Saint-Jean-de-la-Blaquière
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 38/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Jean-de-la-Blaquière (INSEE 34268) is in Hérault (34), part of CC Lodévois et Larzac. Population 698 (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 38/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 70 % of the 16,393 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 | 0.48 | 20 | 9.5 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.67 | 5 | 3.34 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (AMJ PIZZAS · LA PETITE FRINGALE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT JEAN DE LA BLAQUIERE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE JEAN ROS). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| 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 | 3 | AMJ PIZZAS · LA PETITE FRINGALE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | SAINT JEAN DE LA BLAQUIERE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE JEAN ROS | 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 | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 624 (2012) → 698 (2023): 11.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 338 (1990) → 698 (2023): 106.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 397, of which 16.6 % second homes and 5.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Bosc): 2.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Saturnin-de-Lucian): 4.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Le Bosc): 6.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Lodève): 8.2 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Jean-de-la-Blaquière): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 51 days a year at or above 30 °C and 9 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the SOUMONT weather station, 6.1 km away at 252 m; the village itself is at 166 m. [12]
The village sits 86 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 6 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at SOUMONT, 6.1 km away at 252 m, over 28 summers. [12]
That station sits 86 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 78 days — about 12.1 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at SOUMONT, 6.1 km away at 252 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
43 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 190,000 € — 1,725 € per m² of built surface. [13]
5 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 157,920 € — 1,327 € per m². [13]
The median across Hérault is 2,750 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [13]
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 — 34268/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34268/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34268/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34268/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34036
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34287
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34142
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34268
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massillargues-Attuech | 30 | 59 km NE | 672 | 38.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Navour-sur-Grosne | 71 | 308 km N | 660 | 36.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 11 % · humidity 71 % |
| Grignols | 24 | 275 km NW | 667 | 35.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bourneau | 85 | 457 km NW | 710 | 31.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 65 % · humidity 71 % |
| Cazedarnes | 34 | 45 km SW | 682 | 38.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Brouzet-lès-Alès | 30 | 81 km NE | 670 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cazedarnes | 34 | 45 km SW | 682 | 38.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Massillargues-Attuech | 30 | 59 km NE | 672 | 38.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brouzet-lès-Alès | 30 | 81 km NE | 670 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grignols | 24 | 275 km NW | 667 | 35.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Navour-sur-Grosne | 71 | 308 km N | 660 | 36.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 11 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bourneau | 85 | 457 km NW | 710 | 31.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 65 % · 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-Jean-de-la-Blaquière'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brouzet-lès-Alès | 30 | 81 km NE | 670 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Serviès | 81 | 113 km W | 584 | 29.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Laurent-le-Minier | 30 | 31 km NE | 372 | 31.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Prades-sur-Vernazobre | 34 | 46 km SW | 374 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vero | 2A | 485 km E | 640 | 50.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Carbuccia | 2A | 487 km E | 379 | 33.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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