Pézenas
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 76.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 100 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pézenas (INSEE 34199) is in Hérault (34), part of CA Hérault-Méditerranée. Population 7,797 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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/34199-pezenas
Vitality score
Vitality score 76.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 100 % of the 3,130 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 | 0.82 | 25 | 20.5 |
| Social | 0.98 | 20 | 19.61 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.81 | 10 | 8.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.52 | 10 | 5.24 |
| Housing mix | 0.78 | 5 | 3.91 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
14 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · LA CURE GOURMANDE · LE PETRIN D'AUGUSTIN · AU PAIN.ZEN.AS). [3,4]
5 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DU COURS · LA PISCENOISE · O BOUCHER · AUX DELICES D'AUVERGNE). [3,4]
6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (8 A HUIT · EPICERIE FINE LES LUCETTES · PROXI · EPICERIE ARISTIDE). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (PEZENAS DISTRIBUTION · E.LECLERC · LIDL). [3,4]
4 × Fishmonger (CHEZ MAGALI · LEFEBVRE LUDOVICK · SAVEURS MARINES). [3,4]
88 × Restaurant (GIOTTO PIZZA · LA REINE DES MERS · LAUREN · MARGUERITE · COCOMANGO). [3,4]
13 × Café / bar (AU BON COIN · STATION MIR DES ARTS · CAFE-BRASSERIE DU MIDI · LE PLAZA CAFE · RDV). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ROBERT DESNOS). [3]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE BOBY LAPOINTE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE CALANDRETA DELS POLINETS · ECOLE STE MARTHE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN BENE). [3]
21 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-MARC SOULIE, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE GOUDARD, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PIERRE VAREA, MÉDECIN · RICHARD THERY, MÉDECIN · KARIM DUBOIS, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (SARL PHARMACIE DU PRE SAINT JEAN · PHARMACIE DE L'AXONE · SELARL PHARMACIE GARCIAS · PHARMACIE DU COURS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE EDMOND-CHARLOT PEZENAS · RESEAU INTERCOMMUNAL DES MEDIATHÈQUES PEZENAS). [3]
1 × Cinema (MOLIERE). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE JEAN BENE · PARC DES SPORTS DE PEZENAS · CITE MIXTE COLLEGE JEAN BENE ET LYCEE JEAN MOULIN). [3]
7 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE · AGENCE DE PEZENAS · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE PEZENAS · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD). [3]
19 × Hairdresser (SARL CHANTAL COIFFURE · STUDIO 34 · JEROME BELAMAN COIFFURE · DAVID ET FLORENCE BERNARD · EPI'TETE). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL LE SAINT GERMAIN · LES CHAMBRES DE BEBIAN). [3,4]
3 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL · CAMPING LE SAINT-CHRISTOL · CAMPING LES CIGALES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 7 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 17 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 2 × Hairdresser, 2 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 14 | BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · LA CURE GOURMANDE · LE PETRIN D'AUGUSTIN · AU PAIN.ZEN.AS | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 5 | BOUCHERIE DU COURS · LA PISCENOISE · O BOUCHER · AUX DELICES D'AUVERGNE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 6 | 8 A HUIT · EPICERIE FINE LES LUCETTES · PROXI · EPICERIE ARISTIDE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | PEZENAS DISTRIBUTION · E.LECLERC · LIDL | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 4 | CHEZ MAGALI · LEFEBVRE LUDOVICK · SAVEURS MARINES | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 88 | GIOTTO PIZZA · LA REINE DES MERS · LAUREN · MARGUERITE · COCOMANGO | INSEE BPE 88 / INSEE SIRENE 132 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 13 | AU BON COIN · STATION MIR DES ARTS · CAFE-BRASSERIE DU MIDI · LE PLAZA CAFE · RDV | INSEE SIRENE 13 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ROBERT DESNOS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE BOBY LAPOINTE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE CALANDRETA DELS POLINETS · ECOLE STE MARTHE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JEAN BENE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 21 | JEAN-MARC SOULIE, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE GOUDARD, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PIERRE VAREA, MÉDECIN · RICHARD THERY, MÉDECIN · KARIM DUBOIS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 21 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | SARL PHARMACIE DU PRE SAINT JEAN · PHARMACIE DE L'AXONE · SELARL PHARMACIE GARCIAS · PHARMACIE DU COURS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [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 | 2 | MEDIATHEQUE EDMOND-CHARLOT PEZENAS · RESEAU INTERCOMMUNAL DES MEDIATHÈQUES PEZENAS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | MOLIERE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | COLLEGE JEAN BENE · PARC DES SPORTS DE PEZENAS · CITE MIXTE COLLEGE JEAN BENE ET LYCEE JEAN MOULIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 7 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE · AGENCE DE PEZENAS · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE PEZENAS · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 19 | SARL CHANTAL COIFFURE · STUDIO 34 · JEROME BELAMAN COIFFURE · DAVID ET FLORENCE BERNARD · EPI'TETE | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 26 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL LE SAINT GERMAIN · LES CHAMBRES DE BEBIAN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 3 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL · CAMPING LE SAINT-CHRISTOL · CAMPING LES CIGALES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 8,317 (2012) → 7,797 (2023): -6.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 7,613 (1990) → 7,797 (2023): 2.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,337, of which 10.9 % second homes and 13.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pézenas): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pézenas): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Pézenas): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Pézenas): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Pézenas): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 43 days a year at or above 30 °C and 23 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the PEZENAS-TOURBES weather station, 3 km away at 40 m; the village itself is at 22 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 10 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at PEZENAS-TOURBES, 3 km away at 40 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 644 mm of rain a year, spread over 60 days — about 10.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at PEZENAS-DDE, 0.5 km away at 15 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34199/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34199/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34199/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34199/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34199
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournan-en-Brie | 77 | 589 km N | 8,274 | 65.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 58 % · humidity 36 % |
| Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône | 13 | 112 km E | 8,573 | 59.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne | 73 | 308 km NE | 7,524 | 68.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 24 % · humidity 29 % |
| Saint-Claude | 39 | 378 km NE | 8,386 | 63.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 24 % · humidity 29 % |
| Lure | 70 | 527 km NE | 7,877 | 67.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 49 % · humidity 43 % |
| Lesneven | 29 | 824 km NW | 7,566 | 66.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône | 13 | 112 km E | 8,573 | 59.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne | 73 | 308 km NE | 7,524 | 68.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 24 % · humidity 29 % |
| Saint-Claude | 39 | 378 km NE | 8,386 | 63.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 24 % · humidity 29 % |
| Lure | 70 | 527 km NE | 7,877 | 67.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 49 % · humidity 43 % |
| Tournan-en-Brie | 77 | 589 km N | 8,274 | 65.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 58 % · humidity 36 % |
| Lesneven | 29 | 824 km NW | 7,566 | 66.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · 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 Pézenas'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lézignan-Corbières | 11 | 61 km SW | 10,343 | 56.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fos-sur-Mer | 13 | 123 km E | 15,862 | 61.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Port-de-Bouc | 13 | 127 km E | 15,802 | 64.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Thézan-lès-Béziers | 34 | 21 km W | 3,124 | 43.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Robion | 84 | 143 km E | 4,816 | 55.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villemoustaussou | 11 | 88 km W | 4,401 | 45.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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