Saint-Pons-de-Mauchiens
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 45.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 86 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Pons-de-Mauchiens (INSEE 34285) is in Hérault (34), part of CA Hérault-Méditerranée. Population 667 (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 45.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 86 % of the 16,643 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.48 | 5 | 2.39 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CHUUUUUT). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CHEZ DEDE ET PAPOU). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA CAVE DES REMPARTS). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARIE SAGNIER). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT PONS DE MAUCHIENS AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE MAIRIE DE ST PONS DE MAUCHIENS). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (KTY COIFF'). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), 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) | 1 | CHUUUUUT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | CHEZ DEDE ET PAPOU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | LA CAVE DES REMPARTS | INSEE BPE 1 / 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 MARIE SAGNIER | 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 PONS DE MAUCHIENS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE MAIRIE DE ST PONS DE MAUCHIENS | 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 | KTY COIFF' | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 662 (2012) → 667 (2023): 0.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 399 (1990) → 667 (2023): 67.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 460, of which 26.1 % second homes and 5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Pargoire): 1.7 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Pons-de-Mauchiens): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Pargoire): 1.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Pargoire): 1.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Pons-de-Mauchiens): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 56 days a year at or above 30 °C and 30 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LE POUGET weather station, 7.6 km away at 70 m; the village itself is at 99 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 9 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at PEZENAS-TOURBES, 12.4 km away at 40 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 59 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 698 mm of rain a year, spread over 61 days — about 11.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LE POUGET, 7.6 km away at 70 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34285/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34285/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34285/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34285/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34281
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34285
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clans | 06 | 297 km E | 703 | 50.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 80 % · humidity 36 % |
| Millançay | 41 | 458 km N | 716 | 46.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 65 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Maurice-sur-Aveyron | 45 | 485 km N | 836 | 41.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 3 % · winter 59 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Fortunat-sur-Eyrieux | 07 | 173 km NE | 817 | 48.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 73 % · humidity 50 % |
| Pontevès | 83 | 203 km E | 784 | 49.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 73 % · humidity 43 % |
| Riols | 34 | 58 km W | 708 | 38.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riols | 34 | 58 km W | 708 | 38.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Fortunat-sur-Eyrieux | 07 | 173 km NE | 817 | 48.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 73 % · humidity 50 % |
| Pontevès | 83 | 203 km E | 784 | 49.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 73 % · humidity 43 % |
| Clans | 06 | 297 km E | 703 | 50.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 80 % · humidity 36 % |
| Millançay | 41 | 458 km N | 716 | 46.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 65 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Maurice-sur-Aveyron | 45 | 485 km N | 836 | 41.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 3 % · winter 59 % · humidity 43 % |
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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-Pons-de-Mauchiens'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poilhes | 34 | 42 km SW | 548 | 37.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Azillanet | 34 | 66 km W | 357 | 39.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vénéjan | 30 | 119 km NE | 1,260 | 38.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Thomé | 07 | 141 km NE | 480 | 34.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cesseras | 34 | 68 km W | 435 | 39.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Campagnan | 34 | 2.7 km NW | 714 | 45.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
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