Saint-Saturnin-de-Lucian

Identity

Saint-Saturnin-de-Lucian (INSEE 34287) is in Hérault (34), part of CC Vallée de l'Hérault. Population 303 (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.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/34287-saint-saturnin-de-lucian

Vitality score

Vitality score 40.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 93 % of the 17,846 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.

Services

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

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (O'PANIER LUCIANAIS). ^[3,4]

2 × Restaurant (PATACREPES · LESCURE MARIE HELENE). ^[3,4]

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

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. ^[3,4]

Market and village life

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

Trajectory

Population 310 (2012) → 303 (2023): -2.3 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 199 (1990) → 303 (2023): 52.3 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 205, of which 8.3 % second homes and 25.4 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Bakery (Saint-Félix-de-Lodez): 3.7 km to the south (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Saint-Saturnin-de-Lucian): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Montpeyroux): 2.8 km to the east (straight line). ^[10]

Pharmacy (Saint-Jean-de-Fos): 6.6 km to the east (straight line). ^[11]

Primary school (Saint-Saturnin-de-Lucian): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). ^[9]

Climate

An average of 57 days a year at or above 30 °C and 30 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[12]

Measured at the ST ANDRE DE SANGONIS weather station, 4.5 km away at 86 m; the village itself is at 168 m. ^[12]

The village sits 82 m above 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. ^[12]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. ^[12]

Humidity measured at ST ANDRE DE SANGONIS, 4.5 km away at 86 m, over 20 summers. ^[12]

That station sits 82 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. ^[12]

An average of 631 mm of rain a year, spread over 61 days — about 10.3 mm on a day it rains. ^[12]

Rainfall measured at ST ANDRE DE SANGONIS, 4.5 km away at 86 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[12]

What property sold for

24 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 153,300 € — 1,704 € per m² of built surface. ^[13]

The median across Hérault is 2,750 € per m², so this commune sits below it. ^[13]

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

1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34287/2023
2. INSEE density grid 2026
3. INSEE BPE 2025
4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34287/2012
6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34287/1990
7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34287/logement/2023
8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 34254
9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 34287
10. INSEE BPE 2025 — 34173
11. INSEE BPE 2025 — 34267
12. Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
13. DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025