Pignan
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 57.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 63 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pignan (INSEE 34202) is in Hérault (34), part of Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole. Population 8,431 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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/34202-pignan
Vitality score
Vitality score 57.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 63 % of the 2,905 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.39 |
| Social | 0.68 | 20 | 13.7 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.5 | 10 | 4.99 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.82 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (D & B SIMONIN · EMMA · VICTOIRE PIGNAN). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE ROBERT). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ISULA 2 · MARKET ILYAN). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (SPAR · PROPIGNAN). [3,4]
15 × Restaurant (PIZZA PLANET · MJ ORGANISATION · L'AS DE PIZZ · TOUTYCUIT · BURGER'S). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LOUIS LOUBET). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LUCIE AUBRAC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARCELIN ALBERT). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE MARIE CURIE). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MANEL RAHOUI, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE MIALOT, MÉDECIN · SOFIA TAVERNE, MÉDECIN · BENOIT CATRIN, MÉDECIN · ADRIEN RAYNAL, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELAS PHARMACIE DE L HORLOGE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE LA GARE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE JHOAN FAGES · COLLEGE MARIE CURIE). [3]
1 × Bank (CIC SUD OUEST). [3]
12 × Hairdresser (BOUCLES D'OR · LORMA TIF · SONIA CAMPILLO COIFFURE, COLORISTE, VISAGISTE · COIFFURE A DOMICILE A TOUT PETIT PRIX). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Collège, 1 × Pharmacy.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | D & B SIMONIN · EMMA · VICTOIRE PIGNAN | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE ROBERT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | ISULA 2 · MARKET ILYAN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | SPAR · PROPIGNAN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 15 | PIZZA PLANET · MJ ORGANISATION · L'AS DE PIZZ · TOUTYCUIT · BURGER'S | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 23 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LOUIS LOUBET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LUCIE AUBRAC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARCELIN ALBERT | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE MARIE CURIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | MANEL RAHOUI, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE MIALOT, MÉDECIN · SOFIA TAVERNE, MÉDECIN · BENOIT CATRIN, MÉDECIN · ADRIEN RAYNAL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELAS PHARMACIE DE L HORLOGE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 LA GARE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE JHOAN FAGES · COLLEGE MARIE CURIE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CIC SUD OUEST | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 12 | BOUCLES D'OR · LORMA TIF · SONIA CAMPILLO COIFFURE, COLORISTE, VISAGISTE · COIFFURE A DOMICILE A TOUT PETIT PRIX | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday matins jusqu'à 13h place du Forum. [5]
Trajectory
Population 6,525 (2012) → 8,431 (2023): 29.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,097 (1990) → 8,431 (2023): 105.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,899, of which 1.8 % second homes and 5.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pignan): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Pignan): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Pignan): 0.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Pignan): 0.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Pignan): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 59 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MONTARNAUD weather station, 8.4 km away at 148 m; the village itself is at 46 m. [10]
The village sits 102 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 18 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VILLENEUVE-LES-MAG-INRAE, 8.9 km away at 20 m, over 11 summers. [10]
An average of 914 mm of rain a year, spread over 69 days — about 13.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MONTARNAUD, 8.4 km away at 148 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
330 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 350,000 € — 3,481 € per m² of built surface. [11]
170 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 199,712 € — 3,266 € per m². [11]
The median across Hérault is 2,750 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [11]
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
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 — 34202/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.pignan.fr/le-marche-de-pignan/— “Le marché vous attend tous les vendredis matins jusqu'à 13h sur la place du Forum”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34202/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34202/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34202/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34202
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venelles | 13 | 139 km E | 8,418 | 73.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 53 % · humidity 0 % |
| Vif | 38 | 223 km NE | 8,530 | 63.7 | Served | no figures |
| Privas | 07 | 145 km NE | 8,538 | 73.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 80 % · humidity 0 % |
| Hirson | 02 | 705 km N | 8,469 | 66.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 0 % |
| Thuir | 66 | 133 km SW | 8,243 | 68.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 89 % · humidity 57 % |
| Janzé | 35 | 635 km NW | 8,649 | 69.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thuir | 66 | 133 km SW | 8,243 | 68.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 89 % · humidity 57 % |
| Venelles | 13 | 139 km E | 8,418 | 73.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 53 % · humidity 0 % |
| Privas | 07 | 145 km NE | 8,538 | 73.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 80 % · humidity 0 % |
| Vif | 38 | 223 km NE | 8,530 | 63.7 | Served | no figures |
| Janzé | 35 | 635 km NW | 8,649 | 69.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 0 % |
| Hirson | 02 | 705 km N | 8,469 | 66.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · 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 Pignan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cournonterral | 34 | 4.6 km SW | 7,359 | 54.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cournonsec | 34 | 5.7 km SW | 3,616 | 41.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Georges-d'Orques | 34 | 3.6 km NE | 5,676 | 49.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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