Saint-Étienne-Estréchoux
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 8.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 5 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Étienne-Estréchoux (INSEE 34252) is in Hérault (34), part of CC Grand Orb Communauté de Communes en Languedoc. Population 259 (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 8.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 5 % of the 17,354 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.39 | 10 | 3.9 |
| Housing mix | 0.7 | 5 | 3.51 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
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, Library. [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 262 (2012) → 259 (2023): -1.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 291 (1990) → 259 (2023): -11 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 249, of which 14.9 % second homes and 29.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Graissessac): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Tour-sur-Orb): 3.8 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Gervais-sur-Mare): 5.5 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Graissessac): 1.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Camplong): 1.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 37 days a year at or above 30 °C and 19 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the BEDARIEUX weather station, 4.4 km away at 373 m; the village itself is at 281 m. [12]
The village sits 92 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at BEDARIEUX, 4.4 km away at 373 m, over 29 summers. [12]
That station sits 92 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 943 mm of rain a year, spread over 79 days — about 11.9 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at BEDARIEUX, 4.4 km away at 373 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34252/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34252/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34252/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34252/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34117
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34312
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34260
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34049
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluze | 71 | 375 km N | 255 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 45 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Loreur | 50 | 675 km NW | 258 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 13 % · winter 70 % |
| Reugney | 25 | 442 km NE | 268 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 12 % · humidity 71 % |
| La Jarrie-Audouin | 17 | 386 km NW | 270 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bray-lès-Mareuil | 80 | 717 km N | 249 | 11 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montoussé | 65 | 228 km W | 250 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montoussé | 65 | 228 km W | 250 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aluze | 71 | 375 km N | 255 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 45 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Jarrie-Audouin | 17 | 386 km NW | 270 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Reugney | 25 | 442 km NE | 268 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 12 % · humidity 71 % |
| Le Loreur | 50 | 675 km NW | 258 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 13 % · winter 70 % |
| Bray-lès-Mareuil | 80 | 717 km N | 249 | 11 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
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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-Étienne-Estréchoux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saumont | 47 | 218 km W | 240 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Comberouger | 82 | 162 km W | 268 | 22.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ginoles | 11 | 117 km SW | 296 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Belvianes-et-Cavirac | 11 | 117 km SW | 270 | 22 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Antugnac | 11 | 107 km SW | 291 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Soumont | 34 | 21 km E | 246 | 26.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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