Sète
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 83.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 78 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sète (INSEE 34301) is in Hérault (34), part of CA Sète Agglopôle Méditerranée. Population 45,337 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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/34301-sete
Vitality score
Vitality score 83.4/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 78 % of the 496 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 | 0.93 | 25 | 23.15 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Education | 0.8 | 10 | 8.03 |
| Health | 0.96 | 10 | 9.59 |
| Public & culture | 0.27 | 5 | 1.33 |
| Population trend | 0.59 | 10 | 5.92 |
| Housing mix | 0.57 | 5 | 2.86 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
36 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE VIENNOISERIE BUONOMO FRERES · SARL SOUDAIN · BON JEAN-PHILIPPE · LA MIE DE L'ILE · DENISETTE). [3,4]
13 × Butcher (boucherie) (ETABLISSEMENTS MAURI MAX · PALUNCO ODETTE · OTM · BOUCHERIE L'OCCITANE). [3,4]
34 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SARL CANOVAS ET FILS · HAJJAJI ET FILS · CODISUD · SPAR). [3,4]
8 × Supermarket (LIDL · AUCHAN HYPERMARCHE · CARREFOUR MARKET · FRANPRIX · MONOPRIX). [3,4]
15 × Fishmonger (CHEZ NICOLE · LE PECHEUR DU MIDI). [3,4]
255 × Restaurant (LA PENICHE · LA GALINETTE · AUX PECHES MIGNON · LE VERADIER · BAR RESTAURANT DU PORT). [3,4]
73 × Café / bar (SUN 7 BEACH HOUSE · PHANGAN · LE PETIT BAR · BAR DU PLATEAU · BAR MUSICAL LE JESSIGAET). [4]
11 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE EUGENIE COTTON · ECOL MATE PAUL LANGEVIN · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE AGNES VARDA · ECOL MATE MICHELET · ECOL MATE LOUIS BLANC). [3]
13 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GEORGES BRASSENS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE PAUL LANGEVIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FERDINAND BUISSON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LAKANAL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ARAGO). [3]
4 × Collège (COLLEGE PAUL VALERY · COLLEGE VICTOR HUGO · COLLEGE JEAN MOULIN · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT-JOSEPH). [3]
56 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CATHERINE FOURNIER-KALOULOU, MÉDECIN · MARION BERTRAND, MÉDECIN · CLARA NEBOUT-PAUTHE, MÉDECIN · PASCALINE DEPREUX, MÉDECIN · MAHIEDDINE WALID KACEM, MÉDECIN). [3]
20 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE MILLET NOGUE · PHARMACIE BODART VILLENA · PHARMACIE LE SAUSSE · PHARMACIE DU CHATEAU VERT · PHARMACIE DE LA ROCADE). [3,4]
3 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MITTERRAND · MÉDIATHÈQUE MALRAUX). [3]
2 × Cinema (LE NOUVEAU PALACE · LE COMOEDIA). [3]
7 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DE REMISE EN FORME JEAN RIGAL · GYMNASE FERRARI · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU LIDO · CENTRE SPORTIF MAURICE CLAVEL · HALLE DES SPORTS MAURICE VIE). [3]
3 × Swimming pool (BAIGNADE AMENAGEE POSTE DE SECOURS DU LIDO · BAIGNADE AMENAGEE POSTE DE SECOURS DU LAZARET · BAIGNADE AMENAGEE POSTE DE SECOURS DES 3 EPIS). [3]
17 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · S.B.C.I.C. · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU LANGUEDOC · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD). [3]
62 × Hairdresser (KA COIFFURE · ID STYLE). [3,4]
5 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
14 × Hotel (HOTEL REGINA · PORT MARINE HOTEL · HOTEL L'ORQUE BLEUE · IBIS · HOTEL LE NATIONAL). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CASTELLAS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 4 × Butcher (boucherie), 7 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Supermarket, 1 × Fishmonger, 66 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 18 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 36 | BOULANGERIE VIENNOISERIE BUONOMO FRERES · SARL SOUDAIN · BON JEAN-PHILIPPE · LA MIE DE L'ILE · DENISETTE | INSEE BPE 36 / INSEE SIRENE 50 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 13 | ETABLISSEMENTS MAURI MAX · PALUNCO ODETTE · OTM · BOUCHERIE L'OCCITANE | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 22 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 34 | SARL CANOVAS ET FILS · HAJJAJI ET FILS · CODISUD · SPAR | INSEE BPE 34 / INSEE SIRENE 60 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 8 | LIDL · AUCHAN HYPERMARCHE · CARREFOUR MARKET · FRANPRIX · MONOPRIX | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 15 | CHEZ NICOLE · LE PECHEUR DU MIDI | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 24 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 255 | LA PENICHE · LA GALINETTE · AUX PECHES MIGNON · LE VERADIER · BAR RESTAURANT DU PORT | INSEE BPE 255 / INSEE SIRENE 415 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 73 | SUN 7 BEACH HOUSE · PHANGAN · LE PETIT BAR · BAR DU PLATEAU · BAR MUSICAL LE JESSIGAET | INSEE SIRENE 73 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 11 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE EUGENIE COTTON · ECOL MATE PAUL LANGEVIN · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE AGNES VARDA · ECOL MATE MICHELET · ECOL MATE LOUIS BLANC | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 13 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GEORGES BRASSENS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE PAUL LANGEVIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FERDINAND BUISSON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LAKANAL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ARAGO | INSEE BPE 13 [3] |
| Collège | 4 | COLLEGE PAUL VALERY · COLLEGE VICTOR HUGO · COLLEGE JEAN MOULIN · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT-JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 56 | CATHERINE FOURNIER-KALOULOU, MÉDECIN · MARION BERTRAND, MÉDECIN · CLARA NEBOUT-PAUTHE, MÉDECIN · PASCALINE DEPREUX, MÉDECIN · MAHIEDDINE WALID KACEM, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 56 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 20 | PHARMACIE MILLET NOGUE · PHARMACIE BODART VILLENA · PHARMACIE LE SAUSSE · PHARMACIE DU CHATEAU VERT · PHARMACIE DE LA ROCADE | INSEE BPE 20 / INSEE SIRENE 25 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Library | 2 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MITTERRAND · MÉDIATHÈQUE MALRAUX | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 2 | LE NOUVEAU PALACE · LE COMOEDIA | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 7 | SALLE DE REMISE EN FORME JEAN RIGAL · GYMNASE FERRARI · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU LIDO · CENTRE SPORTIF MAURICE CLAVEL · HALLE DES SPORTS MAURICE VIE | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 3 | BAIGNADE AMENAGEE POSTE DE SECOURS DU LIDO · BAIGNADE AMENAGEE POSTE DE SECOURS DU LAZARET · BAIGNADE AMENAGEE POSTE DE SECOURS DES 3 EPIS | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Bank | 17 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · S.B.C.I.C. · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU LANGUEDOC · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD | INSEE BPE 17 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 62 | KA COIFFURE · ID STYLE | INSEE BPE 62 / INSEE SIRENE 94 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 5 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 14 | HOTEL REGINA · PORT MARINE HOTEL · HOTEL L'ORQUE BLEUE · IBIS · HOTEL LE NATIONAL | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 34 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CASTELLAS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 44,558 (2012) → 45,337 (2023): 1.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 41,510 (1990) → 45,337 (2023): 9.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 33,815, of which 21.4 % second homes and 5.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sète): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sète): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Sète): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Sète): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Sète): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 3 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the SETE weather station, 0.6 km away at 75 m; the village itself is at 5 m. [9]
The village sits 70 m below 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 24 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at SETE, 0.6 km away at 75 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 70 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 515 mm of rain a year, spread over 52 days — about 9.9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at SETE, 0.6 km away at 75 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34301/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34301/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34301/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34301/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34301
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Malo | 35 | 731 km NW | 47,439 | 82.9 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 77 % · humidity 0 % |
| La Ciotat | 13 | 157 km E | 38,477 | 82.4 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 7 % |
| Hyères | 83 | 200 km E | 55,858 | 87.3 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 76 % · humidity 36 % |
| Grasse | 06 | 262 km E | 50,970 | 84.1 | Well served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 0 % |
| Narbonne | 11 | 61 km SW | 57,587 | 88.4 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 89 % · humidity 64 % |
| Carcassonne | 11 | 111 km W | 46,080 | 87.1 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 77 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narbonne | 11 | 61 km SW | 57,587 | 88.4 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 89 % · humidity 64 % |
| Carcassonne | 11 | 111 km W | 46,080 | 87.1 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 77 % · humidity 0 % |
| La Ciotat | 13 | 157 km E | 38,477 | 82.4 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 7 % |
| Hyères | 83 | 200 km E | 55,858 | 87.3 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 76 % · humidity 36 % |
| Grasse | 06 | 262 km E | 50,970 | 84.1 | Well served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Malo | 35 | 731 km NW | 47,439 | 82.9 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 77 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Sète'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bastia | 2B | 474 km E | 46,867 | 86.1 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Frontignan | 34 | 6.9 km NE | 24,136 | 73.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vallauris | 06 | 272 km E | 29,259 | 72.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Agde | 34 | 20 km SW | 29,939 | 80.2 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Garde | 83 | 190 km E | 26,476 | 68.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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