Sorbs
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 6.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 16 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sorbs (INSEE 34303) is in Hérault (34), part of CC Lodévois et Larzac. Population 40 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/34303-sorbs
Vitality score
Vitality score 6.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 16 % of the 3,405 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 | 0.53 | 10 | 5.26 |
| Housing mix | 0.01 | 5 | 0.07 |
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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 37 (2012) → 40 (2023): 8.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 39 (1990) → 40 (2023): 2.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 69, of which 49.3 % second homes and 14.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Caylar): 7.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Couvertoirade): 7 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Bez-et-Esparon): 13.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Arre): 12.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Le Caylar): 7.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 76 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the LE CAYLAR G. weather station, 7.3 km away at 730 m; the village itself is at 698 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at LES PLANS, 17.4 km away at 846 m, over 26 summers. [12]
That station sits 148 m above 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 1,131 mm of rain a year, spread over 98 days — about 11.5 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at LE CAYLAR G., 7.3 km away at 730 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34303/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34303/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34303/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34303/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34064
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12082
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30038
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30016
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authiou | 58 | 375 km N | 41 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lemps | 26 | 169 km E | 40 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 59 % · humidity 86 % |
| Penta-Acquatella | 2B | 510 km E | 41 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 3 % · humidity 86 % |
| Campoussy | 66 | 152 km SW | 42 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Williers | 08 | 658 km N | 39 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Binos | 31 | 251 km SW | 40 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campoussy | 66 | 152 km SW | 42 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lemps | 26 | 169 km E | 40 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 59 % · humidity 86 % |
| Binos | 31 | 251 km SW | 40 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Authiou | 58 | 375 km N | 41 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Penta-Acquatella | 2B | 510 km E | 41 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 3 % · humidity 86 % |
| Williers | 08 | 658 km N | 39 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Sorbs'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authiou | 58 | 375 km N | 41 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Williers | 08 | 658 km N | 39 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vianges | 21 | 370 km N | 35 | 2.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villiers-en-Morvan | 21 | 367 km N | 43 | 9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Buzan | 09 | 224 km SW | 47 | 5.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Villeneuve | 23 | 236 km N | 44 | 1.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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