Usclas-du-Bosc
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 17.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 42 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Usclas-du-Bosc (INSEE 34316) is in Hérault (34), part of CC Lodévois et Larzac. Population 250 (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 17.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 42 % of the 17,252 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.65 | 5 | 3.24 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE USCLAS-DU-BOSC). [3]
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. [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 | 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) | 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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE USCLAS-DU-BOSC | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 146 (2012) → 250 (2023): 71.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 57 (1990) → 250 (2023): 338.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 142, of which 17.6 % second homes and 12 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Bosc): 2.9 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Bosc): 5.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Le Bosc): 5.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Lodève): 6.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Jean-de-la-Blaquière): 2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 47 days a year at or above 30 °C and 11 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SOUMONT weather station, 4.7 km away at 252 m; the village itself is at 244 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at SOUMONT, 4.7 km away at 252 m, over 28 summers. [11]
An average of 943 mm of rain a year, spread over 78 days — about 12.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SOUMONT, 4.7 km away at 252 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 — 34316/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34316/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34316/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34316/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34036
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34142
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34268
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montauriol | 66 | 139 km SW | 254 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 43 % |
| Jussarupt | 88 | 558 km NE | 256 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 15 % · humidity 71 % |
| Vosnon | 10 | 489 km N | 240 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 46 % · humidity 71 % |
| Tilhouse | 65 | 260 km W | 225 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 16 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pers-en-Gâtinais | 45 | 490 km N | 239 | 17 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Sauvigny | 55 | 560 km N | 229 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 4 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montauriol | 66 | 139 km SW | 254 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 43 % |
| Tilhouse | 65 | 260 km W | 225 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 16 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vosnon | 10 | 489 km N | 240 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 46 % · humidity 71 % |
| Pers-en-Gâtinais | 45 | 490 km N | 239 | 17 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Jussarupt | 88 | 558 km NE | 256 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 15 % · humidity 71 % |
| Sauvigny | 55 | 560 km N | 229 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 4 % · humidity 79 % |
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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-du-Bosc'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courry | 30 | 88 km NE | 281 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Puech | 34 | 7.8 km SW | 262 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Peyremale | 30 | 83 km NE | 272 | 20.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villespassans | 34 | 55 km SW | 185 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Assignan | 34 | 55 km SW | 174 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Guargualé | 2A | 497 km SE | 146 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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