Pérols
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 66.5/100 · confidence: low· Better served than 88 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pérols (INSEE 34198) is in Hérault (34), part of Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole. Population 9,615 (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/34198-perols
Vitality score
Vitality score 66.5/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: low (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette); sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 88 % of the 2,567 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 | 0.49 | 25 | 12.19 |
| Social | 0.89 | 20 | 17.77 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.74 | 10 | 7.39 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.96 | 10 | 9.58 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.55 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA PAYSANNE · FOURNIER · JEFF DE BRUGES · GALZIN LITTORAL). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (EXPL BOUCHERIES VITOU). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'ESSENTIEL). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (AUCHAN · CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [3,4]
38 × Restaurant (FLUNCH · EL DUENDE · FAFA · ATHEAS). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (BAR LE FLORIDE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES SOPHORAS). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULIETTE FIGON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE FONT MARTIN). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE FREDERIC MISTRAL). [3]
12 × GP (médecin généraliste) (GABRIELLE MANLHIOT, MÉDECIN · ALEXANDRE KARA BERLIOZ, MÉDECIN · CHARLOTTE NEBOUT-PAUTHE, MÉDECIN · FABIEN SULTANA, MÉDECIN · YANNICK DUVAL, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE PLEIN SUD · LA GRANDE PHARMACIE BY MEDIPRIX · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE JEAN GIONO). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA TOUR · PARK SUITES ARENA · GYMNASE MULTISPORTS COLETTE BESSON). [3]
6 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · AGENCE DE PEROLS · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD · BNP PARIBAS · CREDIT LYONNAIS). [3]
18 × Hairdresser (SARL STYL 25 · AMARINO YOLANDE · SAP · LEA LLINES MASSAGE ET SOPHROLOGIE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (EUROTEL · HOTEL BRITHOTEL PEROLS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 8 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 1 × GP (médecin généraliste), 1 × Bank, 4 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | LA PAYSANNE · FOURNIER · JEFF DE BRUGES · GALZIN LITTORAL | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | EXPL BOUCHERIES VITOU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | L'ESSENTIEL | INSEE SIRENE 3 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | AUCHAN · CARREFOUR EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 38 | FLUNCH · EL DUENDE · FAFA · ATHEAS | INSEE BPE 38 / INSEE SIRENE 78 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | BAR LE FLORIDE | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES SOPHORAS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULIETTE FIGON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE FONT MARTIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE FREDERIC MISTRAL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 12 | GABRIELLE MANLHIOT, MÉDECIN · ALEXANDRE KARA BERLIOZ, MÉDECIN · CHARLOTTE NEBOUT-PAUTHE, MÉDECIN · FABIEN SULTANA, MÉDECIN · YANNICK DUVAL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE PLEIN SUD · LA GRANDE PHARMACIE BY MEDIPRIX · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [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 JEAN GIONO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA TOUR · PARK SUITES ARENA · GYMNASE MULTISPORTS COLETTE BESSON | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 6 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · AGENCE DE PEROLS · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD · BNP PARIBAS · CREDIT LYONNAIS | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 18 | SARL STYL 25 · AMARINO YOLANDE · SAP · LEA LLINES MASSAGE ET SOPHROLOGIE | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 25 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | EUROTEL · HOTEL BRITHOTEL PEROLS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day (reported, unverified): Saturday 8:00 – 13:00 Coeur de ville. No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5]
Trajectory
Population 8,788 (2012) → 9,615 (2023): 9.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 6,595 (1990) → 9,615 (2023): 45.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,085, of which 4.5 % second homes and 5.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pérols): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Pérols): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Pérols): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Pérols): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Pérols): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
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. [10]
Measured at the MONTPELLIER-AEROPORT weather station, 1.6 km away at 1 m; the village itself is at 7 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 15 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MONTPELLIER-AEROPORT, 1.6 km away at 1 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 619 mm of rain a year, spread over 57 days — about 10.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MONTPELLIER-AEROPORT, 1.6 km away at 1 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
sources disagree on Restaurant
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 — 34198/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-perols.fr/— “SAMEDI 5 MARCHE TRADITIONNEL 8:00 – 13:00 / Coeur de ville”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34198/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34198/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34198/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34198
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dardilly | 69 | 257 km N | 9,221 | 65 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 58 % · humidity 0 % |
| Lamorlaye | 60 | 632 km N | 9,082 | 61.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 66 % · humidity 0 % |
| Fuveau | 13 | 130 km E | 10,337 | 51.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 18 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bellerive-sur-Allier | 03 | 287 km N | 8,943 | 62.5 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 66 % · humidity 0 % |
| Gouvieux | 60 | 636 km N | 8,867 | 58 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 66 % · humidity 0 % |
| Roquevaire | 13 | 135 km E | 8,915 | 66.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 45 % · humidity 21 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuveau | 13 | 130 km E | 10,337 | 51.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 18 % · humidity 0 % |
| Roquevaire | 13 | 135 km E | 8,915 | 66.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 45 % · humidity 21 % |
| Dardilly | 69 | 257 km N | 9,221 | 65 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 58 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bellerive-sur-Allier | 03 | 287 km N | 8,943 | 62.5 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 66 % · humidity 0 % |
| Lamorlaye | 60 | 632 km N | 9,082 | 61.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 66 % · humidity 0 % |
| Gouvieux | 60 | 636 km N | 8,867 | 58 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 66 % · 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 Pérols'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puget-sur-Argens | 83 | 220 km E | 8,602 | 65.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bessan | 34 | 48 km SW | 5,838 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villeneuve-lès-Béziers | 34 | 61 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 | 63 km SW | 8,588 | 68.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Palavas-les-Flots | 34 | 4.2 km S | 6,133 | 69.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hagetmau | 40 | 366 km W | 4,624 | 61.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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