La Tour-sur-Orb
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 28.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 17 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Tour-sur-Orb (INSEE 34312) is in Hérault (34), part of CC Grand Orb Communauté de Communes en Languedoc. Population 1,350 (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 28.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 17 % of the 12,375 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.8 | 10 | 7.99 |
| Housing mix | 0.58 | 5 | 2.92 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [4,3]
1 × Restaurant (GUINGUETTE DES CABANES). [4,3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE JEAN CLAUDE CARRIÈRE). [4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LA TOUR). [4,3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 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) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | GUINGUETTE DES CABANES | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE JEAN CLAUDE CARRIÈRE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LA TOUR | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,267 (2012) → 1,350 (2023): 6.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,039 (1990) → 1,350 (2023): 29.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 923, of which 20.8 % second homes and 8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Graissessac): 4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Tour-sur-Orb): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Le Bousquet-d'Orb): 4.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Le Bousquet-d'Orb): 4.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (La Tour-sur-Orb): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 40 days a year at or above 30 °C and 18 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BEDARIEUX weather station, 1.8 km away at 373 m; the village itself is at 225 m. [11]
The village sits 148 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BEDARIEUX, 1.8 km away at 373 m, over 29 summers. [11]
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. [11]
An average of 943 mm of rain a year, spread over 79 days — about 11.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BEDARIEUX, 1.8 km away at 373 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34312/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34312/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34312/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34312/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34117
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34312
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34038
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesperon | 40 | 342 km W | 1,043 | 25.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 66 % · humidity 71 % |
| Vicq-sur-Breuilh | 87 | 262 km NW | 1,313 | 27.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 41 % · humidity 86 % |
| Régina | 973 | 6,942 km W | 1,658 | 36.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 76 % |
| Valady | 12 | 106 km NW | 1,610 | 40.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 59 % · humidity 86 % |
| Labastide-Marnhac | 46 | 162 km NW | 1,311 | 28.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Peillon | 06 | 339 km E | 1,408 | 31.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 78 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valady | 12 | 106 km NW | 1,610 | 40.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 59 % · humidity 86 % |
| Labastide-Marnhac | 46 | 162 km NW | 1,311 | 28.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vicq-sur-Breuilh | 87 | 262 km NW | 1,313 | 27.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 41 % · humidity 86 % |
| Peillon | 06 | 339 km E | 1,408 | 31.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 78 % · humidity 0 % |
| Lesperon | 40 | 342 km W | 1,043 | 25.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 66 % · humidity 71 % |
| Régina | 973 | 6,942 km W | 1,658 | 36.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 76 % |
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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 La Tour-sur-Orb'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Sardos | 82 | 164 km W | 1,120 | 35.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Savasse | 26 | 167 km NE | 1,631 | 37.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Laval-Pradel | 30 | 97 km NE | 1,125 | 22 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Monoblet | 30 | 71 km NE | 787 | 51.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Margon | 34 | 23 km SE | 778 | 42.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Garganvillar | 82 | 171 km W | 675 | 32.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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