Branoux-les-Taillades
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 31.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 28 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Branoux-les-Taillades (INSEE 30051) is in Gard (30), part of CA Alès Agglomération. Population 1,278 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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/30051-branoux-les-taillades
Vitality score
Vitality score 31.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 28 % of the 12,819 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.51 | 20 | 10.26 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.46 | 10 | 4.55 |
| Housing mix | 0.59 | 5 | 2.94 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BALDYGA ROMARIC). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LE CAIFFA CEVENOL · CUTULLIC). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE JOLIOT-CURIE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (BRANOUX LES TAILLADES AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BRANOUX BIBLIOTHÈQUE DANIEL BONNAL). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (ARMELLE COIFFURE ET ONGLERIE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (HENRY ET BETTY MULDER). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BALDYGA ROMARIC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | LE CAIFFA CEVENOL · CUTULLIC | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE JOLIOT-CURIE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | BRANOUX LES TAILLADES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BRANOUX BIBLIOTHÈQUE DANIEL BONNAL | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | ARMELLE COIFFURE ET ONGLERIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | HENRY ET BETTY MULDER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,408 (2012) → 1,278 (2023): -9.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,338 (1990) → 1,278 (2023): -4.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 863, of which 20.6 % second homes and 8.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Branoux-les-Taillades): 0.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Les Salles-du-Gardon): 2.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (La Grand-Combe): 3.4 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (La Grand-Combe): 3.3 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Branoux-les-Taillades): 1.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 46 days a year at or above 30 °C and 13 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LA GRAND COMBE weather station, 3 km away at 499 m; the village itself is at 298 m. [11]
The village sits 201 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.7 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LA GRAND COMBE, 3 km away at 499 m, over 23 summers. [11]
That station sits 201 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,366 mm of rain a year, spread over 84 days — about 16.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LA GRAND COMBE, 3 km away at 499 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30051/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30051/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30051/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30051/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30051
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30307
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30132
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stosswihr | 68 | 489 km NE | 1,323 | 43.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 18 % · humidity 79 % |
| Berre-les-Alpes | 06 | 270 km E | 1,316 | 37.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Labry | 54 | 569 km N | 1,554 | 37 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 27 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bennwihr | 68 | 506 km NE | 1,326 | 44.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lepuix | 90 | 450 km NE | 1,115 | 33.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 22 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martin-Lacaussade | 33 | 381 km W | 1,171 | 41.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 89 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berre-les-Alpes | 06 | 270 km E | 1,316 | 37.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martin-Lacaussade | 33 | 381 km W | 1,171 | 41.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 89 % · humidity 50 % |
| Lepuix | 90 | 450 km NE | 1,115 | 33.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 22 % · humidity 86 % |
| Stosswihr | 68 | 489 km NE | 1,323 | 43.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 18 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bennwihr | 68 | 506 km NE | 1,326 | 44.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Labry | 54 | 569 km N | 1,554 | 37 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 27 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Branoux-les-Taillades'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Salles-du-Gardon | 30 | 3.8 km SE | 2,395 | 45.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Florent-sur-Auzonnet | 30 | 10 km E | 1,218 | 34.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ancône | 26 | 71 km NE | 1,338 | 35.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Coucourde | 26 | 79 km NE | 1,240 | 44.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Albitreccia | 2A | 480 km SE | 1,833 | 58.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jonquerettes | 84 | 81 km E | 1,606 | 33.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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