Montels
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 19/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 49 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montels (INSEE 34167) is in Hérault (34), part of CC Sud-Hérault. Population 247 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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 19/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 49 % of the 17,181 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.55 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MONTELS). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
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. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| 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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MONTELS | 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 | 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 242 (2012) → 247 (2023): 2.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 134 (1990) → 247 (2023): 84.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 133, of which 4.5 % second homes and 10.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Capestang): 3.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Capestang): 3.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Capestang): 3.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Ouveillan): 5 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Capestang): 4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 53 days a year at or above 30 °C and 23 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BEZIERS-COURTADE weather station, 11 km away at 25 m; the village itself is at 8 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 10 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST JEAN DE MINERVOIS, 17.3 km away at 258 m, over 18 summers. [10]
That station sits 250 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 537 mm of rain a year, spread over 56 days — about 9.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BEZIERS-COURTADE, 11 km away at 25 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34167/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34167/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34167/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34167/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34052
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11269
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Laurent-Chabreuges | 43 | 222 km N | 253 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 11 % · humidity 29 % |
| Fontains | 77 | 582 km N | 256 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 66 % · humidity 36 % |
| Aren | 64 | 301 km W | 246 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Sauville | 08 | 709 km N | 243 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 39 % |
| Rotangy | 60 | 703 km N | 235 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 51 % · humidity 29 % |
| Bornambusc | 76 | 733 km N | 245 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 84 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Laurent-Chabreuges | 43 | 222 km N | 253 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 11 % · humidity 29 % |
| Aren | 64 | 301 km W | 246 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Fontains | 77 | 582 km N | 256 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 66 % · humidity 36 % |
| Rotangy | 60 | 703 km N | 235 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 51 % · humidity 29 % |
| Sauville | 08 | 709 km N | 243 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 39 % |
| Bornambusc | 76 | 733 km N | 245 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 84 % |
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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 Montels'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbes | 81 | 80 km NW | 247 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Poudis | 81 | 88 km W | 272 | 24.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Garrevaques | 81 | 88 km W | 398 | 23.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jonquières | 81 | 83 km NW | 439 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montgey | 81 | 91 km W | 272 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cuq | 81 | 85 km NW | 482 | 20.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
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