Usclas-d'Hérault
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 26.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 53 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Usclas-d'Hérault (INSEE 34315) is in Hérault (34), part of CC du Clermontais. Population 439 (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 26.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 53 % of the 17,926 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.73 | 5 | 3.66 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LES RECETTES DE CHARLINE · PIZZAS LIV'). [3,4]
2 × Hairdresser (CHANTAL COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Primary school (élémentaire).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 | 2 | LES RECETTES DE CHARLINE · PIZZAS LIV' | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 2 | CHANTAL COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 340 (2012) → 439 (2023): 29.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 147 (1990) → 439 (2023): 198.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 224, of which 13.4 % second homes and 5.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Paulhan): 1.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Paulhan): 1.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Paulhan): 2.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Paulhan): 2.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Cazouls-d'Hérault): 1.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 56 days a year at or above 30 °C and 30 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LE POUGET weather station, 8.3 km away at 70 m; the village itself is at 21 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 10 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at PEZENAS-TOURBES, 10.4 km away at 40 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 644 mm of rain a year, spread over 60 days — about 10.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PEZENAS-DDE, 7.9 km away at 15 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 — 34315/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34315/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34315/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34315/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34194
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34068
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savigny | 50 | 717 km NW | 430 | 21.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · humidity 36 % |
| Saint-Aubin-sur-Yonne | 89 | 499 km N | 434 | 22.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 68 % · humidity 43 % |
| Champdolent | 17 | 430 km NW | 425 | 21.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bonneveau | 41 | 522 km NW | 454 | 16 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Marcoux | 04 | 236 km E | 466 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 0 % · humidity 29 % |
| Croisilles | 28 | 594 km N | 422 | 23.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcoux | 04 | 236 km E | 466 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 0 % · humidity 29 % |
| Champdolent | 17 | 430 km NW | 425 | 21.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Aubin-sur-Yonne | 89 | 499 km N | 434 | 22.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 68 % · humidity 43 % |
| Bonneveau | 41 | 522 km NW | 454 | 16 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Croisilles | 28 | 594 km N | 422 | 23.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 36 % |
| Savigny | 50 | 717 km NW | 430 | 21.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Usclas-d'Hérault'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oupia | 34 | 62 km SW | 274 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Germain-des-Prés | 81 | 113 km W | 928 | 32.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montels | 34 | 43 km SW | 247 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cesseras | 34 | 64 km W | 435 | 39.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Poilhes | 34 | 39 km SW | 548 | 37.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beaufort | 34 | 62 km SW | 214 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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