Pégairolles-de-Buèges
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 16.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 84 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pégairolles-de-Buèges (INSEE 34195) is in Hérault (34), part of CC du Grand Pic Saint-Loup. Population 54 (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 16.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 84 % of the 5,372 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.79 | 10 | 7.86 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (ARGILE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | ARGILE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 43 (2012) → 54 (2023): 25.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 42 (1990) → 54 (2023): 28.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 82, of which 61 % second homes and 2.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert): 8.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Jean-de-Buèges): 3.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Jean-de-Fos): 11.7 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Martin-de-Londres): 12.1 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Saint-Jean-de-Buèges): 3.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 50 days a year at or above 30 °C and 25 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the LA VACQUERIE_SAPC weather station, 10.5 km away at 620 m; the village itself is at 251 m. [12]
The village sits 369 m below 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at GIGNAC, 16 km away at 58 m, over 10 summers. [12]
That station sits 193 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,412 mm of rain a year, spread over 88 days — about 16 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST MAURICE-NAVACELLE, 6.5 km away at 584 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34195/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34195/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34195/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34195/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34261
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34264
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34267
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34274
- 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-Julien-des-Chazes | 43 | 138 km N | 52 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 8 % · humidity 64 % |
| Carcheto-Brustico | 2B | 496 km E | 57 | 21.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 93 % · humidity 64 % |
| Altagène | 2A | 505 km SE | 52 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 95 % · humidity 64 % |
| Sainte-Catherine | 63 | 183 km N | 57 | 11 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 19 % · humidity 64 % |
| Matra | 2B | 501 km E | 54 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Frézal-d'Albuges | 48 | 86 km N | 62 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Frézal-d'Albuges | 48 | 86 km N | 62 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Julien-des-Chazes | 43 | 138 km N | 52 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 8 % · humidity 64 % |
| Sainte-Catherine | 63 | 183 km N | 57 | 11 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 19 % · humidity 64 % |
| Carcheto-Brustico | 2B | 496 km E | 57 | 21.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 93 % · humidity 64 % |
| Matra | 2B | 501 km E | 54 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 57 % |
| Altagène | 2A | 505 km SE | 52 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 95 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Pégairolles-de-Buèges'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appelle | 81 | 134 km W | 66 | 27.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lacroisille | 81 | 135 km W | 98 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeneuvette | 34 | 27 km SW | 65 | 24.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Minervois | 34 | 77 km SW | 131 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Souspierre | 26 | 137 km NE | 108 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mouzens | 81 | 140 km W | 111 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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