Saint-Bauzille-de-Montmel
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 30.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 25 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Bauzille-de-Montmel (INSEE 34242) is in Hérault (34), part of CC du Grand Pic Saint-Loup. Population 1,246 (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 30.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 25 % of the 12,988 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 | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.25 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (CAFE DU PUECH). [4,3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [4]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FABRICE DUMAS, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT BAUZILLE DE MONTMEL RP). [4]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DU PUECH DES MOURGUES 18 RUE DU PLAN VINCENT). [4]
2 × Hairdresser (EMMA COIFFURE). [4,3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | CAFE DU PUECH | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | FABRICE DUMAS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | SAINT BAUZILLE DE MONTMEL RP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DU PUECH DES MOURGUES 18 RUE DU PLAN VINCENT | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | EMMA COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,3] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 970 (2012) → 1,246 (2023): 28.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 479 (1990) → 1,246 (2023): 160.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 586, of which 7.5 % second homes and 4.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sainte-Croix-de-Quintillargues): 3.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Drézéry): 4.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Bauzille-de-Montmel): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Drézéry): 4.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Bauzille-de-Montmel): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 60 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST DREZERY weather station, 5.5 km away at 71 m; the village itself is at 116 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at PRADES LE LEZ, 9.3 km away at 69 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 786 mm of rain a year, spread over 66 days — about 11.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST DREZERY, 5.5 km away at 71 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
60 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 379,312 € — 2,952 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Hérault is 2,750 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34242/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34242/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34242/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34242/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34248
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34249
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34242
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villers-les-Pots | 21 | 398 km N | 1,220 | 30.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 8 % · winter 73 % |
| Bussac-sur-Charente | 17 | 426 km NW | 1,321 | 32 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Merxheim | 68 | 528 km NE | 1,396 | 31.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · humidity 79 % |
| Domgermain | 54 | 560 km N | 1,120 | 29.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 64 % |
| Brouilla | 66 | 159 km SW | 1,572 | 32.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 58 % · humidity 21 % |
| Cauvigny | 60 | 629 km N | 1,669 | 30.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brouilla | 66 | 159 km SW | 1,572 | 32.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 58 % · humidity 21 % |
| Villers-les-Pots | 21 | 398 km N | 1,220 | 30.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 8 % · winter 73 % |
| Bussac-sur-Charente | 17 | 426 km NW | 1,321 | 32 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Merxheim | 68 | 528 km NE | 1,396 | 31.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · humidity 79 % |
| Domgermain | 54 | 560 km N | 1,120 | 29.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 64 % |
| Cauvigny | 60 | 629 km N | 1,669 | 30.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 71 % |
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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-Bauzille-de-Montmel'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verquières | 13 | 78 km E | 772 | 48.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montaud | 34 | 2.1 km S | 1,014 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Junas | 30 | 13 km E | 1,343 | 43.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lézan | 30 | 28 km N | 1,561 | 48.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mas-Blanc-des-Alpilles | 13 | 64 km E | 564 | 38.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moussac | 30 | 32 km NE | 1,564 | 51.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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