Prades-sur-Vernazobre
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 26/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 58 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Prades-sur-Vernazobre (INSEE 34218) is in Hérault (34), part of CC Sud-Hérault. Population 374 (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 26/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 58 % of the 18,059 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 | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.52 | 5 | 2.61 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (AUX 3 FRINGAL'S). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (PRADES SUR VERNAZOBRE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
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. [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 | AUX 3 FRINGAL'S | 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 | 1 | PRADES SUR VERNAZOBRE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 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 | 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 293 (2012) → 374 (2023): 27.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 211 (1990) → 374 (2023): 77.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 247, of which 23.9 % second homes and 7.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Chinian): 4.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Chinian): 4.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Chinian): 4.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Cessenon-sur-Orb): 5.9 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Chinian): 3.8 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, 5 km away at 191 m; the village itself is at 106 m. [10]
The village sits 85 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, 12.3 km away at 258 m, over 18 summers. [10]
That station sits 152 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, 5 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 — 34218/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34218/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34218/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34218/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serqueux | 52 | 549 km N | 377 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 23 % · winter 3 % |
| Saint-Germain-Beaupré | 23 | 338 km N | 352 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 43 % · humidity 57 % |
| Rigny-le-Ferron | 10 | 532 km N | 323 | 21.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 53 % · humidity 57 % |
| Géraudot | 10 | 550 km N | 339 | 26.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 36 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bouillac | 12 | 141 km NW | 375 | 23 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 51 % · winter 59 % |
| Causse-de-la-Selle | 34 | 67 km NE | 454 | 29.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 35 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Causse-de-la-Selle | 34 | 67 km NE | 454 | 29.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 35 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bouillac | 12 | 141 km NW | 375 | 23 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 51 % · winter 59 % |
| Saint-Germain-Beaupré | 23 | 338 km N | 352 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 43 % · humidity 57 % |
| Rigny-le-Ferron | 10 | 532 km N | 323 | 21.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 53 % · humidity 57 % |
| Serqueux | 52 | 549 km N | 377 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 23 % · winter 3 % |
| Géraudot | 10 | 550 km N | 339 | 26.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 36 % · 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 Prades-sur-Vernazobre'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierrerue | 34 | 2.2 km SW | 289 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Étienne-d'Albagnan | 34 | 14 km NW | 302 | 28.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Causses-et-Veyran | 34 | 8.7 km E | 613 | 30.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Puech | 34 | 38 km NE | 262 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villespassans | 34 | 9.3 km SW | 185 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-la-Blaquière | 34 | 46 km NE | 698 | 38 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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