La Grande-Motte
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 72.7/100 · confidence: low· Better served than 98 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Grande-Motte (INSEE 34344) is in Hérault (34), part of CA du Pays de l'Or. Population 8,440 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/34344-la-grande-motte
Vitality score
Vitality score 72.7/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: low (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette); sources disagree on Supermarket; sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 98 % of the 2,905 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 | 0.84 | 25 | 20.96 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.97 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.75 | 10 | 7.52 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 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]
18 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DES GOURMETS · COSTAGLIOLA · LE FRIAND DU ROI · LA COMPAGNIE DES PAINS · MIGNON). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL FOLCO · L'AMI BOUCHER · LGM TRAITEUR). [3,4]
9 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CASINO SHOP · LE PANIER PAYSAN · SPAR · FRESH SAMAK). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LIDL · U EXPRESS). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LE FROMAGER ALEXANDRE). [4]
2 × Fishmonger (AU POISSON LUNE · CHRISMAU). [3,4]
142 × Restaurant (LE GARDEN · BILLY BOY'S · BOULANGERIE MODERNE · PALMERAIE DES CARAIBES · DAISY). [3,4]
23 × Café / bar (LES COULISSES · LE FIRST · BRASSERIE 3.14 · LE 360 · MAMA OKO). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE ANDRE MALRAUX). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PHILIPPE LAMOUR). [3]
15 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PASCALINE SERRES, MÉDECIN · YVES RANDRIANJANAKA, MÉDECIN · JULIEN LAGANA, MÉDECIN · ERIC COTENCIN, MÉDECIN · PAUL GINESTE, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (SELAS PHARMACIE DE L EUROPE · PHARMACIE DU PORT · PHARMACIE CAP GOELAND). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE-LUDOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (PALAIS DES SPORTS · PREMIERE LIGNE SALLE DE REMISE EN FORME). [3]
4 × Swimming pool (ZONE DE BAIGNADE PLAGE DU COUCHANT · ZONE DE BAIGNADE PLAGE DU GRAND TRAVERS · ZONE DE BAIGNADE PLAGE DE LA GRANDE MOTTE · ZONE DE BAIGNADE PLAGE DU POINT ZERO). [3]
8 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · BANQUE CIC SUD OUEST · AGENCE DE GRANDE MOTTE EUROPE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD). [3]
23 × Hairdresser (COMPAGNIE DES COIFFEURS · GARDEN COIFFURE MIXTE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
8 × Hotel (LES CORALLINES · HOTEL LE MEDITERRANEE RESTAURANT LE · NOVOTEL - LA GRANDE MOTTE GOLF · HOTEL LE QUETZAL · HOTEL EUROPE). [3,4]
5 × Campsite (CAMPING LE GARDEN · CAMPING DE L OR · CAMPING DE LA PETITE MOTTE · CAMPING GCU · MAIANA RESORT). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 4 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 25 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 12 × Hairdresser, 2 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 18 | LE FOURNIL DES GOURMETS · COSTAGLIOLA · LE FRIAND DU ROI · LA COMPAGNIE DES PAINS · MIGNON | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | SARL FOLCO · L'AMI BOUCHER · LGM TRAITEUR | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 9 | CASINO SHOP · LE PANIER PAYSAN · SPAR · FRESH SAMAK | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 25 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | LIDL · U EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LE FROMAGER ALEXANDRE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 2 | AU POISSON LUNE · CHRISMAU | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 142 | LE GARDEN · BILLY BOY'S · BOULANGERIE MODERNE · PALMERAIE DES CARAIBES · DAISY | INSEE BPE 142 / INSEE SIRENE 223 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 23 | LES COULISSES · LE FIRST · BRASSERIE 3.14 · LE 360 · MAMA OKO | INSEE SIRENE 23 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE ANDRE MALRAUX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PHILIPPE LAMOUR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 15 | PASCALINE SERRES, MÉDECIN · YVES RANDRIANJANAKA, MÉDECIN · JULIEN LAGANA, MÉDECIN · ERIC COTENCIN, MÉDECIN · PAUL GINESTE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 15 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | SELAS PHARMACIE DE L EUROPE · PHARMACIE DU PORT · PHARMACIE CAP GOELAND | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [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 | BIBLIOTHEQUE-LUDOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | PALAIS DES SPORTS · PREMIERE LIGNE SALLE DE REMISE EN FORME | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 4 | ZONE DE BAIGNADE PLAGE DU COUCHANT · ZONE DE BAIGNADE PLAGE DU GRAND TRAVERS · ZONE DE BAIGNADE PLAGE DE LA GRANDE MOTTE · ZONE DE BAIGNADE PLAGE DU POINT ZERO | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Bank | 8 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · BANQUE CIC SUD OUEST · AGENCE DE GRANDE MOTTE EUROPE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 23 | COMPAGNIE DES COIFFEURS · GARDEN COIFFURE MIXTE | INSEE BPE 23 / INSEE SIRENE 29 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 8 | LES CORALLINES · HOTEL LE MEDITERRANEE RESTAURANT LE · NOVOTEL - LA GRANDE MOTTE GOLF · HOTEL LE QUETZAL · HOTEL EUROPE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 5 | CAMPING LE GARDEN · CAMPING DE L OR · CAMPING DE LA PETITE MOTTE · CAMPING GCU · MAIANA RESORT | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 8,509 (2012) → 8,440 (2023): -0.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 5,016 (1990) → 8,440 (2023): 68.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 20,769, of which 73.9 % second homes and 0.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Grande-Motte): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Grande-Motte): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (La Grande-Motte): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (La Grande-Motte): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (La Grande-Motte): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 9 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the LA GRANDE MOTTE weather station, 0.6 km away at 2 m; the village itself is at 3 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 15 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at MONTPELLIER-AEROPORT, 9.9 km away at 1 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 592 mm of rain a year, spread over 55 days — about 10.8 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LA GRANDE MOTTE, 0.6 km away at 2 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
sources disagree on Supermarket
sources disagree on Pharmacy
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34344/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34344/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34344/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34344/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34344
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bandol | 83 | 143 km E | 8,267 | 67.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 77 % · humidity 43 % |
| Argelès-sur-Mer | 66 | 142 km SW | 10,616 | 68.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 92 % · humidity 36 % |
| La Tour-du-Pin | 38 | 247 km NE | 8,111 | 63.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 7 % |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 74 | 343 km NE | 8,705 | 71.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Ouistreham | 14 | 717 km NW | 9,212 | 71.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 76 % · humidity 0 % |
| Dinard | 35 | 736 km NW | 10,772 | 59.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 85 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argelès-sur-Mer | 66 | 142 km SW | 10,616 | 68.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 92 % · humidity 36 % |
| Bandol | 83 | 143 km E | 8,267 | 67.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 77 % · humidity 43 % |
| La Tour-du-Pin | 38 | 247 km NE | 8,111 | 63.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 7 % |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 74 | 343 km NE | 8,705 | 71.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Ouistreham | 14 | 717 km NW | 9,212 | 71.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 76 % · humidity 0 % |
| Dinard | 35 | 736 km NW | 10,772 | 59.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 85 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 La Grande-Motte'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vence | 06 | 244 km E | 19,917 | 64.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Arès | 33 | 438 km W | 6,482 | 56.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Arcachon | 33 | 437 km W | 11,092 | 65.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Andernos-les-Bains | 33 | 434 km W | 12,710 | 67.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Borgo | 2B | 448 km E | 10,311 | 50.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Roquette-sur-Siagne | 06 | 231 km E | 5,669 | 59.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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