Pouzols
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 35.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 51 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pouzols (INSEE 34215) is in Hérault (34), part of CC Vallée de l'Hérault. Population 953 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 35.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 51 % of the 14,595 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.86 | 5 | 4.28 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (POUZOLS AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE POUZOLS). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (JUAN ROSA). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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 | 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) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | POUZOLS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE POUZOLS | 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 | JUAN ROSA | 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 867 (2012) → 953 (2023): 9.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 436 (1990) → 953 (2023): 118.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 457, of which 7.2 % second homes and 4.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Canet): 2.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Canet): 2.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Canet): 2.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Le Pouget): 3.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Pouzols): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 56 days a year at or above 30 °C and 30 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LE POUGET weather station, 4.1 km away at 70 m; the village itself is at 64 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST ANDRE DE SANGONIS, 5.1 km away at 86 m, over 20 summers. [11]
An average of 696 mm of rain a year, spread over 64 days — about 10.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CANET, 4 km away at 46 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34215/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34215/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34215/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34215/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34051
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34210
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34215
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bendejun | 06 | 305 km E | 971 | 32.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 64 % · humidity 64 % |
| Domazan | 30 | 98 km E | 960 | 37.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Désirat | 07 | 208 km NE | 891 | 33.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Langensoultzbach | 67 | 677 km NE | 904 | 30.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 51 % · humidity 64 % |
| Avernes | 95 | 621 km N | 871 | 34.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 57 % |
| Bazoches-lès-Bray | 77 | 532 km N | 878 | 32.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 72 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domazan | 30 | 98 km E | 960 | 37.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Désirat | 07 | 208 km NE | 891 | 33.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bendejun | 06 | 305 km E | 971 | 32.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 64 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bazoches-lès-Bray | 77 | 532 km N | 878 | 32.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 72 % · humidity 64 % |
| Avernes | 95 | 621 km N | 871 | 34.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 57 % |
| Langensoultzbach | 67 | 677 km NE | 904 | 30.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 51 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Pouzols'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domazan | 30 | 98 km E | 960 | 37.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mas-Blanc-des-Alpilles | 13 | 102 km E | 564 | 38.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Bauzille-de-la-Sylve | 34 | 2.8 km E | 947 | 35.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Souvignargues | 30 | 54 km NE | 957 | 43.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Adissan | 34 | 12 km SW | 1,371 | 33.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bélarga | 34 | 7.6 km S | 664 | 44 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
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