Pierrerue
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 19.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 44 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pierrerue (INSEE 34201) is in Hérault (34), part of CC Sud-Hérault. Population 289 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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/34201-pierrerue
Vitality score
Vitality score 19.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 44 % of the 17,765 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.62 | 10 | 6.16 |
| Housing mix | 0.5 | 5 | 2.51 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (SARL L'AUBERGE VIGNERONNE). [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (LA COIFFURE AUX 4 SAISONS BY AURELIE MARTELLI). [3,4]
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. [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 | SARL L'AUBERGE VIGNERONNE | 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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | LA COIFFURE AUX 4 SAISONS BY AURELIE MARTELLI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 291 (2012) → 289 (2023): -0.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 259 (1990) → 289 (2023): 11.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 249, of which 24.9 % second homes and 12.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Chinian): 2.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Chinian): 2.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Chinian): 2.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Cessenon-sur-Orb): 7 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Chinian): 1.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 49 days a year at or above 30 °C and 9 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BERLOU weather station, 6.8 km away at 191 m; the village itself is at 109 m. [10]
The village sits 82 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 8 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST JEAN DE MINERVOIS, 10.6 km away at 258 m, over 18 summers. [10]
That station sits 149 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 872 mm of rain a year, spread over 74 days — about 11.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BERLOU, 6.8 km away at 191 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34201/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34201/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34201/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34201/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34245
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34074
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Bâtie-Montsaléon | 05 | 250 km NE | 304 | 27.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 0 % · humidity 43 % |
| Chambon | 37 | 416 km NW | 311 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 58 % · humidity 64 % |
| Le Castellet | 04 | 248 km E | 296 | 24.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 73 % · humidity 50 % |
| Millemont | 78 | 606 km N | 272 | 24.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 45 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Denis | 30 | 136 km NE | 296 | 22.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 68 % · humidity 71 % |
| Clara-Villerach | 66 | 103 km SW | 265 | 23 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clara-Villerach | 66 | 103 km SW | 265 | 23 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Denis | 30 | 136 km NE | 296 | 22.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 68 % · humidity 71 % |
| Le Castellet | 04 | 248 km E | 296 | 24.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 73 % · humidity 50 % |
| La Bâtie-Montsaléon | 05 | 250 km NE | 304 | 27.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 0 % · humidity 43 % |
| Chambon | 37 | 416 km NW | 311 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 58 % · humidity 64 % |
| Millemont | 78 | 606 km N | 272 | 24.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 45 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Pierrerue'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Puech | 34 | 40 km NE | 262 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villespassans | 34 | 7.2 km SW | 185 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Prades-sur-Vernazobre | 34 | 2.2 km NE | 374 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Étienne-d'Albagnan | 34 | 15 km NW | 302 | 28.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Berlou | 34 | 6.8 km N | 211 | 20.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vieussan | 34 | 12 km N | 267 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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