Paulhan
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 52.5/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 57 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Paulhan (INSEE 34194) is in Hérault (34), part of CC du Clermontais. Population 4,039 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/34194-paulhan
Vitality score
Vitality score 52.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)).
Better served than 57 % of the 5,587 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 | 0.73 | 20 | 14.64 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.55 | 10 | 5.53 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.6 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU BON PAIN · BOULANGERIE GAELLE). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA FERME PAULHANAISE · EPICERIE SD). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
11 × Restaurant (SARL GISSOT · LE CHAT NOIR · PHILIPPE PIZZA · DECO LE ROUGE ET NOIR). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LA BRASSERIE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE FRANCOISE DOLTO). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ARC EN CIEL). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE EMMANUEL MAFFRE-BAUGE). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ROBERT DI MARTINO, MÉDECIN · GERALD RUBI, MÉDECIN · VERONIQUE JOURDAN, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER MERIC, MÉDECIN · CORALIE JOSUAN, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (SELAS PHARMACIE DE LA FONETTE · PHARMACIE DU GRIFFE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE JEANNE GRIZARD). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE PAULHAN · COLLEGE EMMANUEL MAFFRE BAUGE). [3]
10 × Hairdresser (PAOL'RHAIR · SOPHIE · AU SALON D'ELODIE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | AU BON PAIN · BOULANGERIE GAELLE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | LA FERME PAULHANAISE · EPICERIE SD | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 11 | SARL GISSOT · LE CHAT NOIR · PHILIPPE PIZZA · DECO LE ROUGE ET NOIR | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LA BRASSERIE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE FRANCOISE DOLTO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ARC EN CIEL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE EMMANUEL MAFFRE-BAUGE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | ROBERT DI MARTINO, MÉDECIN · GERALD RUBI, MÉDECIN · VERONIQUE JOURDAN, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER MERIC, MÉDECIN · CORALIE JOSUAN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | SELAS PHARMACIE DE LA FONETTE · PHARMACIE DU GRIFFE | INSEE BPE 2 / 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 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE JEANNE GRIZARD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE PAULHAN · COLLEGE EMMANUEL MAFFRE BAUGE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 10 | PAOL'RHAIR · SOPHIE · AU SALON D'ELODIE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day (reported, unverified): Sunday Place de l'Ancienne Gare – Paulhan (seasonal). No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,769 (2012) → 4,039 (2023): 7.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,580 (1990) → 4,039 (2023): 56.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,058, of which 4 % second homes and 8.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Paulhan): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Paulhan): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Paulhan): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Paulhan): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Paulhan): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 56 days a year at or above 30 °C and 30 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LE POUGET weather station, 6.6 km away at 70 m; the village itself is at 35 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 10 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at PEZENAS-TOURBES, 12.5 km away at 40 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 696 mm of rain a year, spread over 64 days — about 10.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CANET, 6.2 km away at 46 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)
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 — 34194/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.paulhan.fr/article_1568_1_le-marche-aux-puces-de-paulhan-est-de-retour-_fr.html— “Réouverture le dimanche 18 octobre 2026”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34194/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34194/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34194/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34194
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villeveyrac | 34 | 13 km E | 3,972 | 47.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 7 % |
| Layrac | 47 | 234 km W | 4,010 | 43.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Les Villages Vovéens | 28 | 545 km N | 4,009 | 48.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 76 % · humidity 36 % |
| Mondragon | 84 | 127 km NE | 3,833 | 39.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 50 % |
| Beaumont-de-Lomagne | 82 | 202 km W | 3,824 | 50.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 93 % · humidity 64 % |
| Monéteau | 89 | 479 km N | 4,114 | 51.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 93 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villeveyrac | 34 | 13 km E | 3,972 | 47.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 7 % |
| Mondragon | 84 | 127 km NE | 3,833 | 39.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 50 % |
| Beaumont-de-Lomagne | 82 | 202 km W | 3,824 | 50.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 93 % · humidity 64 % |
| Layrac | 47 | 234 km W | 4,010 | 43.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Monéteau | 89 | 479 km N | 4,114 | 51.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 93 % · humidity 43 % |
| Les Villages Vovéens | 28 | 545 km N | 4,009 | 48.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 76 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Paulhan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capestang | 34 | 41 km SW | 3,514 | 44.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Viviers | 07 | 144 km NE | 3,633 | 50.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Canet | 34 | 7.2 km N | 3,619 | 48.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Trouillas | 66 | 116 km SW | 2,324 | 54 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montady | 34 | 36 km SW | 3,990 | 50.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maraussan | 34 | 31 km SW | 4,789 | 47.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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