Saint-Paul-et-Valmalle

Hérault · CC Vallée de l'Hérault · INSEE 34282

A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.

Few services 36.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 41 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Saint-Paul-et-Valmalle (INSEE 34282) is in Hérault (34), part of CC Vallée de l'Hérault. Population 1,394 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). ^[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 36.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 41 % of the 12,132 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	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0.2	10	1.97
Public & culture	0.39	5	1.97
Population trend	1	10	10
Housing mix	0.94	5	4.7

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 0 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 0 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 1 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 0 of 2

Everyday services 1 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 school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. ^[3,4]

4 × Restaurant (PIZZA LOLA · LE SAINT PAUL · L'INSTANT GOURMAND). ^[4,3]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). ^[4]

1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CAROLINE PUNG, MÉDECIN). ^[4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT PAUL ET VALMALLE AP). ^[4]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). ^[4]

1 × Hairdresser. ^[4,3]

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy. ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	0		INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Butcher (boucherie)	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	0		INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Supermarket	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Fishmonger	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3]
Restaurant	4	PIZZA LOLA · LE SAINT PAUL · L'INSTANT GOURMAND	INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [4,3]
Café / bar	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Nursery school (maternelle)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE	INSEE BPE 1 [4]
Collège	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
GP (médecin généraliste)	1	CAROLINE PUNG, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 1 [4]
Pharmacy	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3]
Nurse	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Dentist	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Post office / agence postale	1	SAINT PAUL ET VALMALLE AP	INSEE BPE 1 [4]
Library	1	BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE	INSEE BPE 1 [4]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Gym / sports hall	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Bank	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Hairdresser	1		INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3]
Fuel station	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3]
Hotel	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3]
Campsite	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

1968: 272 2023: 1,394 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,040 (2012) → 1,394 (2023): 34 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 593 (1990) → 1,394 (2023): 135.1 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 607, of which 3 % second homes and 5.1 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Primary school, GP Food shop — 1.2 km EBakery — 3.0 km NEPharmacy — 6.1 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 (Montarnaud): 3 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Montarnaud): 1.2 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Saint-Paul-et-Valmalle): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). ^[9]

Pharmacy (Vailhauquès): 6.1 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[10]

Primary school (Saint-Paul-et-Valmalle): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[9]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 55.2▸

Days at or below 0 °C 39.7

Muggy days a summer 6.3

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 55 days a year at or above 30 °C and 40 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[11]

Measured at the MONTARNAUD weather station, 1.5 km away at 148 m; the village itself is at 144 m. ^[11]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. ^[11]

Humidity measured at GIGNAC, 9.9 km away at 58 m, over 10 summers. ^[11]

That station sits 86 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. ^[11]

An average of 914 mm of rain a year, spread over 69 days — about 13.2 mm on a day it rains. ^[11]

Rainfall measured at MONTARNAUD, 1.5 km away at 148 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[11]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34282/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34282/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34282/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34282/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 34163
INSEE BPE 2025 — 34282
INSEE BPE 2025 — 34320
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
Néfiach	66	132 km SW	1,383	39.8	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 80 % · humidity 57 %
Bourgneuf	17	466 km NW	1,463	35.4	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 %
Dannemarie-sur-Crète	25	433 km NE	1,486	31.5	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 64 % · humidity 64 %
Saint-Féliu-d'Amont	66	130 km SW	1,292	28.6	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 80 % · humidity 57 %
Boussières	25	430 km NE	1,208	35.7	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 64 % · humidity 64 %
Orsan	30	97 km NE	1,190	36.9	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 70 % · humidity 71 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Orsan	30	97 km NE	1,190	36.9	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 70 % · humidity 71 %
Saint-Féliu-d'Amont	66	130 km SW	1,292	28.6	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 80 % · humidity 57 %
Néfiach	66	132 km SW	1,383	39.8	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 80 % · humidity 57 %
Boussières	25	430 km NE	1,208	35.7	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 64 % · humidity 64 %
Dannemarie-sur-Crète	25	433 km NE	1,486	31.5	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 64 % · humidity 64 %
Bourgneuf	17	466 km NW	1,463	35.4	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 %

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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-Paul-et-Valmalle'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
Lirac	30	93 km NE	955	43.2	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 %
Nages-et-Solorgues	30	48 km NE	2,212	32.6	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 %
Villevieille	30	38 km NE	1,889	34.1	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 %
Restinclières	34	31 km E	2,612	43.4	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 %
Sussargues	34	28 km E	2,840	43.4	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 %
Beaulieu	34	30 km NE	2,264	56.4	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 %

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