Saint-Aunès
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 52.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 53 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Aunès (INSEE 34240) is in Hérault (34), part of CA du Pays de l'Or. Population 4,530 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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/34240-saint-aunes
Vitality score
Vitality score 52.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 53 % of the 5,059 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.66 |
| Social | 0.48 | 20 | 9.7 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.5 | 10 | 4.99 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.91 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA CHOCOLATERIE DU BLASON · SAVEURS ET TRADITIONS · AUX PAINS DE JEANNETTE). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (ALDI MARCHE · HYPER SAINT AUNES · BIO & SENS SAINT AUNES). [3,4]
14 × Restaurant (BRASSERIE GUSTO · SARL \ RESTAURANT CHEZ ROMAIN · LA CANTINA · MCDONALD'S · SUBWAY SUBAUNES). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ALBERT DUBOUT). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ALBERT DUBOUT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE LA BUISSONNIERE). [3]
1 × Collège (ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE LA BUISSONNIERE). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FLORIANE ALLARD, MÉDECIN · JULIE BLANCHON, MÉDECIN · KATY ARNAUD, MÉDECIN · SANDRA JAEGER, MÉDECIN · BASTIEN MICHAU, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE SAINT AUNES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE ANDRE WILLAIME). [3]
2 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD). [3]
8 × Hairdresser (SARL TOGIBE COIFFURE · ACTIF COIFFURE · JEAN CLAUDE AUBRY INTERNATIONAL). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
3 × Hotel (HOTELF1 · HOTEL B&B MONTPELLIER VENDARGUES · HOTEL ECOPARC). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 4 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Café / bar. [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | LA CHOCOLATERIE DU BLASON · SAVEURS ET TRADITIONS · AUX PAINS DE JEANNETTE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 3 | ALDI MARCHE · HYPER SAINT AUNES · BIO & SENS SAINT AUNES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 14 | BRASSERIE GUSTO · SARL \ RESTAURANT CHEZ ROMAIN · LA CANTINA · MCDONALD'S · SUBWAY SUBAUNES | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 26 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ALBERT DUBOUT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ALBERT DUBOUT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE LA BUISSONNIERE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE LA BUISSONNIERE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | FLORIANE ALLARD, MÉDECIN · JULIE BLANCHON, MÉDECIN · KATY ARNAUD, MÉDECIN · SANDRA JAEGER, MÉDECIN · BASTIEN MICHAU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE SAINT AUNES | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | MÉDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE ANDRE WILLAIME | 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 | 2 | BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 8 | SARL TOGIBE COIFFURE · ACTIF COIFFURE · JEAN CLAUDE AUBRY INTERNATIONAL | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 3 | HOTELF1 · HOTEL B&B MONTPELLIER VENDARGUES · HOTEL ECOPARC | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday 9h à 13h centre ville de Saint-Aunès. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,042 (2012) → 4,530 (2023): 48.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,027 (1990) → 4,530 (2023): 123.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,990, of which 0.9 % second homes and 3.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Aunès): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Le Crès): 1.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Saint-Aunès): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Vendargues): 2.2 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Saint-Aunès): 0.5 km to the north-east (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. [12]
Measured at the MONTPELLIER-AEROPORT weather station, 6.5 km away at 1 m; the village itself is at 36 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 15 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at MONTPELLIER-AEROPORT, 6.5 km away at 1 m, over 30 summers. [12]
An average of 619 mm of rain a year, spread over 57 days — about 10.9 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at MONTPELLIER-AEROPORT, 6.5 km away at 1 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
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 — 34240/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.saint-aunes.fr/— “soutenons nos commerces de proximité et notre marché du samedi matin de 9h à 13h au centre ville de Saint-Aunès”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34240/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34240/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34240/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34240
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34090
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34327
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châtenois | 67 | 580 km NE | 4,294 | 43.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 46 % · humidity 7 % |
| Rilhac-Rancon | 87 | 327 km NW | 4,805 | 42.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 39 % · humidity 14 % |
| Le Versoud | 38 | 232 km NE | 4,900 | 44.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 41 % · humidity 7 % |
| Holtzheim | 67 | 617 km NE | 3,850 | 42.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 50 % · humidity 7 % |
| Saint-Ay | 45 | 500 km N | 3,766 | 35.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 46 % · humidity 0 % |
| Neuilly-Crimolois | 21 | 415 km N | 3,588 | 37.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 47 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Versoud | 38 | 232 km NE | 4,900 | 44.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 41 % · humidity 7 % |
| Rilhac-Rancon | 87 | 327 km NW | 4,805 | 42.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 39 % · humidity 14 % |
| Neuilly-Crimolois | 21 | 415 km N | 3,588 | 37.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 47 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Ay | 45 | 500 km N | 3,766 | 35.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 46 % · humidity 0 % |
| Châtenois | 67 | 580 km NE | 4,294 | 43.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 46 % · humidity 7 % |
| Holtzheim | 67 | 617 km NE | 3,850 | 42.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 50 % · humidity 7 % |
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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 Saint-Aunès'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cers | 34 | 64 km SW | 2,503 | 55.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villeneuve-lès-Béziers | 34 | 66 km SW | 4,500 | 56.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Hagetmau | 40 | 367 km W | 4,624 | 61.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pérols | 34 | 7.9 km S | 9,615 | 66.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bram | 11 | 156 km W | 3,233 | 52.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bessan | 34 | 53 km SW | 5,838 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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