Péret
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 34.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 41 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Péret (INSEE 34197) is in Hérault (34), part of CC du Clermontais. Population 1,137 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/34197-peret
Vitality score
Vitality score 34.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 41 % of the 13,564 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.72 | 5 | 3.59 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES DOUCEURS DE VALGER). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LA FELICITA · NISA THAI). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JACQUES MONTAGNE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (PERET AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE PAUL SILHOL). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (HALLE DES SPORTS). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (LES CISEAUX DE SANDRINE · LE SALON DE MANON). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LES DOUCEURS DE VALGER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 2 | LA FELICITA · NISA THAI | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JACQUES MONTAGNE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | PERET AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE PAUL SILHOL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | HALLE DES SPORTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | LES CISEAUX DE SANDRINE · LE SALON DE MANON | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 976 (2012) → 1,137 (2023): 16.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 521 (1990) → 1,137 (2023): 118.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 665, of which 14.1 % second homes and 6.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Péret): 0.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Cabrières): 2.7 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Aspiran): 3.4 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Aspiran): 4.4 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Péret): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 50 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LE POUGET weather station, 10.1 km away at 70 m; the village itself is at 145 m. [11]
The village sits 75 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 5 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ROUJAN-INRAE, 11.1 km away at 73 m, over 15 summers. [11]
That station sits 72 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 696 mm of rain a year, spread over 64 days — about 10.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CANET, 6.7 km away at 46 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
84 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 208,050 € — 1,787 € per m² of built surface. [12]
15 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 112,450 € — 2,298 € per m². [12]
The median across Hérault is 2,750 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
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 — 34197/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34197/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34197/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34197/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34197
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34045
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34013
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Guierche | 72 | 562 km NW | 1,300 | 31.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 66 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bois-le-Roi | 27 | 609 km N | 1,238 | 32.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 66 % · humidity 71 % |
| Hauteville-sur-Fier | 74 | 329 km NE | 1,155 | 32.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 35 % · humidity 71 % |
| Cazères-sur-l'Adour | 40 | 299 km W | 1,128 | 30.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 89 % · humidity 14 % |
| Barbières | 26 | 207 km NE | 1,143 | 32.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 76 % · humidity 71 % |
| Avremesnil | 76 | 722 km N | 994 | 40.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbières | 26 | 207 km NE | 1,143 | 32.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 76 % · humidity 71 % |
| Cazères-sur-l'Adour | 40 | 299 km W | 1,128 | 30.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 89 % · humidity 14 % |
| Hauteville-sur-Fier | 74 | 329 km NE | 1,155 | 32.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 35 % · humidity 71 % |
| La Guierche | 72 | 562 km NW | 1,300 | 31.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 66 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bois-le-Roi | 27 | 609 km N | 1,238 | 32.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 66 % · humidity 71 % |
| Avremesnil | 76 | 722 km N | 994 | 40.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
Sort and compare these on the full list →
…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 Péret'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Coucourde | 26 | 163 km NE | 1,240 | 44.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Puy-Saint-Martin | 26 | 172 km NE | 827 | 49.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Argelliers | 34 | 26 km NE | 1,002 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rompon | 07 | 169 km NE | 1,139 | 26.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Espondeilhan | 34 | 19 km SW | 1,268 | 38.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gabian | 34 | 12 km SW | 886 | 53.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/34197-peret