Montarnaud
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 48.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 41 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montarnaud (INSEE 34163) is in Hérault (34), part of CC Vallée de l'Hérault. Population 4,208 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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/34163-montarnaud
Vitality score
Vitality score 48.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 41 % of the 5,407 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 | 0.28 | 25 | 6.97 |
| Social | 0.52 | 20 | 10.47 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SECRETS DE PAINS). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BRUNO CODINA BOUCHERIE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (PROMONT). [3,4]
7 × Restaurant (E VIVA ESPANA SUD · FOOD TRUCK ELA · LES TERRASSES DE BEL AIR · ROTISSERIE L'OCCITANE · LA GUINGUETTE DU MAS DIEU). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE VINCENT BADIE). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (HÉLOISE GRONDIN, MÉDECIN · SEVERINE CHAUSSE, MÉDECIN · MARINE AL HAMMOUD, MÉDECIN · JEREMY SELLENET, MÉDECIN · JULIE DUMAY, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (HALLE DES SPORTS YANNICK NOHA). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (MOULIN LAURENT · ANNA COIFFURE A DOMICILE · CHRISTINE COIFFURE · MILTON.R CONCEPT STORE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | SECRETS DE PAINS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BRUNO CODINA BOUCHERIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | PROMONT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 7 | E VIVA ESPANA SUD · FOOD TRUCK ELA · LES TERRASSES DE BEL AIR · ROTISSERIE L'OCCITANE · LA GUINGUETTE DU MAS DIEU | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE VINCENT BADIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | HÉLOISE GRONDIN, MÉDECIN · SEVERINE CHAUSSE, MÉDECIN · MARINE AL HAMMOUD, MÉDECIN · JEREMY SELLENET, MÉDECIN · JULIE DUMAY, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | 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 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | HALLE DES SPORTS YANNICK NOHA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 4 | MOULIN LAURENT · ANNA COIFFURE A DOMICILE · CHRISTINE COIFFURE · MILTON.R CONCEPT STORE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday, Saturday vendredi matin; samedi 8h30 à 19h place de l'Esplanade. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,553 (2012) → 4,208 (2023): 64.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,689 (1990) → 4,208 (2023): 149.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,744, of which 1.7 % second homes and 6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montarnaud): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Montarnaud): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Montarnaud): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Vailhauquès): 3 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Montarnaud): 0.5 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 55 days a year at or above 30 °C and 40 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MONTARNAUD weather station, 1.6 km away at 148 m; the village itself is at 125 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at GIGNAC, 11 km away at 58 m, over 10 summers. [11]
That station sits 67 m below 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 914 mm of rain a year, spread over 69 days — about 13.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MONTARNAUD, 1.6 km away at 148 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
181 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 347,700 € — 3,157 € per m² of built surface. [12]
25 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 204,780 € — 2,632 € per m². [12]
The median across Hérault is 2,750 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [12]
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
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 — 34163/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.montarnaud.com/ma-ville/on-vous-montre/decouvrir-montarnaud/— “Le vendredi matin : avec fruits et légumes, spécialités asiatiques et italiennes, fromager, poissonnier Spécialités canard fermier / foie gras…. À noter Le samedi – 8h30 à 19h, parking du primeur et Secret de pain : ostréiculteur.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34163/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34163/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34163/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34163
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34320
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brives-Charensac | 43 | 157 km N | 4,244 | 55.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 57 % · humidity 50 % |
| Ecquevilly | 78 | 605 km N | 4,279 | 39.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 80 % · humidity 57 % |
| La Destrousse | 13 | 157 km E | 4,133 | 60.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 82 % · humidity 71 % |
| Gondecourt | 59 | 769 km N | 4,148 | 40.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 93 % · humidity 57 % |
| Avermes | 03 | 328 km N | 4,074 | 50.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 74 % · humidity 64 % |
| Labège | 31 | 175 km W | 4,392 | 64.3 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brives-Charensac | 43 | 157 km N | 4,244 | 55.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 57 % · humidity 50 % |
| La Destrousse | 13 | 157 km E | 4,133 | 60.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 82 % · humidity 71 % |
| Labège | 31 | 175 km W | 4,392 | 64.3 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Avermes | 03 | 328 km N | 4,074 | 50.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 74 % · humidity 64 % |
| Ecquevilly | 78 | 605 km N | 4,279 | 39.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 80 % · humidity 57 % |
| Gondecourt | 59 | 769 km N | 4,148 | 40.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 93 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Montarnaud'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernis | 30 | 49 km E | 3,286 | 51.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Milhaud | 30 | 52 km E | 6,297 | 54.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Varilhes | 09 | 180 km W | 3,487 | 50.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Castries | 34 | 23 km E | 6,883 | 61.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Carnoux-en-Provence | 13 | 157 km E | 6,873 | 53.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rousson | 30 | 70 km NE | 4,456 | 42.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
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