Puilacher
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 18.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 14 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Puilacher (INSEE 34222) is in Hérault (34), part of CC Vallée de l'Hérault. Population 657 (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 18.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 14 % of the 16,712 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.43 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE PUILACHER LE PRÉAU). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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) | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE PUILACHER LE PRÉAU | 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 427 (2012) → 657 (2023): 53.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 132 (1990) → 657 (2023): 397.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 246, of which 5.7 % second homes and 2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Canet): 3.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bélarga): 2.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Plaissan): 1.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Le Pouget): 3.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Tressan): 1.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [12]
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. [13]
Measured at the LE POUGET weather station, 2 km away at 70 m; the village itself is at 65 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at ST ANDRE DE SANGONIS, 10.8 km away at 86 m, over 20 summers. [13]
An average of 698 mm of rain a year, spread over 61 days — about 11.4 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at LE POUGET, 2 km away at 70 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34222/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34222/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34222/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34222/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34051
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34029
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34204
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34210
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34313
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yronde-et-Buron | 63 | 229 km N | 642 | 15 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 30 % · humidity 50 % |
| Bréville-les-Monts | 14 | 693 km NW | 661 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 57 % |
| Clerlande | 63 | 263 km N | 637 | 19 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 57 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Maurice-des-Noues | 85 | 473 km NW | 642 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 93 % · humidity 57 % |
| Sciecq | 79 | 442 km NW | 659 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 95 % · humidity 64 % |
| Ollé | 28 | 562 km N | 625 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yronde-et-Buron | 63 | 229 km N | 642 | 15 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 30 % · humidity 50 % |
| Clerlande | 63 | 263 km N | 637 | 19 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 57 % · humidity 64 % |
| Sciecq | 79 | 442 km NW | 659 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 95 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Maurice-des-Noues | 85 | 473 km NW | 642 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 93 % · humidity 57 % |
| Ollé | 28 | 562 km N | 625 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 57 % |
| Bréville-les-Monts | 14 | 693 km NW | 661 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Puilacher'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boissières | 30 | 63 km E | 588 | 25.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Deaux | 30 | 76 km NE | 638 | 32.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Étienne-de-l'Olm | 30 | 77 km NE | 379 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Monteils | 30 | 79 km NE | 692 | 37.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Pons-la-Calm | 30 | 103 km NE | 501 | 33 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lacoste | 34 | 11 km NW | 303 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
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