Valras-Plage
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 63/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 87 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Valras-Plage (INSEE 34324) is in Hérault (34), part of CA de Béziers-Méditerranée. Population 4,432 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 63/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 87 % of the 5,166 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 | 0.69 | 25 | 17.34 |
| Social | 0.96 | 20 | 19.18 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| Population trend | 0.96 | 10 | 9.56 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SOCIETE AU REGAL · LE PETIT FOUR A BOIS · AU PETIT BONHEUR · MAISON KROUPA · MAISON CHRISTOL). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA VALRASSIENNE · BOUCHERIE LAFITTE · BOUCHERIE VIEULE). [3,4]
6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (TIMY · NORMASUD · ABC AND CO DISTRIBUTION · KARABOGA OZDAL). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CITY). [3,4]
6 × Fishmonger (VALRAS COQUILLAGES). [3,4]
62 × Restaurant (IL PADRINO · A LA BONNE FRANQUETTE · L'HIPPOCAMPE · STE NELLE LES TROIS PACHAS · LE BOLERO). [3,4]
10 × Café / bar (LES JOURS HEUREUX · AU LAMPARO · ARTISTIC BAR · LE LOCAL · LA TOCADE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULES VERNE). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (GERARD CHAMBERT, MÉDECIN · HELENE MOULS-MOLINER, MÉDECIN · ALAIN DE ALMEIDA, MÉDECIN · FABRICE MARBAT, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER MAFFRE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA PLAGE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
3 × Swimming pool (BAIGNADE AMENAGEE CASINO RIVE DROITE · BAIGNADE AMENAGEE LES MOUETTES · BAIGNADE AMENAGEE PLAGE CENTRALE RIVE DROITE). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · SOCIETE GENERALE). [3]
9 × Hairdresser (NES HAIR ARTIST · MAISON DE COIFFURE CARRILA · L'ATELIER D'AURELIE ET CELINE · LOUNGE 13). [3,4]
4 × Hotel (HOTEL ALBIZZIA · HOTEL ALCYON · HOTEL LE MIRA MAR · HOTEL DE LA PLAGE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CENTRAL CAMPING). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 4 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 3 × Hairdresser, 2 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Library. [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | SOCIETE AU REGAL · LE PETIT FOUR A BOIS · AU PETIT BONHEUR · MAISON KROUPA · MAISON CHRISTOL | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | LA VALRASSIENNE · BOUCHERIE LAFITTE · BOUCHERIE VIEULE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 6 | TIMY · NORMASUD · ABC AND CO DISTRIBUTION · KARABOGA OZDAL | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR CITY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 6 | VALRAS COQUILLAGES | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 62 | IL PADRINO · A LA BONNE FRANQUETTE · L'HIPPOCAMPE · STE NELLE LES TROIS PACHAS · LE BOLERO | INSEE BPE 62 / INSEE SIRENE 105 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 10 | LES JOURS HEUREUX · AU LAMPARO · ARTISTIC BAR · LE LOCAL · LA TOCADE | INSEE SIRENE 10 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULES VERNE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | GERARD CHAMBERT, MÉDECIN · HELENE MOULS-MOLINER, MÉDECIN · ALAIN DE ALMEIDA, MÉDECIN · FABRICE MARBAT, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER MAFFRE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA PLAGE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 3 | BAIGNADE AMENAGEE CASINO RIVE DROITE · BAIGNADE AMENAGEE LES MOUETTES · BAIGNADE AMENAGEE PLAGE CENTRALE RIVE DROITE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · SOCIETE GENERALE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 9 | NES HAIR ARTIST · MAISON DE COIFFURE CARRILA · L'ATELIER D'AURELIE ET CELINE · LOUNGE 13 | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 4 | HOTEL ALBIZZIA · HOTEL ALCYON · HOTEL LE MIRA MAR · HOTEL DE LA PLAGE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CENTRAL CAMPING | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Monday, Friday 8h à 13h place Charles Thomas (hiver) / esplanade Turco, place Panis, Front de Mer (été) (seasonal). [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,348 (2012) → 4,432 (2023): 1.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,043 (1990) → 4,432 (2023): 45.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 9,313, of which 69.6 % second homes and 1.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Valras-Plage): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Valras-Plage): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Valras-Plage): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Valras-Plage): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Valras-Plage): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 36 days a year at or above 30 °C and 21 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BEZIERS-VIAS weather station, 9.6 km away at 15 m; the village itself is at 1 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 13 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BEZIERS-VIAS, 9.6 km away at 15 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 528 mm of rain a year, spread over 54 days — about 9.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BEZIERS-VIAS, 9.6 km away at 15 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34324/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-valrasplage.fr/index.php/Les-march%C3%A9s?idpage=37&afficheMenuContextuel=true— “En hiver, du 1 er octobre au 31 mai, le marché de plein vent anime la place Charles Thomas tous les lundis et vendredis de 8h à 13h.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34324/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34324/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34324/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34324
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Lavandou | 83 | 250 km E | 6,646 | 72.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 76 % · humidity 57 % |
| Fleury | 11 | 13 km W | 4,246 | 63.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 86 % · humidity 57 % |
| Soorts-Hossegor | 40 | 384 km W | 3,817 | 69.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 50 % |
| Trouville-sur-Mer | 14 | 724 km N | 4,619 | 54.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 97 % · humidity 21 % |
| Le Croisic | 44 | 639 km NW | 4,056 | 56.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 93 % · humidity 29 % |
| Cabourg | 14 | 721 km N | 3,725 | 56.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 91 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleury | 11 | 13 km W | 4,246 | 63.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 86 % · humidity 57 % |
| Le Lavandou | 83 | 250 km E | 6,646 | 72.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 76 % · humidity 57 % |
| Soorts-Hossegor | 40 | 384 km W | 3,817 | 69.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 50 % |
| Le Croisic | 44 | 639 km NW | 4,056 | 56.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 93 % · humidity 29 % |
| Cabourg | 14 | 721 km N | 3,725 | 56.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 91 % · humidity 36 % |
| Trouville-sur-Mer | 14 | 724 km N | 4,619 | 54.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 97 % · humidity 21 % |
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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 Valras-Plage'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauvian | 34 | 6.0 km NW | 5,608 | 52.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Millas | 66 | 79 km SW | 4,417 | 44.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Laroque-des-Albères | 66 | 86 km S | 2,256 | 63.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Palavas-les-Flots | 34 | 60 km NE | 6,133 | 69.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Thuir | 66 | 81 km SW | 8,243 | 68.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sérignan | 34 | 3.9 km N | 8,588 | 68.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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