Montbazin
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 41.7/100 · confidence: low· Better served than 33 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montbazin (INSEE 34165) is in Hérault (34), part of CA Sète Agglopôle Méditerranée. Population 2,877 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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/34165-montbazin
Vitality score
Vitality score 41.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: low (sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie); sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 33 % of the 7,372 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.9 | 10 | 8.95 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.74 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE DELICE MONTBAZINOIS). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (UTILE). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (PHILAVONG PHOUKEO · L'AUTHENTIK). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE VALFALIS). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-LUC AZOULAY, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA CHAPELLE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MONTBAZIN TABAC LPR RP). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (EMY COUP ET COIFF · ELISABETH COIFFURE · CASADO CATHY · LUCIE'COIFF). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Pharmacy, 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE DELICE MONTBAZINOIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | UTILE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | PHILAVONG PHOUKEO · L'AUTHENTIK | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE VALFALIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | JEAN-LUC AZOULAY, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA CHAPELLE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | MONTBAZIN TABAC LPR RP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 6 | EMY COUP ET COIFF · ELISABETH COIFFURE · CASADO CATHY · LUCIE'COIFF | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Sunday matin place du Jardin public. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,927 (2012) → 2,877 (2023): -1.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,062 (1990) → 2,877 (2023): 39.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,328, of which 2.6 % second homes and 5.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montbazin): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Montbazin): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Montbazin): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Poussan): 3.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Montbazin): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 34 days a year at or above 30 °C and 17 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the VILLENEUVE-LES-MAG-INRAE weather station, 13.1 km away at 20 m; the village itself is at 41 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 18 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at VILLENEUVE-LES-MAG-INRAE, 13.1 km away at 20 m, over 11 summers. [11]
An average of 572 mm of rain a year, spread over 58 days — about 9.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VILLENEUVE-LES-MAG-INRAE, 13.1 km away at 20 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)
sources disagree on Restaurant
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 — 34165/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://montbazin.fr/marche-2/— “Rendez-vous tous les dimanches matin place du Jardin public !”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34165/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34165/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34165/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34165
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34213
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheny | 89 | 494 km N | 2,206 | 38 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 50 % · humidity 0 % |
| Toulenne | 33 | 337 km W | 2,881 | 53.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 50 % |
| Champigny | 89 | 536 km N | 2,128 | 45 | Partly served | no figures |
| Vivier-au-Court | 08 | 697 km N | 2,732 | 47.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 43 % · humidity 0 % |
| Montois-la-Montagne | 57 | 658 km N | 2,711 | 38.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 53 % · humidity 0 % |
| Boutigny-sur-Essonne | 91 | 557 km N | 3,146 | 31.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 49 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toulenne | 33 | 337 km W | 2,881 | 53.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 50 % |
| Cheny | 89 | 494 km N | 2,206 | 38 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 50 % · humidity 0 % |
| Champigny | 89 | 536 km N | 2,128 | 45 | Partly served | no figures |
| Boutigny-sur-Essonne | 91 | 557 km N | 3,146 | 31.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 49 % · humidity 0 % |
| Montois-la-Montagne | 57 | 658 km N | 2,711 | 38.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 53 % · humidity 0 % |
| Vivier-au-Court | 08 | 697 km N | 2,732 | 47.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 43 % · 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 Montbazin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mireval | 34 | 8.7 km E | 3,301 | 45.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saussan | 34 | 8.9 km NE | 2,069 | 44 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vic-la-Gardiole | 34 | 8.8 km E | 3,428 | 51.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lavérune | 34 | 12 km NE | 3,302 | 52.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-André-de-Roquelongue | 11 | 83 km SW | 1,488 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bram | 11 | 131 km W | 3,233 | 52.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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