Saint-Pierre-de-la-Fage
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 15.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 53 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Fage (INSEE 34283) is in Hérault (34), part of CC Lodévois et Larzac. Population 122 (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 15.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 53 % of the 12,371 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.56 | 5 | 2.8 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
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, Library. [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 108 (2012) → 122 (2023): 13 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 76 (1990) → 122 (2023): 60.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 100, of which 22 % second homes and 13 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Bosc): 10.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas): 4.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Soubès): 7.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Lodève): 10.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Saint-Privat): 4.4 km to the south (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 31 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the LA VACQUERIE_SAPC weather station, 2.5 km away at 620 m; the village itself is at 623 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at SOUMONT, 11.6 km away at 252 m, over 28 summers. [13]
That station sits 371 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [13]
An average of 1,243 mm of rain a year, spread over 87 days — about 14.3 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at LA VACQUERIE_SAPC, 2.5 km away at 620 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
What property sold for
11 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 127,350 € — 1,398 € per m² of built surface. [14]
The median across Hérault is 2,750 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [14]
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 — 34283/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34283/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34283/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34283/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34036
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34251
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34304
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34142
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34286
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hautefaye | 24 | 302 km NW | 123 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 93 % |
| Marillet | 85 | 443 km NW | 123 | 10 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Serre | 12 | 61 km W | 124 | 5.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chenon | 16 | 347 km NW | 124 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Christine | 63 | 257 km N | 122 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Magdeleine | 16 | 364 km NW | 118 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Serre | 12 | 61 km W | 124 | 5.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Christine | 63 | 257 km N | 122 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Hautefaye | 24 | 302 km NW | 123 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 93 % |
| Chenon | 16 | 347 km NW | 124 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Magdeleine | 16 | 364 km NW | 118 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marillet | 85 | 443 km NW | 123 | 10 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
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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-Pierre-de-la-Fage'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montaut | 24 | 247 km NW | 127 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Symphorien | 18 | 347 km N | 133 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Estivals | 19 | 208 km NW | 135 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monsaguel | 24 | 250 km NW | 131 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rouffiac | 16 | 312 km NW | 117 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Orival | 16 | 313 km NW | 149 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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