Saint-Jean-de-Cuculles
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 18.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 20 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Jean-de-Cuculles (INSEE 34266) is in Hérault (34), part of CC du Grand Pic Saint-Loup. Population 531 (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 18.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 20 % of the 17,610 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.82 | 5 | 4.12 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Library (LA CUCUL'THÈQUE). [3]
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. [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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 | 1 | LA CUCUL'THÈQUE | 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 | 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 481 (2012) → 531 (2023): 10.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 239 (1990) → 531 (2023): 122.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 249, of which 8.8 % second homes and 5.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers): 3.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers): 2.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers): 2.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers): 2.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers): 3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 59 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the VALFLAUNES-PLAINE weather station, 4 km away at 126 m; the village itself is at 136 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at PRADES LE LEZ, 4.6 km away at 69 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 67 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 1,004 mm of rain a year, spread over 71 days — about 14.1 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at VALFLAUNES-PLAINE, 4 km away at 126 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34266/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34266/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34266/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34266/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34276
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châteauvieux | 05 | 195 km NE | 545 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Faÿ-lès-Nemours | 77 | 506 km N | 524 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 3 % · winter 97 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bussières-et-Pruns | 63 | 255 km N | 512 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
| Laines-aux-Bois | 10 | 499 km N | 528 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 82 % · humidity 71 % |
| Villemoutiers | 45 | 482 km N | 471 | 11 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
| Avaux | 08 | 635 km N | 520 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 92 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châteauvieux | 05 | 195 km NE | 545 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bussières-et-Pruns | 63 | 255 km N | 512 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
| Villemoutiers | 45 | 482 km N | 471 | 11 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
| Laines-aux-Bois | 10 | 499 km N | 528 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 82 % · humidity 71 % |
| Faÿ-lès-Nemours | 77 | 506 km N | 524 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 3 % · winter 97 % · humidity 71 % |
| Avaux | 08 | 635 km N | 520 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 92 % |
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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-Jean-de-Cuculles'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sardan | 30 | 21 km NE | 347 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lecques | 30 | 21 km NE | 473 | 26.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cannes-et-Clairan | 30 | 26 km NE | 617 | 26.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Serres | 30 | 33 km NE | 542 | 32.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Clément | 30 | 18 km NE | 364 | 25.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Buzignargues | 34 | 14 km E | 378 | 26.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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