Saint-Georges-d'Orques
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 49.5/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 37 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Georges-d'Orques (INSEE 34259) is in Hérault (34), part of Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole. Population 5,676 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 49.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 37 % of the 4,157 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 | 0.32 | 25 | 8.08 |
| Social | 0.5 | 20 | 9.98 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.5 | 10 | 4.99 |
| Public & culture | 0.11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.57 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAISON GAMET · LA CRAQUANTE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LES BOUCHERS DE ST GEORGES). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LIDL). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (ILS ET ELLES CUISINENT · LA CASBA · BELLISSIMA PIZZA · BAKUZEN). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE SAINT GEORGES). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LES PILETTES). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN JAURES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT LOUIS). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARIE-BENEDICTE VIDAL, MÉDECIN · EMELINE PAYET COLLART DUTILLEUL, MÉDECIN · CAMILLE GUILLAUME, MÉDECIN · QUENTIN FONTAINE, MÉDECIN · BEATRICE LOGNOS, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE ST GEORGES DR CALMELS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (CENTRE COMMUNAL MICHEL COLLUCI). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE ANTOINE · SOTO CORINE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 4 × Restaurant, 1 × Collège, 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | MAISON GAMET · LA CRAQUANTE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | LES BOUCHERS DE ST GEORGES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LIDL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 6 | ILS ET ELLES CUISINENT · LA CASBA · BELLISSIMA PIZZA · BAKUZEN | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE SAINT GEORGES | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LES PILETTES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN JAURES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT LOUIS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | MARIE-BENEDICTE VIDAL, MÉDECIN · EMELINE PAYET COLLART DUTILLEUL, MÉDECIN · CAMILLE GUILLAUME, MÉDECIN · QUENTIN FONTAINE, MÉDECIN · BEATRICE LOGNOS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE ST GEORGES DR CALMELS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | CENTRE COMMUNAL MICHEL COLLUCI | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | COIFFURE ANTOINE · SOTO CORINE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday 8h à 13h parking de la cave coopérative de Saint-Georges d'Orques. [5]
Trajectory
Population 5,022 (2012) → 5,676 (2023): 13 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,567 (1990) → 5,676 (2023): 59.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,934, of which 4.3 % second homes and 9.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Georges-d'Orques): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Georges-d'Orques): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Georges-d'Orques): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Georges-d'Orques): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Georges-d'Orques): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 57 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MONTARNAUD weather station, 8.2 km away at 148 m; the village itself is at 73 m. [10]
The village sits 75 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 16 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VILLENEUVE-LES-MAG-INRAE, 9.8 km away at 20 m, over 11 summers. [10]
That station sits 53 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 816 mm of rain a year, spread over 65 days — about 12.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MONTPELLIER-ENSAM, 6.1 km away at 45 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
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 — 34259/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-st-georges-dorques.fr/vivre-a-st-georges/marche/— “Tous les samedis matin, le marché a lieu de 8h à 13 h sur le parking de la cave coopérative de Saint-Georges d'Orques”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34259/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34259/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34259/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34259
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Genis-les-Ollières | 69 | 250 km N | 5,439 | 45.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 78 % · humidity 0 % |
| Grand-Charmont | 25 | 496 km NE | 5,873 | 41.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 49 % · humidity 0 % |
| Horbourg-Wihr | 68 | 570 km NE | 6,199 | 54.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 51 % · humidity 0 % |
| Dechy | 59 | 751 km N | 5,338 | 53 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 84 % |
| Royat | 63 | 246 km N | 4,479 | 50.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 72 % · humidity 0 % |
| Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or | 69 | 256 km N | 6,311 | 59.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 85 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royat | 63 | 246 km N | 4,479 | 50.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 72 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Genis-les-Ollières | 69 | 250 km N | 5,439 | 45.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 78 % · humidity 0 % |
| Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or | 69 | 256 km N | 6,311 | 59.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 85 % · humidity 0 % |
| Grand-Charmont | 25 | 496 km NE | 5,873 | 41.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 49 % · humidity 0 % |
| Horbourg-Wihr | 68 | 570 km NE | 6,199 | 54.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 51 % · humidity 0 % |
| Dechy | 59 | 751 km N | 5,338 | 53 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 84 % |
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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-Georges-d'Orques'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendargues | 34 | 16 km E | 7,262 | 69.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cournonterral | 34 | 8.1 km SW | 7,359 | 54.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pignan | 34 | 3.6 km SW | 8,431 | 57.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marsillargues | 34 | 32 km E | 6,988 | 54.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lansargues | 34 | 24 km E | 3,233 | 47.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cournonsec | 34 | 9.2 km SW | 3,616 | 41.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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