Saint-Gély-du-Fesc
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 54.8/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 40 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Gély-du-Fesc (INSEE 34255) is in Hérault (34), part of CC du Grand Pic Saint-Loup. Population 10,472 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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/34255-saint-gely-du-fesc
Vitality score
Vitality score 54.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 40 % of the 2,337 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 | 0.37 | 25 | 9.31 |
| Social | 0.67 | 20 | 13.5 |
| Education | 0.31 | 10 | 3.13 |
| Health | 0.54 | 10 | 5.43 |
| Public & culture | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.89 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
7 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE PETRIN DE SAINT-GELY · LA BOULANGERIE HERVIRTOM · PATISSERIE GUILLAUME FRANCE · R COMME ROLA · TOM COURT PATISSERIE). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION BOUCHERIE DU FORUM · LA BOUCH'RIT · MAISON ROUSTAN). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LINODIS). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (INTERMACHE · ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LA MAISON DU FROMAGE). [4]
1 × Fishmonger. [3,4]
25 × Restaurant (LES COULONDRINES · TAPENADE · BARTHELEMY · ANDIAMO PIZZA · LA PAGODE DE JADE). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (LE MILORD · TROMBINS'CLUB · L'AFFENAGE). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LE PATUS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA ROMPUDE). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE VALENE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GRAND RUE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LE PATUS). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE FRANCOIS VILLON). [3]
16 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ODILE FRYATT, MÉDECIN · CHRISTEL CUPISSOL, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE MORICONI, MÉDECIN · PRISCA DAUTHEVILLE, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PIERRE ALBERTI, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (LA NOUVELLE PHARMACIE DU FORUM · SELARL PHARMACIE NATURE ET SANTE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Cinema (ROYAL PIC SAINT LOUP). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE ROMPUDE · ESPACE GEORGES BRASSENS · SALLE MAURICE BOUSQUET). [3]
7 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · BANQUE CIC SUD OUEST · AGENCE DE ST GELY CENTRE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD). [3]
17 × Hairdresser (ARGILIER EDITH · COIFF'IN · TORRES DA COSTA SILVIA). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 3 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Library. [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 7 | LE PETRIN DE SAINT-GELY · LA BOULANGERIE HERVIRTOM · PATISSERIE GUILLAUME FRANCE · R COMME ROLA · TOM COURT PATISSERIE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION BOUCHERIE DU FORUM · LA BOUCH'RIT · MAISON ROUSTAN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LINODIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | INTERMACHE · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LA MAISON DU FROMAGE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 25 | LES COULONDRINES · TAPENADE · BARTHELEMY · ANDIAMO PIZZA · LA PAGODE DE JADE | INSEE BPE 25 / INSEE SIRENE 35 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | LE MILORD · TROMBINS'CLUB · L'AFFENAGE | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LE PATUS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA ROMPUDE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE VALENE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GRAND RUE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LE PATUS | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE FRANCOIS VILLON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 16 | ODILE FRYATT, MÉDECIN · CHRISTEL CUPISSOL, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE MORICONI, MÉDECIN · PRISCA DAUTHEVILLE, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PIERRE ALBERTI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 16 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | LA NOUVELLE PHARMACIE DU FORUM · SELARL PHARMACIE NATURE ET SANTE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 1 | ROYAL PIC SAINT LOUP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | SALLE ROMPUDE · ESPACE GEORGES BRASSENS · SALLE MAURICE BOUSQUET | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 7 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · BANQUE CIC SUD OUEST · AGENCE DE ST GELY CENTRE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 17 | ARGILIER EDITH · COIFF'IN · TORRES DA COSTA SILVIA | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 24 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday, Saturday 8h à 13h Esplanade du Devois. [5]
Trajectory
Population 9,222 (2012) → 10,472 (2023): 13.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 5,936 (1990) → 10,472 (2023): 76.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,664, of which 1.1 % second homes and 2.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Gély-du-Fesc): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Gély-du-Fesc): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Gély-du-Fesc): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Gély-du-Fesc): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Gély-du-Fesc): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 63 days a year at or above 30 °C and 54 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PRADES LE LEZ weather station, 5.8 km away at 69 m; the village itself is at 114 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at PRADES LE LEZ, 5.8 km away at 69 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 854 mm of rain a year, spread over 68 days — about 12.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PRADES LE LEZ, 5.8 km away at 69 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Pharmacy
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 — 34255/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.saintgelydufesc.com/104/la-ville/marche-de-plein-air.htm— “Le marché de plein air de Saint-Gély-du-Fesc se déroule le jeudi et le samedi, de 8h à 13h, sur l'Esplanade du Devois.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34255/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34255/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34255/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34255
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourg-de-Péage | 26 | 180 km NE | 9,921 | 69.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Nœux-les-Mines | 62 | 760 km N | 11,590 | 49.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
| Vedène | 84 | 94 km E | 11,974 | 54.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Angles | 30 | 83 km E | 8,908 | 67.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valréas | 84 | 122 km NE | 9,224 | 67.3 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
| Pérenchies | 59 | 778 km N | 8,455 | 64.3 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Angles | 30 | 83 km E | 8,908 | 67.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vedène | 84 | 94 km E | 11,974 | 54.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Valréas | 84 | 122 km NE | 9,224 | 67.3 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bourg-de-Péage | 26 | 180 km NE | 9,921 | 69.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Nœux-les-Mines | 62 | 760 km N | 11,590 | 49.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
| Pérenchies | 59 | 778 km N | 8,455 | 64.3 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · 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-Gély-du-Fesc'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Luc | 83 | 205 km E | 11,310 | 57.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Thor | 84 | 99 km E | 8,882 | 63.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Roquevaire | 13 | 150 km E | 8,915 | 66.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fayence | 83 | 233 km E | 6,157 | 63.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Auriol | 13 | 152 km E | 13,037 | 54.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Jacou | 34 | 9.3 km E | 6,924 | 59.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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