Saint-Vincent-de-Barbeyrargues
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 31.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 48 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Vincent-de-Barbeyrargues (INSEE 34290) is in Hérault (34), part of CC du Grand Pic Saint-Loup. Population 775 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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 31.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 48 % of the 15,851 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.43 | 10 | 4.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.76 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (AURORE FOURNIER, MÉDECIN · MYRIAM AZIM, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (CAPANO PAOLA). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [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) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | AURORE FOURNIER, MÉDECIN · MYRIAM AZIM, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE | 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 | CAPANO PAOLA | 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 679 (2012) → 775 (2023): 14.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 457 (1990) → 775 (2023): 69.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 336, of which 2.4 % second homes and 3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Prades-le-Lez): 1.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Prades-le-Lez): 1.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Vincent-de-Barbeyrargues): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Prades-le-Lez): 1.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Vincent-de-Barbeyrargues): 0 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 58 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 PRADES LE LEZ weather station, 1.7 km away at 69 m; the village itself is at 139 m. [10]
The village sits 70 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at PRADES LE LEZ, 1.7 km away at 69 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 70 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 854 mm of rain a year, spread over 68 days — about 12.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PRADES LE LEZ, 1.7 km away at 69 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 — 34290/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34290/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34290/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34290/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34217
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34290
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marolles | 51 | 560 km N | 796 | 32 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vieille-Église-en-Yvelines | 78 | 573 km N | 652 | 23 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Mésage | 38 | 212 km NE | 784 | 23 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 51 % · winter 93 % |
| Chemy | 59 | 762 km N | 766 | 22.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 71 % |
| Breuil-Bois-Robert | 78 | 606 km N | 764 | 24.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 76 % · humidity 71 % |
| Athies | 62 | 738 km N | 1,038 | 20.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Pierre-de-Mésage | 38 | 212 km NE | 784 | 23 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 51 % · winter 93 % |
| Marolles | 51 | 560 km N | 796 | 32 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vieille-Église-en-Yvelines | 78 | 573 km N | 652 | 23 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 71 % |
| Breuil-Bois-Robert | 78 | 606 km N | 764 | 24.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 76 % · humidity 71 % |
| Athies | 62 | 738 km N | 1,038 | 20.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
| Chemy | 59 | 762 km N | 766 | 22.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · 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-Vincent-de-Barbeyrargues'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parignargues | 30 | 33 km NE | 629 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Croix-de-Quintillargues | 34 | 8.0 km N | 984 | 35.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montignargues | 30 | 36 km NE | 556 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vacquières | 34 | 16 km N | 772 | 34.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montpezat | 30 | 28 km NE | 1,402 | 31.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Assas | 34 | 1.9 km E | 1,405 | 40.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
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