Nizas
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 46.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 88 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Nizas (INSEE 34184) is in Hérault (34), part of CA Hérault-Méditerranée. Population 662 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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 46.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 88 % of the 16,666 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.94 | 10 | 9.42 |
| Housing mix | 0.61 | 5 | 3.04 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (KDI NIZACOIS). [4,3]
1 × Restaurant (LE PADDOCK). [4,3]
1 × Café / bar (CAFE DE L'UNION). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MOLIERE). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (NIZAS AP). [4]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE CLAUDE-AZEMA NIZAS). [4]
2 × Hairdresser (LAURE COIFF' · STELL'HAIR). [4,3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | KDI NIZACOIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | LE PADDOCK | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 1 | CAFE DE L'UNION | INSEE SIRENE 1 [3] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MOLIERE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | NIZAS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE CLAUDE-AZEMA NIZAS | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | LAURE COIFF' · STELL'HAIR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,3] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 616 (2012) → 662 (2023): 7.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 459 (1990) → 662 (2023): 44.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 444, of which 19.6 % second homes and 3.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lézignan-la-Cèbe): 3.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Nizas): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Lézignan-la-Cèbe): 3.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Lézignan-la-Cèbe): 3.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Nizas): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 45 days a year at or above 30 °C and 28 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ROUJAN-INRAE weather station, 7.3 km away at 73 m; the village itself is at 67 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ROUJAN-INRAE, 7.3 km away at 73 m, over 15 summers. [10]
An average of 644 mm of rain a year, spread over 60 days — about 10.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PEZENAS-DDE, 6.1 km away at 15 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
61 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 207,600 € — 2,035 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Hérault is 2,750 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
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
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34184/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34184/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34184/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34184/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34136
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34184
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mailhac | 11 | 52 km SW | 595 | 47.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 89 % · humidity 57 % |
| Condé-Folie | 80 | 730 km N | 865 | 45.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
| Campagne-sur-Aude | 11 | 118 km SW | 618 | 56.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| L'Éguille | 17 | 424 km NW | 910 | 49.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bélarga | 34 | 7.8 km NE | 664 | 44 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Baume-de-Transit | 26 | 149 km NE | 942 | 54.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bélarga | 34 | 7.8 km NE | 664 | 44 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mailhac | 11 | 52 km SW | 595 | 47.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 89 % · humidity 57 % |
| Campagne-sur-Aude | 11 | 118 km SW | 618 | 56.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Baume-de-Transit | 26 | 149 km NE | 942 | 54.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
| L'Éguille | 17 | 424 km NW | 910 | 49.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Condé-Folie | 80 | 730 km N | 865 | 45.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 99 % · 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 Nizas'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campagne-sur-Aude | 11 | 118 km SW | 618 | 56.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Autignac | 34 | 19 km W | 982 | 41.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Puy-Saint-Martin | 26 | 176 km NE | 827 | 49.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Neffiès | 34 | 6.5 km W | 1,008 | 39.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cournanel | 11 | 109 km SW | 659 | 34.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Creissan | 34 | 36 km SW | 1,436 | 31.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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