Saint-Julien
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 21.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 60 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Julien (INSEE 34271) is in Hérault (34), part of CC du Minervois au Caroux. Population 228 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 21.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 60 % of the 16,725 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.69 | 10 | 6.88 |
| Housing mix | 0.18 | 5 | 0.91 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (L'AUBERGE DE MAUROUL · AU TI CARI DE MARIE). [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-JULIEN). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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] | |
| 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 | 2 | L'AUBERGE DE MAUROUL · AU TI CARI DE MARIE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-JULIEN | 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 212 (2012) → 228 (2023): 7.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 192 (1990) → 228 (2023): 18.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 237, of which 40.9 % second homes and 5.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Olargues): 1.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Olargues): 1.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Olargues): 1.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Olargues): 1.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Olargues): 1.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 19 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CAMBON-ET-SALVERGUES weather station, 7.7 km away at 955 m; the village itself is at 257 m. [9]
The village sits 698 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at MURAT SUR VEBRE, 10.8 km away at 1,022 m, over 22 summers. [9]
That station sits 765 m above 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 1,260 mm of rain a year, spread over 82 days — about 15.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at OLARGUES, 1.5 km away at 182 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 — 34271/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34271/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34271/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34271/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34187
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thoras | 43 | 153 km N | 243 | 13 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Léotoing | 43 | 201 km N | 226 | 18 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 65 % · humidity 64 % |
| Vieussan | 34 | 5.4 km SE | 267 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Rochecolombe | 07 | 160 km NE | 227 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 81 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chanaleilles | 43 | 151 km N | 173 | 15 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Réotier | 05 | 317 km NE | 226 | 22.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vieussan | 34 | 5.4 km SE | 267 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chanaleilles | 43 | 151 km N | 173 | 15 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Thoras | 43 | 153 km N | 243 | 13 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Rochecolombe | 07 | 160 km NE | 227 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 81 % · humidity 79 % |
| Léotoing | 43 | 201 km N | 226 | 18 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 65 % · humidity 64 % |
| Réotier | 05 | 317 km NE | 226 | 22.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
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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-Julien'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pardailhan | 34 | 15 km SW | 193 | 25.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marnac | 24 | 207 km NW | 187 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nanteuil-Auriac-de-Bourzac | 24 | 291 km NW | 234 | 5.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bouteilles-Saint-Sébastien | 24 | 287 km NW | 172 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Geyrac | 24 | 233 km NW | 197 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Cernin-de-l'Herm | 24 | 192 km NW | 193 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
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