Les Plans
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 16/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 27 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Les Plans (INSEE 34205) is in Hérault (34), part of CC Lodévois et Larzac. Population 315 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 16/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 27 % of the 17,949 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.78 | 10 | 7.8 |
| Housing mix | 0.54 | 5 | 2.68 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FRANCOIS-XAVIER DETRY, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Campsite (NATURISM LAMBEYRAN). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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) | 1 | FRANCOIS-XAVIER DETRY, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | NATURISM LAMBEYRAN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 296 (2012) → 315 (2023): 6.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 246 (1990) → 315 (2023): 28 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 220, of which 23.2 % second homes and 6.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lodève): 4.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lodève): 3.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Les Plans): 1.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Lodève): 4.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Lodève): 4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 38 days a year at or above 30 °C and 32 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LODEVE weather station, 3.3 km away at 184 m; the village itself is at 278 m. [10]
The village sits 94 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LES PLANS, 4.4 km away at 846 m, over 26 summers. [10]
That station sits 568 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 1,121 mm of rain a year, spread over 87 days — about 12.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LODEVE, 3.3 km away at 184 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 — 34205/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34205/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34205/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34205/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34142
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34205
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parnes | 60 | 617 km N | 313 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Rebreuviette | 62 | 727 km N | 253 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 100 % · humidity 71 % |
| Cunèges | 24 | 258 km NW | 314 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Petitmont | 54 | 605 km NE | 305 | 7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 30 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Pierre-le-Vieux | 48 | 122 km N | 308 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 31 % · winter 0 % |
| La Louptière-Thénard | 10 | 516 km N | 302 | 15 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 76 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Pierre-le-Vieux | 48 | 122 km N | 308 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 31 % · winter 0 % |
| Cunèges | 24 | 258 km NW | 314 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Louptière-Thénard | 10 | 516 km N | 302 | 15 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 76 % · humidity 64 % |
| Petitmont | 54 | 605 km NE | 305 | 7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 30 % · humidity 64 % |
| Parnes | 60 | 617 km N | 313 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Rebreuviette | 62 | 727 km N | 253 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 100 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Les Plans'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ginoles | 11 | 134 km SW | 296 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-Lespinasse | 46 | 167 km NW | 404 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vieux | 81 | 116 km W | 230 | 12 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montastruc | 82 | 163 km W | 303 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Razimet | 47 | 252 km W | 309 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Andiran | 47 | 243 km W | 260 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
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