Montesquieu
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 13.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 59 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montesquieu (INSEE 34168) is in Hérault (34), part of CC Les Avant-Monts. Population 75 (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 13.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 59 % of the 7,944 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 | 0.27 | 5 | 1.35 |
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 65 (2012) → 75 (2023): 15.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 47 (1990) → 75 (2023): 59.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 63, of which 36.5 % second homes and 3.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gabian): 5.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Gabian): 5.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Roujan): 7.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Gabian): 5.5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Neffiès): 5.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 33 days a year at or above 30 °C and 37 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ROUJAN-INRAE weather station, 8.6 km away at 73 m; the village itself is at 255 m. [11]
The village sits 182 m above 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ROUJAN-INRAE, 8.6 km away at 73 m, over 15 summers. [11]
That station sits 182 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 708 mm of rain a year, spread over 67 days — about 10.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VAILHAN, 2.5 km away at 122 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34168/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34168/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34168/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34168/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34109
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34237
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34181
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtauly | 11 | 116 km SW | 73 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 72 % · humidity 64 % |
| Grandrupt | 88 | 610 km NE | 74 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 65 % · humidity 71 % |
| Gignac | 84 | 185 km E | 73 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 11 % · humidity 71 % |
| Labarthe-Bleys | 81 | 124 km NW | 74 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 93 % |
| Bézaudun-sur-Bîne | 26 | 190 km NE | 73 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 31 % · humidity 79 % |
| Antras | 09 | 204 km W | 74 | 10 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 31 % · winter 80 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtauly | 11 | 116 km SW | 73 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 72 % · humidity 64 % |
| Labarthe-Bleys | 81 | 124 km NW | 74 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 93 % |
| Gignac | 84 | 185 km E | 73 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 11 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bézaudun-sur-Bîne | 26 | 190 km NE | 73 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 31 % · humidity 79 % |
| Antras | 09 | 204 km W | 74 | 10 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 31 % · winter 80 % |
| Grandrupt | 88 | 610 km NE | 74 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 65 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Montesquieu'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frausseilles | 81 | 120 km NW | 75 | 5.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mouillac | 82 | 151 km NW | 90 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lugo-di-Nazza | 2B | 518 km E | 85 | 4.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Flaujac-Gare | 46 | 175 km NW | 84 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montamel | 46 | 187 km NW | 90 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Arx | 40 | 264 km W | 57 | 3.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
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