Vias
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 66.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 93 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vias (INSEE 34332) is in Hérault (34), part of CA Hérault-Méditerranée. Population 5,952 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/34332-vias
Vitality score
Vitality score 66.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 93 % of the 3,979 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 | 0.73 | 25 | 18.33 |
| Social | 0.98 | 20 | 19.7 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.07 | 5 | 0.36 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE FORNEIRON · EPICERIE DU MAS · PATISSERIE DE L'EGLISE · ELVIRA · UN LAC DESIRE). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA FERME · CHEZ CHRISTOPHE). [3,4]
9 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LAVAUD ARMELLE · GONZALEZ LENDER · 8 A HUIT · SUPERETTE LES SALISSES · LES OLIVIERS). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (GEDEVIA · ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
75 × Restaurant (FRAICHEUR · LA FRITE EN MAYO · S.R.B.A · PANCHO VILLA · LES COPAINS DE LA PLAGE). [3,4]
14 × Café / bar (BAR LE REPERE DU GUERRIER · CAFE DE LA PAIX · BAR ENCEINTE CAMPING LE MEDITERRANEE PLAGE · BAR RESTAURANT DES FLOTS BLEUS · BAR L'ARCHIPEL). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LES COQUELICOTS). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN MOULIN). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LUCIANO GUIBERT, MÉDECIN · MARC RIVALLO, MÉDECIN · JANA LABUDOVA, MÉDECIN · MICHEL SARFATI, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (SELAS PHARMACIE GAYRAL · PHARMACIE VIA SOLEIL). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · AGENCE DE VIAS · BANQUE DUPUY DE PARSEVAL PAR BANQUE POPULAIRE DU S). [3]
11 × Hairdresser (CA DECOIF' · AUX CISEAUX D'OR · MANSOURI ABDELATIF · GLAM'COIF · L EVIDENCE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (MOTEL MYRIAM · REV'HOTEL). [3,4]
26 × Campsite (CAMPING MEDITERRANEE VACANCES · CAMPING LE MÉDITERRANÉE-PLAGE · CAMPING LA CARABASSE · CAMPING LES SALISSES · CAMPING L'AIR MARIN). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 4 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 13 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel, 1 × Campsite.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | BOULANGERIE FORNEIRON · EPICERIE DU MAS · PATISSERIE DE L'EGLISE · ELVIRA · UN LAC DESIRE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | LA FERME · CHEZ CHRISTOPHE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 9 | LAVAUD ARMELLE · GONZALEZ LENDER · 8 A HUIT · SUPERETTE LES SALISSES · LES OLIVIERS | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | GEDEVIA · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 75 | FRAICHEUR · LA FRITE EN MAYO · S.R.B.A · PANCHO VILLA · LES COPAINS DE LA PLAGE | INSEE BPE 75 / INSEE SIRENE 136 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 14 | BAR LE REPERE DU GUERRIER · CAFE DE LA PAIX · BAR ENCEINTE CAMPING LE MEDITERRANEE PLAGE · BAR RESTAURANT DES FLOTS BLEUS · BAR L'ARCHIPEL | INSEE SIRENE 14 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LES COQUELICOTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN MOULIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | LUCIANO GUIBERT, MÉDECIN · MARC RIVALLO, MÉDECIN · JANA LABUDOVA, MÉDECIN · MICHEL SARFATI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | SELAS PHARMACIE GAYRAL · PHARMACIE VIA SOLEIL | INSEE BPE 2 / 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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · AGENCE DE VIAS · BANQUE DUPUY DE PARSEVAL PAR BANQUE POPULAIRE DU S | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 11 | CA DECOIF' · AUX CISEAUX D'OR · MANSOURI ABDELATIF · GLAM'COIF · L EVIDENCE | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | MOTEL MYRIAM · REV'HOTEL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 26 | CAMPING MEDITERRANEE VACANCES · CAMPING LE MÉDITERRANÉE-PLAGE · CAMPING LA CARABASSE · CAMPING LES SALISSES · CAMPING L'AIR MARIN | INSEE BPE 26 / INSEE SIRENE 45 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 5,366 (2012) → 5,952 (2023): 10.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,517 (1990) → 5,952 (2023): 69.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,926, of which 46.4 % second homes and 5.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vias): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vias): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Vias): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Vias): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Vias): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
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. [9]
Measured at the BEZIERS-VIAS weather station, 5.4 km away at 15 m; the village itself is at 10 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 13 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at BEZIERS-VIAS, 5.4 km away at 15 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 528 mm of rain a year, spread over 54 days — about 9.8 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at BEZIERS-VIAS, 5.4 km away at 15 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
722 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 155,000 € — 2,741 € per m² of built surface. [10]
197 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 149,000 € — 2,706 € per m². [10]
The median across Hérault is 2,750 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [10]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34332/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34332/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34332/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34332/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34332
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancale | 35 | 722 km NW | 5,672 | 61.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 99 % · humidity 21 % |
| Calvi | 2B | 442 km E | 5,788 | 65.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 77 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron | 17 | 475 km NW | 6,633 | 68.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Sainte-Marie-la-Mer | 66 | 73 km SW | 4,952 | 57.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 91 % · humidity 50 % |
| Mimizan | 40 | 386 km W | 7,673 | 71.6 | Served | no figures |
| Ghisonaccia | 2B | 510 km E | 4,405 | 60.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 84 % · humidity 7 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Marie-la-Mer | 66 | 73 km SW | 4,952 | 57.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 91 % · humidity 50 % |
| Mimizan | 40 | 386 km W | 7,673 | 71.6 | Served | no figures |
| Calvi | 2B | 442 km E | 5,788 | 65.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 77 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron | 17 | 475 km NW | 6,633 | 68.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Ghisonaccia | 2B | 510 km E | 4,405 | 60.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 84 % · humidity 7 % |
| Cancale | 35 | 722 km NW | 5,672 | 61.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 99 % · 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 Vias'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palavas-les-Flots | 34 | 48 km NE | 6,133 | 69.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Terrasson-Lavilledieu | 24 | 263 km NW | 6,218 | 63.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fleurance | 32 | 230 km W | 6,247 | 58 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ille-sur-Têt | 66 | 96 km SW | 5,556 | 60.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lectoure | 32 | 235 km W | 3,670 | 53.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Hagetmau | 40 | 326 km W | 4,624 | 61.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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