Viols-en-Laval
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 27.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 79 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Viols-en-Laval (INSEE 34342) is in Hérault (34), part of CC du Grand Pic Saint-Loup. Population 231 (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 27.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 79 % of the 16,792 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 | 0.88 | 5 | 4.42 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (MISS'TER BURGER). [3,4]
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 | MISS'TER BURGER | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 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 207 (2012) → 231 (2023): 11.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 82 (1990) → 231 (2023): 181.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 120, of which 5.8 % second homes and 8.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Viols-le-Fort): 2.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Viols-le-Fort): 2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Viols-le-Fort): 2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Martin-de-Londres): 4.8 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Viols-le-Fort): 1.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 50 days a year at or above 30 °C and 57 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST MARTIN DE LONDRES weather station, 3 km away at 214 m; the village itself is at 253 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at PRADES LE LEZ, 12 km away at 69 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 184 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,052 mm of rain a year, spread over 74 days — about 14.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST MARTIN DE LONDRES, 3 km away at 214 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 — 34342/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34342/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34342/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34342/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34343
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34274
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Laurent-des-Combes | 33 | 331 km NW | 231 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saulxures-lès-Bulgnéville | 88 | 520 km N | 227 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 64 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Chapelle-d'Aunainville | 28 | 539 km N | 239 | 21.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Jully-sur-Sarce | 10 | 486 km N | 232 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cerre-lès-Noroy | 70 | 473 km NE | 238 | 22.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mérignac | 17 | 364 km NW | 237 | 22.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Laurent-des-Combes | 33 | 331 km NW | 231 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mérignac | 17 | 364 km NW | 237 | 22.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cerre-lès-Noroy | 70 | 473 km NE | 238 | 22.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Jully-sur-Sarce | 10 | 486 km N | 232 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saulxures-lès-Bulgnéville | 88 | 520 km N | 227 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 64 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Chapelle-d'Aunainville | 28 | 539 km N | 239 | 21.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 95 % · 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 Viols-en-Laval'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aussac | 81 | 136 km W | 255 | 21.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montagnac | 30 | 40 km NE | 249 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sieurac | 81 | 130 km W | 256 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fénols | 81 | 135 km W | 244 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lacave | 46 | 211 km NW | 271 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mauressargues | 30 | 42 km NE | 188 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
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