Portiragnes
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 58.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 81 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Portiragnes (INSEE 34209) is in Hérault (34), part of CA Hérault-Méditerranée. Population 3,530 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/34209-portiragnes
Vitality score
Vitality score 58.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 81 % of the 6,228 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 | 0.52 | 25 | 13.06 |
| Social | 0.98 | 20 | 19.61 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (B N S · EURL LO-BUE · LA BOULE D'ANGE · CHEZ FAUSTINE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SOCIETE SOGAP). [3]
5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (FONDO PIZZA · VIVAL · JJMDC GHNASSIA · CARMIC). [3,4]
50 × Restaurant (LE TROPIC · ALPHA JEUX · CASA DI PANE). [3,4]
13 × Café / bar (LA PARENTHESE · LA VOILE BLANCHE · LE JARDIN DES SABLONS · COCKTAIL · L IMPREVU). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN JAURES). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-PHILIPPE SAUCEROTTE, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PAUL SAUCEROTTE, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC MICHEL, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE L'ECLUSE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE AZALAÏS). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (NATHALIE COIFFURE A DOMICILE · SARL HAIRPURE · ROMA · AT HOME COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL LE MIRADOR). [3,4]
6 × Campsite (CAMPING DES MIMOSAS · CAMPING PLAGE DU MIDI · CAMPING BLEU MARINE-LA GAMBA FLAMEN · CAMPING LES SABLONS · CAMPING FAMILIAL LES MURIERS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 12 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | B N S · EURL LO-BUE · LA BOULE D'ANGE · CHEZ FAUSTINE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | SOCIETE SOGAP | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 5 | FONDO PIZZA · VIVAL · JJMDC GHNASSIA · CARMIC | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 50 | LE TROPIC · ALPHA JEUX · CASA DI PANE | INSEE BPE 50 / INSEE SIRENE 72 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 13 | LA PARENTHESE · LA VOILE BLANCHE · LE JARDIN DES SABLONS · COCKTAIL · L IMPREVU | INSEE SIRENE 13 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN JAURES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | JEAN-PHILIPPE SAUCEROTTE, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PAUL SAUCEROTTE, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC MICHEL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE L'ECLUSE | 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 | MEDIATHEQUE AZALAÏS | 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 | 7 | NATHALIE COIFFURE A DOMICILE · SARL HAIRPURE · ROMA · AT HOME COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL LE MIRADOR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 6 | CAMPING DES MIMOSAS · CAMPING PLAGE DU MIDI · CAMPING BLEU MARINE-LA GAMBA FLAMEN · CAMPING LES SABLONS · CAMPING FAMILIAL LES MURIERS | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday 9h à 13h Place du Bicentenaire, Portiragnes-Plage (seasonal). [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,243 (2012) → 3,530 (2023): 8.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,770 (1990) → 3,530 (2023): 99.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,568, of which 60.9 % second homes and 1.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Portiragnes): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Portiragnes): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Portiragnes): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Portiragnes): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Portiragnes): 0.5 km to the west (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 BEZIERS-VIAS weather station, 2.3 km away at 15 m; the village itself is at 15 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 13 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BEZIERS-VIAS, 2.3 km away at 15 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 528 mm of rain a year, spread over 54 days — about 9.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BEZIERS-VIAS, 2.3 km away at 15 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
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 — 34209/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-portiragnes.fr/marches/— “Tous les mercredis matin, venez flâner au marché hivernal de Portiragnes-Plage”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34209/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34209/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34209/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34209
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gréoux-les-Bains | 04 | 211 km E | 3,084 | 60.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 99 % · humidity 14 % |
| Jard-sur-Mer | 85 | 519 km NW | 3,235 | 62.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 96 % · humidity 29 % |
| Saint-Pierre-Quiberon | 56 | 689 km NW | 2,344 | 67.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 13 % · winter 81 % |
| Taninges | 74 | 404 km NE | 3,491 | 52.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 46 % · humidity 50 % |
| Neufchâtel-Hardelot | 62 | 823 km N | 4,115 | 56.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 82 % · humidity 14 % |
| Pléneuf-Val-André | 22 | 742 km NW | 3,988 | 58.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 91 % · humidity 14 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gréoux-les-Bains | 04 | 211 km E | 3,084 | 60.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 99 % · humidity 14 % |
| Taninges | 74 | 404 km NE | 3,491 | 52.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 46 % · humidity 50 % |
| Jard-sur-Mer | 85 | 519 km NW | 3,235 | 62.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 96 % · humidity 29 % |
| Saint-Pierre-Quiberon | 56 | 689 km NW | 2,344 | 67.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 13 % · winter 81 % |
| Pléneuf-Val-André | 22 | 742 km NW | 3,988 | 58.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 91 % · humidity 14 % |
| Neufchâtel-Hardelot | 62 | 823 km N | 4,115 | 56.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 82 % · humidity 14 % |
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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 Portiragnes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vias | 34 | 6.6 km E | 5,952 | 66.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lectoure | 32 | 229 km W | 3,670 | 53.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cadillac-sur-Garonne | 33 | 328 km NW | 2,670 | 61.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hagetmau | 40 | 319 km W | 4,624 | 61.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Soual | 81 | 103 km W | 2,637 | 56 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Palavas-les-Flots | 34 | 54 km NE | 6,133 | 69.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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