La Bruguière
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 22.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 51 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Bruguière (INSEE 30056) is in Gard (30), part of CC Pays d'Uzès. Population 332 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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 22.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 51 % of the 18,042 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.28 | 5 | 1.38 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA BRUGUIERE AP). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | LA BRUGUIERE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 329 (2012) → 332 (2023): 0.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 184 (1990) → 332 (2023): 80.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 260, of which 36.2 % second homes and 8.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Laurent-la-Vernède): 3.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Laurent-la-Vernède): 3.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Laurent-la-Vernède): 3.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie): 8 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Bruguière): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 36 days a year at or above 30 °C and 68 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LUSSAN-PRAT weather station, 2.7 km away at 226 m; the village itself is at 278 m. [11]
The village sits 52 m above 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 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at UZES, 13.2 km away at 72 m, over 17 summers. [11]
That station sits 206 m below 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 937 mm of rain a year, spread over 74 days — about 12.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LUSSAN-PRAT, 2.7 km away at 226 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 — 30056/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30056/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30056/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30056/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30279
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30295
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30056
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris-l'Hôpital | 71 | 312 km N | 285 | 20.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Joncels | 34 | 106 km SW | 256 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 70 % · humidity 71 % |
| Chalinargues | 15 | 165 km NW | 304 | 20.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 43 % · humidity 93 % |
| Drugeac | 15 | 199 km NW | 321 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Christophe-en-Bazelle | 36 | 402 km NW | 355 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Clément-sur-Durance | 05 | 182 km E | 343 | 33.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 9 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joncels | 34 | 106 km SW | 256 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 70 % · humidity 71 % |
| Chalinargues | 15 | 165 km NW | 304 | 20.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 43 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Clément-sur-Durance | 05 | 182 km E | 343 | 33.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 9 % · humidity 93 % |
| Drugeac | 15 | 199 km NW | 321 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Paris-l'Hôpital | 71 | 312 km N | 285 | 20.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Christophe-en-Bazelle | 36 | 402 km NW | 355 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 77 % · 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 La Bruguière'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Étienne-le-Laus | 05 | 146 km E | 346 | 31.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Puimichel | 04 | 129 km E | 246 | 27.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Félix-de-Sorgues | 12 | 117 km W | 204 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villeneuve-d'Allier | 43 | 146 km NW | 280 | 27.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Varennes-sur-Usson | 63 | 181 km NW | 317 | 24.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Néons-sur-Creuse | 36 | 400 km NW | 351 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
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