Arphy
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 14.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 48 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Arphy (INSEE 30015) is in Gard (30), part of CC du Pays Viganais. Population 139 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 14.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 48 % of the 13,473 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.56 | 10 | 5.61 |
| Housing mix | 0.14 | 5 | 0.71 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (MA PETITE CUISINE). [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 | 1 | MA PETITE CUISINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 178 (2012) → 139 (2023): -21.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 131 (1990) → 139 (2023): 6.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 191, of which 42.9 % second homes and 14.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Vigan): 2.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Vigan): 3.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Le Vigan): 3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Le Vigan): 3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Aulas): 2.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 39 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ARPHY weather station, 0.1 km away at 427 m; the village itself is at 459 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MONTDARDIER, 8 km away at 640 m, over 14 summers. [10]
That station sits 181 m above 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 1,628 mm of rain a year, spread over 100 days — about 16.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ARPHY, 0.1 km away at 427 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 — 30015/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30015/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30015/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30015/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30350
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30024
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cistrières | 43 | 145 km N | 136 | 15 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 8 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Plessis-Dorin | 41 | 499 km NW | 145 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Peyrissac | 19 | 223 km NW | 133 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thélis-la-Combe | 42 | 164 km NE | 143 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 46 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marchastel | 15 | 157 km NW | 131 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 20 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chaudeyrolles | 43 | 114 km NE | 129 | 20 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 18 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaudeyrolles | 43 | 114 km NE | 129 | 20 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 18 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cistrières | 43 | 145 km N | 136 | 15 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 8 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marchastel | 15 | 157 km NW | 131 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 20 % · humidity 86 % |
| Thélis-la-Combe | 42 | 164 km NE | 143 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 46 % · humidity 86 % |
| Peyrissac | 19 | 223 km NW | 133 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Plessis-Dorin | 41 | 499 km NW | 145 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Arphy'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont-Sainte-Foi | 46 | 160 km W | 130 | 20.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Berganty | 46 | 162 km W | 146 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cras | 46 | 175 km W | 97 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saujac | 12 | 146 km W | 126 | 20.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montlaux | 04 | 180 km E | 209 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lentillac-du-Causse | 46 | 167 km W | 107 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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