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Saint-Martin-de-Londres

Hérault · CC du Grand Pic Saint-Loup · INSEE 34274

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Served 72.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 100 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Saint-Martin-de-Londres (INSEE 34274) is in Hérault (34), part of CC du Grand Pic Saint-Loup. Population 2,696 (2023). [1]

INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]

Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/34274-saint-martin-de-londres

Vitality score

Vitality score 72.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 100 % of the 7,801 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.

ComponentValue (0–1)WeightContribution
Daily food0.652516.23
Social0.922018.46
Education0.39103.93
Health0.63106.29
Public & culture0.3951.97
Population trend11010
Housing mix0.8954.46

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 3 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 1 of 1
Schools 2 of 3
Health 2 of 4
Public services 1 of 1
Culture 1 of 2
Sport 1 of 2
Everyday services 2 of 3
Lodging 0 of 2
One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]

3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE LA TOUR). [3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie) (MA BOUCHERIE). [3,4]

3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CHEZ TEOLIN · FONDIS · PICORETTE). [3,4]

8 × Restaurant (TONY PIZZA · O VENT D'ANGE · MISS SAMOUSSA · 6EME SENS). [3,4]

4 × Café / bar (BAR DES TOURISTES · CAFE DES AUTOBUS). [4]

1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]

4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SOPHIE LE MERRE, MÉDECIN · CATHERINE VINCENT, MÉDECIN · CANDICE JOUANDON, MÉDECIN · FLORENT PONS, MÉDECIN). [3]

1 × Pharmacy (SNC PHARMACIE CAUSSE). [3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT MARTIN DE LONDRES LPAC AP). [3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (ESPACE SPORTIF JEU DE MAIL). [3]

3 × Hairdresser (MARTINEZ DOLORES · LA COIFFEUSE A.V · CAPILIS). [3,4]

1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant.

Not found in the commune: Supermarket. [3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)3BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE LA TOURINSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)1MA BOUCHERIEINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)3CHEZ TEOLIN · FONDIS · PICORETTEINSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Supermarket0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant8TONY PIZZA · O VENT D'ANGE · MISS SAMOUSSA · 6EME SENSINSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4]
Café / bar4BAR DES TOURISTES · CAFE DES AUTOBUSINSEE SIRENE 4 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)1ECOLE MATERNELLEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)1ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)4SOPHIE LE MERRE, MÉDECIN · CATHERINE VINCENT, MÉDECIN · CANDICE JOUANDON, MÉDECIN · FLORENT PONS, MÉDECININSEE BPE 4 [3]
Pharmacy1SNC PHARMACIE CAUSSEINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale1SAINT MARTIN DE LONDRES LPAC APINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library1BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall1ESPACE SPORTIF JEU DE MAILINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser3MARTINEZ DOLORES · LA COIFFEUSE A.V · CAPILISINSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4]
Fuel station1STATION SERVICEINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Hotel0INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Campsite0INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4]

Market and village life

Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday. [5]

Trajectory

1968: 710 peak 2017: 2,755 2023: 2,696 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 2,576 (2012) → 2,696 (2023): 4.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]

Population 1,623 (1990) → 2,696 (2023): 66.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]

Dwellings (2023): 1,296, of which 5.4 % second homes and 5.6 % vacant. [8]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 kmPharmacy — 0.5 km NE (Saint-Martin-de-Londres)
In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, GP Pharmacy — 0.5 km NE Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Saint-Martin-de-Londres): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]

Food shop (Saint-Martin-de-Londres): 0 km to the west (straight line). [9]

GP (Saint-Martin-de-Londres): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]

Pharmacy (Saint-Martin-de-Londres): 0.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]

Primary school (Saint-Martin-de-Londres): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 50 days a year at or above 30 °C and 57 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]

Measured at the ST MARTIN DE LONDRES weather station, 1.3 km away at 214 m; the village itself is at 187 m. [10]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [10]

Humidity measured at PRADES LE LEZ, 13.5 km away at 69 m, over 30 summers. [10]

That station sits 118 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 1,052 mm of rain a year, spread over 74 days — about 14.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]

Rainfall measured at ST MARTIN DE LONDRES, 1.3 km away at 214 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]

Uncertainties

The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34274/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/59/6ffbdd7e-524e-3dd6-9bbc-3a312847e4cc— “Les mercredis de la fontaine.”(unverified)
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34274/2012
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34274/1990
  8. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34274/logement/2023
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 34274
  10. 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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Villefranche-sur-Cher41418 km N2,67855.2Partly servedCooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 %
Mollégès1398 km E2,64766.8ServedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 %
Ouveillan1183 km SW2,71365ServedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 50 % · humidity 0 %
Toury28509 km N2,64057.8Partly servedCooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 97 % · humidity 71 %
Saint-Agnant17436 km NW2,78059.3Partly servedCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 53 % · humidity 79 %
Bagard3041 km NE2,60562.8ServedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 %
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Bagard3041 km NE2,60562.8ServedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 %
Ouveillan1183 km SW2,71365ServedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 50 % · humidity 0 %
Mollégès1398 km E2,64766.8ServedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 %
Villefranche-sur-Cher41418 km N2,67855.2Partly servedCooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 %
Saint-Agnant17436 km NW2,78059.3Partly servedCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 53 % · humidity 79 %
Toury28509 km N2,64057.8Partly servedCooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 97 % · 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-Martin-de-Londres'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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Lagrave81140 km W2,30562.6ServedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 %
Albias82186 km W3,24042Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 %
Souillac46217 km NW3,19256.4Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 %
Béligneux01254 km NE3,53542.8Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 %
Charleval13122 km E2,64056.5Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 %
Saint-Maurice-de-Gourdans01253 km NE2,90357.6Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 %