Brignon
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 54.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Brignon (INSEE 30053) is in Gard (30), part of CA Alès Agglomération. Population 701 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/30053-brignon
Vitality score
Vitality score 54.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 95 % of the 16,389 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.75 | 10 | 7.48 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.64 | 10 | 6.38 |
| Housing mix | 0.86 | 5 | 4.28 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (PIZZA BENJI). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LE VILLAGE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LA GARDONNENQUE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MAGALI CHARMASSON, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BRIGNON BIBLIOTHÈQUE LA CHAPELLE). [3]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Primary school (élémentaire), Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | 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 | PIZZA BENJI | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LE VILLAGE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LA GARDONNENQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | MAGALI CHARMASSON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BRIGNON BIBLIOTHÈQUE LA CHAPELLE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 801 (2012) → 701 (2023): -12.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 616 (1990) → 701 (2023): 13.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 405, of which 7.2 % second homes and 9.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Brignon): 0.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Moussac): 1.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Brignon): 0.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Geniès-de-Malgoirès): 5 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Brignon): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 62 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LA ROUVIERE weather station, 6.7 km away at 79 m; the village itself is at 91 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at DEAUX, 10.8 km away at 185 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 94 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 891 mm of rain a year, spread over 67 days — about 13.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LA ROUVIERE, 6.7 km away at 79 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 — 30053/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30053/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30053/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30053/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30053
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30184
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30255
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bécherel | 35 | 674 km NW | 677 | 67.9 | Served | no figures |
| Thorey-en-Plaine | 21 | 366 km N | 1,176 | 46.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 % |
| Gilly-lès-Cîteaux | 21 | 359 km N | 727 | 38.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 64 % · humidity 64 % |
| Villers-Allerand | 51 | 576 km N | 933 | 43.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Hilaire | 11 | 183 km SW | 712 | 53.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 84 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bienvillers-au-Bois | 62 | 698 km N | 671 | 38.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Hilaire | 11 | 183 km SW | 712 | 53.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 84 % · humidity 64 % |
| Gilly-lès-Cîteaux | 21 | 359 km N | 727 | 38.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 64 % · humidity 64 % |
| Thorey-en-Plaine | 21 | 366 km N | 1,176 | 46.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 % |
| Villers-Allerand | 51 | 576 km N | 933 | 43.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bécherel | 35 | 674 km NW | 677 | 67.9 | Served | no figures |
| Bienvillers-au-Bois | 62 | 698 km N | 671 | 38.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · 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 Brignon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domessargues | 30 | 3.9 km W | 782 | 41.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Claret | 34 | 28 km SW | 1,745 | 51.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Souvignargues | 30 | 21 km S | 957 | 43.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aujargues | 30 | 23 km S | 815 | 49.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Galargues | 34 | 29 km SW | 752 | 47.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sauteyrargues | 34 | 29 km SW | 441 | 37 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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