLO BOUCHER 34 · AU PALAIS DE LA VIANDE · MAISON HERRERA | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LES FILLES DU CHATEAU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | COGEGRI · LIDL · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 9 | LARDAT YVON · ERWEMA · LOPEZ COQUILLAGES · LE CORSAIRE DE THAU | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 52 | LA BARAQUE A GLACES · DINO'S - LA VITARELLE · LA GARRIGUETTE DE MEZE · SARL TIELLES DR | INSEE BPE 52 / INSEE SIRENE 97 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | LE CAFE DE MARIUS · LE TABOU · AU RHINOCEROZE | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE GERMAINE COTY · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE J VERNE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE L'HELIANTHE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE GEORGES CLEMENCEAU · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE J VERNE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE CALANDRETA LA CARDONILHA | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JEAN JAURES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 10 | MATHIEU PONCET, MÉDECIN · REMY PICARD, MÉDECIN · DANA-VIORICA MIHOC, MÉDECIN · MARION AUDIBERT, MÉDECIN · ALEX TRANG, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE RUNCO · PHARMACIE DES MAGNOLIAS · SELARL PHARMACIE DU CENTRE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 ANDRÉE CHEDID | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE TAURUS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE GERARD RIGAL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 6 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE · AGENCE DE MEZE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE DUPUY, DE PARSEVAL PAR BANQU · CREDIT MARITIME PAR BANQUE POPULAIR | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 28 | CIARONI LYNDA · HAIR DE T'HAU · CAPILEM | INSEE BPE 28 / INSEE SIRENE 35 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL RESTAURANT DU PORT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING BEAU RIVAGE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday, Sunday 7h à 13h30 l'Esplanade, la Place des Micocouliers et la place Aristide Briand. [5]
Trajectory
Population 10,917 (2012) → 12,669 (2023): 16 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 6,502 (1990) → 12,669 (2023): 94.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 7,531, of which 13.8 % second homes and 5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mèze): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Mèze): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Mèze): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Mèze): 0 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Mèze): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 3 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SETE weather station, 7.6 km away at 75 m; the village itself is at 5 m. [10]
The village sits 70 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 24 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SETE, 7.6 km away at 75 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 70 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 515 mm of rain a year, spread over 52 days — about 9.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SETE, 7.6 km away at 75 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
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 — 34157/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-meze.fr/domaine-public/— “Les marchés de plein vent ont lieu tous les jeudis et dimanches matin de 7h à 13h30 sur l'Esplanade, la Place des Micocouliers et la place Aristide Briand.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34157/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34157/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34157/logement/2023
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lourdes | 65 | 298 km W | 13,266 | 68.5 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 58 % · humidity 0 % |
| Pointe-à-Pitre | 971 | 6,779 km W | 15,040 | 69.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · humidity 0 % |
| Aubenas | 07 | 147 km NE | 12,416 | 66.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 30 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Paul-lès-Dax | 40 | 377 km W | 14,481 | 61.1 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 72 % · humidity 43 % |
| Obernai | 67 | 635 km NE | 12,587 | 64.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 45 % · humidity 0 % |
| Villeneuve-lès-Avignon | 30 | 113 km NE | 13,148 | 58.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 57 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villeneuve-lès-Avignon | 30 | 113 km NE | 13,148 | 58.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 57 % · humidity 0 % |
| Aubenas | 07 | 147 km NE | 12,416 | 66.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 30 % · humidity 0 % |
| Lourdes | 65 | 298 km W | 13,266 | 68.5 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 58 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Paul-lès-Dax | 40 | 377 km W | 14,481 | 61.1 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 72 % · humidity 43 % |
| Obernai | 67 | 635 km NE | 12,587 | 64.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 45 % · humidity 0 % |
| Pointe-à-Pitre | 971 | 6,779 km W | 15,040 | 69.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · 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 Mèze'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Pradet | 83 | 199 km E | 10,933 | 53.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Frontignan | 34 | 12 km E | 24,136 | 73.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Colle-sur-Loup | 06 | 283 km E | 8,202 | 57 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Beausoleil | 06 | 310 km E | 11,936 | 52.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Trinité | 06 | 301 km E | 10,602 | 53.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Garde | 83 | 197 km E | 26,476 | 68.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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