Palavas-les-Flots
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 69.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 96 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Palavas-les-Flots (INSEE 34192) is in Hérault (34), part of CA du Pays de l'Or. Population 6,133 (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/34192-palavas-les-flots
Vitality score
Vitality score 69.1/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 96 % of the 3,862 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 | 0.71 | 25 | 17.81 |
| Social | 0.99 | 20 | 19.82 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.68 | 10 | 6.77 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.79 | 10 | 7.92 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
10 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MILAIDHOO · BOULANGERIE MAGUELONE · CANDY LAND · AUX PECHES GOURMANDS). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHEZ LAURENT). [3,4]
7 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA TRADITION · CHEZ LES FILLES · CHEZ LES FILLES II · MARKET SAINT MAURICE · VIVAL BY CASINO). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (DISTRI-PALAVAS). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LA FROMAGERIE PALAVASIENNE). [4]
2 × Fishmonger (COQUILLAGES PONS , CABANEL). [3,4]
117 × Restaurant (PIZZERIA CATARI · AU 10 PLACE DU MARCHE · LE BILIG'S · PIZZA CHEZ MARC). [3,4]
16 × Café / bar (LA MARINE · BAR LES GLACES CATALANES · LE DAUPHIN · ES AQUI · FMC STAR). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LOUIS PASTEUR · ECOLE ELEM.SPECIALISEE PRIVEE AMETHYSTE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE FLORENCE). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-RENAUD CAZAUBON, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS POULAIN, MÉDECIN · ALAIN ASTRUC, MÉDECIN · MIRELA MITEVA VAN DYK, MÉDECIN · CHRISTIAN PAUTHE, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE GIRET · GRANDE PHARMACIE PALAVASIENNE · PHARMACIE DU LITTORAL). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE SAINT-EXUPÉRY). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE NAUTILUS). [3]
7 × Swimming pool (BAIGNADE AMENAGEE PLAGE SARRAIL · BAIGNADE PLAGE LE GREC · BAIGNADE AMENAGEE PLAGE ALBATROS · BAIGNADE AMENAGEE PLAGE SAINT MAURICE · BAIGNADE AMENAGEE PLAGE DU GRAU DU PREVOST). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · AGENCE DE PALAVAS · SOCIETE GENERALE · CREDIT LYONNAIS). [3]
14 × Hairdresser (DELTRIEU JOCELYN · SARL NEW HAIR). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
10 × Hotel (HOTEL LE GRAND LARGE · HOTEL LES COQUILLES · AMERIQUE HOTEL · HOTEL RESTAURANT LE FRANCE · HÔTEL PLAGE PALACE). [3,4]
3 × Campsite (CAMPING SAINT-MAURICE · CAMPING MONTPELLIER PLAGE · PALAVAS CAMPING). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Fishmonger, 16 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 2 × Hairdresser, 1 × Campsite.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 10 | MILAIDHOO · BOULANGERIE MAGUELONE · CANDY LAND · AUX PECHES GOURMANDS | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | CHEZ LAURENT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 7 | LA TRADITION · CHEZ LES FILLES · CHEZ LES FILLES II · MARKET SAINT MAURICE · VIVAL BY CASINO | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | DISTRI-PALAVAS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LA FROMAGERIE PALAVASIENNE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 2 | COQUILLAGES PONS , CABANEL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 117 | PIZZERIA CATARI · AU 10 PLACE DU MARCHE · LE BILIG'S · PIZZA CHEZ MARC | INSEE BPE 117 / INSEE SIRENE 161 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 16 | LA MARINE · BAR LES GLACES CATALANES · LE DAUPHIN · ES AQUI · FMC STAR | INSEE SIRENE 16 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LOUIS PASTEUR · ECOLE ELEM.SPECIALISEE PRIVEE AMETHYSTE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE FLORENCE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | JEAN-RENAUD CAZAUBON, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS POULAIN, MÉDECIN · ALAIN ASTRUC, MÉDECIN · MIRELA MITEVA VAN DYK, MÉDECIN · CHRISTIAN PAUTHE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE GIRET · GRANDE PHARMACIE PALAVASIENNE · PHARMACIE DU LITTORAL | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE SAINT-EXUPÉRY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE NAUTILUS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 7 | BAIGNADE AMENAGEE PLAGE SARRAIL · BAIGNADE PLAGE LE GREC · BAIGNADE AMENAGEE PLAGE ALBATROS · BAIGNADE AMENAGEE PLAGE SAINT MAURICE · BAIGNADE AMENAGEE PLAGE DU GRAU DU PREVOST | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · AGENCE DE PALAVAS · SOCIETE GENERALE · CREDIT LYONNAIS | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 14 | DELTRIEU JOCELYN · SARL NEW HAIR | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 10 | HOTEL LE GRAND LARGE · HOTEL LES COQUILLES · AMERIQUE HOTEL · HOTEL RESTAURANT LE FRANCE · HÔTEL PLAGE PALACE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 3 | CAMPING SAINT-MAURICE · CAMPING MONTPELLIER PLAGE · PALAVAS CAMPING | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 6,106 (2012) → 6,133 (2023): 0.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 4,748 (1990) → 6,133 (2023): 29.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 8,526, of which 50.3 % second homes and 4.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Palavas-les-Flots): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Palavas-les-Flots): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Palavas-les-Flots): 0 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Palavas-les-Flots): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Palavas-les-Flots): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 36 days a year at or above 30 °C and 21 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the MONTPELLIER-AEROPORT weather station, 5.8 km away at 1 m; the village itself is at 2 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 15 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at MONTPELLIER-AEROPORT, 5.8 km away at 1 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 619 mm of rain a year, spread over 57 days — about 10.9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at MONTPELLIER-AEROPORT, 5.8 km away at 1 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
181 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 376,500 € — 4,963 € per m² of built surface. [10]
1,234 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 190,000 € — 5,061 € per m². [10]
The median across Hérault is 2,750 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [10]
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 — 34192/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34192/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34192/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34192/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34192
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer | 83 | 169 km E | 6,000 | 55.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 73 % · humidity 14 % |
| Balaruc-les-Bains | 34 | 23 km SW | 7,139 | 66.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 76 % · humidity 36 % |
| Wimereux | 62 | 824 km N | 6,256 | 51.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 91 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Pair-sur-Mer | 50 | 724 km NW | 4,507 | 58.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 18 % · winter 88 % |
| Le Pouliguen | 44 | 647 km NW | 4,173 | 56.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 93 % · humidity 14 % |
| Cucq | 62 | 793 km N | 5,129 | 60 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 82 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balaruc-les-Bains | 34 | 23 km SW | 7,139 | 66.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 76 % · humidity 36 % |
| Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer | 83 | 169 km E | 6,000 | 55.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 73 % · humidity 14 % |
| Le Pouliguen | 44 | 647 km NW | 4,173 | 56.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 93 % · humidity 14 % |
| Saint-Pair-sur-Mer | 50 | 724 km NW | 4,507 | 58.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 18 % · winter 88 % |
| Cucq | 62 | 793 km N | 5,129 | 60 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 82 % · humidity 0 % |
| Wimereux | 62 | 824 km N | 6,256 | 51.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 91 % · 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 Palavas-les-Flots'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vias | 34 | 48 km SW | 5,952 | 66.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bessan | 34 | 45 km SW | 5,838 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pérols | 34 | 4.2 km N | 9,615 | 66.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villeneuve-lès-Béziers | 34 | 58 km SW | 4,500 | 56.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sérignan | 34 | 60 km SW | 8,588 | 68.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Valras-Plage | 34 | 60 km SW | 4,432 | 63 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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