Alès
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 84.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 80 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Alès (INSEE 30007) is in Gard (30), part of CA Alès Agglomération. Population 46,125 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/30007-ales
Vitality score
Vitality score 84.1/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 80 % of the 490 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 | 21.05 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.98 |
| Education | 0.89 | 10 | 8.95 |
| Health | 0.9 | 10 | 9.04 |
| Public & culture | 0.27 | 5 | 1.33 |
| Population trend | 0.62 | 10 | 6.24 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.89 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
30 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL GIANNOLI · LE PETIT ATELIER · AU FOURNIL ALESIEN · LA MAISON DE LA FOUGASSE · LES CHOCOLATS D'EMILIE). [3,4]
7 × Butcher (boucherie) (DELICE VIANDE · GRAND FRAIS · L'ATELIER DU BOUCHER · BOUCH'ERIC · BOUCHERIE MARTIN). [3,4]
27 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA VIE SAINE · LE PANIER CEVENOL · AHFA · M-EXOTIC · MNEIAN VARINAK). [3,4]
14 × Supermarket (SOCIETE DE DISTRIBUTION DES ALLEMANDES · SUPDISAL · SOGARDIS · LIDL · HYPERMARCHE LA PRAIRIE). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGERIE DES HALLES). [4]
1 × Fishmonger (LA POISSONNERIE SETOISE). [3,4]
143 × Restaurant (BUFFALO GRILL · M.F.S · L'ATELIER 2 MARIE · DELICEWAVE). [3,4]
50 × Café / bar (BAR DES FORGES · LE LOUIS BLANC · ZM · CAFE PABLO NERUDA · LE TROQUET). [4]
9 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MARIE CURIE · ECOLE MATERNELLE JOSEPHINE BAKER · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CHANTILLY · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MANDAJORS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE NADINE WORMS). [3]
18 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ROMAIN ROLLAND · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MARIE CURIE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FREDERIC MISTRAL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LOUIS PASTEUR). [3]
8 × Collège (COLLEGE ALPHONSE DAUDET · COLLEGE JEAN RACINE · COLLEGE JEAN MOULIN · COLLEGE DENIS DIDEROT · ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE STEINER-WALDORF CAMINAREM). [3]
32 × GP (médecin généraliste) (NOEL WELMANT, MÉDECIN · AMANDINE SALANOVA, MÉDECIN · MALIKA KEBIRI, MÉDECIN · ANNE-LISE PERRIER-SAUTEL, MÉDECIN · DANIEL GIRE-HOULONNE, MÉDECIN). [3]
14 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE DE L HOTEL DE VILLE · PHARMACIE PRADEN ROCADE · SELARL PHARMACIE DELAROQUE CORDESSE · PHARMACIE EPINAT · GRANDE PHARMACIE DE LA ROCADE SUD). [3,4]
3 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE ALPHONSE DAUDET BIBLIOTHÈQUE ALÈS AGGLOMÉRATION · DÉPARTEMENT LECTURE PUBLIQUE ALÈS AGGLOMÉRATION MÉDIATHÈQUE ALPHONSE DAUDET). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINEPLANET). [3]
12 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE ET LYCEE LASALLE · GYMNASE RENE GATIEN · COLLEGE JEAN MOULIN · COLLEGE DENIS DIDEROT · INSTITUTION BELLEVUE). [3]
18 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · CAISSE D'EPARGNE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL D'ALES · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU LANGUEDOC). [3]
87 × Hairdresser (BEAU FREDERIC · PATRICK COIFFURE · COIFFURE MARIE-HELENE - M.H.M). [3,4]
10 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
4 × Hotel (IBIS · HOTEL CAMPANILE - ALES CENTRE · HOTEL L' ESCALE D'ALES · HOTEL DURAND - LE PATIO). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 5 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 11 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 1 × Fishmonger, 54 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 4 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 14 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 30 | SARL GIANNOLI · LE PETIT ATELIER · AU FOURNIL ALESIEN · LA MAISON DE LA FOUGASSE · LES CHOCOLATS D'EMILIE | INSEE BPE 30 / INSEE SIRENE 44 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 7 | DELICE VIANDE · GRAND FRAIS · L'ATELIER DU BOUCHER · BOUCH'ERIC · BOUCHERIE MARTIN | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 27 | LA VIE SAINE · LE PANIER CEVENOL · AHFA · M-EXOTIC · MNEIAN VARINAK | INSEE BPE 27 / INSEE SIRENE 48 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 14 | SOCIETE DE DISTRIBUTION DES ALLEMANDES · SUPDISAL · SOGARDIS · LIDL · HYPERMARCHE LA PRAIRIE | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | FROMAGERIE DES HALLES | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LA POISSONNERIE SETOISE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 143 | BUFFALO GRILL · M.F.S · L'ATELIER 2 MARIE · DELICEWAVE | INSEE BPE 143 / INSEE SIRENE 265 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 50 | BAR DES FORGES · LE LOUIS BLANC · ZM · CAFE PABLO NERUDA · LE TROQUET | INSEE SIRENE 50 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 9 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MARIE CURIE · ECOLE MATERNELLE JOSEPHINE BAKER · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CHANTILLY · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MANDAJORS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE NADINE WORMS | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 18 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ROMAIN ROLLAND · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MARIE CURIE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FREDERIC MISTRAL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LOUIS PASTEUR | INSEE BPE 18 [3] |
| Collège | 8 | COLLEGE ALPHONSE DAUDET · COLLEGE JEAN RACINE · COLLEGE JEAN MOULIN · COLLEGE DENIS DIDEROT · ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE STEINER-WALDORF CAMINAREM | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 32 | NOEL WELMANT, MÉDECIN · AMANDINE SALANOVA, MÉDECIN · MALIKA KEBIRI, MÉDECIN · ANNE-LISE PERRIER-SAUTEL, MÉDECIN · DANIEL GIRE-HOULONNE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 32 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 14 | SELARL PHARMACIE DE L HOTEL DE VILLE · PHARMACIE PRADEN ROCADE · SELARL PHARMACIE DELAROQUE CORDESSE · PHARMACIE EPINAT · GRANDE PHARMACIE DE LA ROCADE SUD | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Library | 2 | MÉDIATHÈQUE ALPHONSE DAUDET BIBLIOTHÈQUE ALÈS AGGLOMÉRATION · DÉPARTEMENT LECTURE PUBLIQUE ALÈS AGGLOMÉRATION MÉDIATHÈQUE ALPHONSE DAUDET | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINEPLANET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 12 | COLLEGE ET LYCEE LASALLE · GYMNASE RENE GATIEN · COLLEGE JEAN MOULIN · COLLEGE DENIS DIDEROT · INSTITUTION BELLEVUE | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 18 | BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · CAISSE D'EPARGNE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL D'ALES · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU LANGUEDOC | INSEE BPE 18 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 87 | BEAU FREDERIC · PATRICK COIFFURE · COIFFURE MARIE-HELENE - M.H.M | INSEE BPE 87 / INSEE SIRENE 117 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 10 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 4 | IBIS · HOTEL CAMPANILE - ALES CENTRE · HOTEL L' ESCALE D'ALES · HOTEL DURAND - LE PATIO | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 30 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Sunday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 41,031 (2012) → 46,125 (2023): 12.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 41,037 (1990) → 46,125 (2023): 12.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 25,934, of which 1.1 % second homes and 6.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Alès): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Alès): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Alès): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Alès): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Alès): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 73 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST CHRISTOL-LES-ALES weather station, 3.7 km away at 129 m; the village itself is at 136 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at DEAUX, 7.9 km away at 185 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 1,118 mm of rain a year, spread over 77 days — about 14.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ALES, 3.6 km away at 143 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30007/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/af988105-d732-3f21-b509-d40d270ffb2c— “Le Marché hebdomadaire d'Alès a lieu tous les dimanches matins.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30007/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30007/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30007/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30007
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bastia | 2B | 462 km E | 46,867 | 86.1 | Well served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 42 % · humidity 0 % |
| Charleville-Mézières | 08 | 629 km N | 45,560 | 83.9 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 % |
| Salon-de-Provence | 13 | 98 km SE | 44,194 | 85.2 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Istres | 13 | 100 km SE | 44,292 | 80.6 | Well served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 62 % · humidity 71 % |
| Évreux | 27 | 589 km N | 49,360 | 88.2 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 % |
| Chalon-sur-Saône | 71 | 301 km N | 45,102 | 82.9 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salon-de-Provence | 13 | 98 km SE | 44,194 | 85.2 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Istres | 13 | 100 km SE | 44,292 | 80.6 | Well served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 62 % · humidity 71 % |
| Chalon-sur-Saône | 71 | 301 km N | 45,102 | 82.9 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bastia | 2B | 462 km E | 46,867 | 86.1 | Well served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 42 % · humidity 0 % |
| Évreux | 27 | 589 km N | 49,360 | 88.2 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 % |
| Charleville-Mézières | 08 | 629 km N | 45,560 | 83.9 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Alès'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draguignan | 83 | 202 km E | 40,826 | 84.2 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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