Calvisson
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 62.4/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 83 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Calvisson (INSEE 30062) is in Gard (30), part of CC du Pays de Sommières. Population 6,486 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/30062-calvisson
Vitality score
Vitality score 62.4/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 83 % of the 3,689 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 | 0.44 | 25 | 10.95 |
| Social | 0.81 | 20 | 16.25 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.91 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.7 | 5 | 3.52 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'AMANDINE · LES DELICES DE LA VAUNAGE). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHEZ LUDO · S.O.S BOUCHER). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (UTILE CALVISSON · CALVI'SHOP). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (U EXPRESS CALVISSON). [3,4]
20 × Restaurant (CAFE DES SPORTS · LE P'TIT FLAMINGO · LINO PIZZERIA BRASSERIE · LA TABLE DES MARCHANDS). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (LA REMISE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LE PETIT PRINCE). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE R. LEENHARDT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE L'ILE VERTE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE CAP SCHOOL). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE LE VIGNET · ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE CAP SCHOOL). [3]
13 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CAROLINE DAMEME, MÉDECIN · MARIE-JOSEPHE HURTEL, MÉDECIN · ADRIEN LHERMITTE, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS LE HINGRAT, MÉDECIN · JULIE GINESTIE-FOUCAULT, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE CALVISSON). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE CALVISSON MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (HALLE DES SPORTS). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU LANGUEDOC · BANQUE DUPUY, DE PARSEVAL PAR BANQUE POPULAIRE DU). [3]
12 × Hairdresser (LES FEES BELLES · YVAN SALINAS COIFFURE · ART ET PASSION COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (VILLA OCCITANA · RESTAURANT PANORAMIQUE DU CAMPING MER ET CAMARGUE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | L'AMANDINE · LES DELICES DE LA VAUNAGE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | CHEZ LUDO · S.O.S BOUCHER | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | UTILE CALVISSON · CALVI'SHOP | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | U EXPRESS CALVISSON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 20 | CAFE DES SPORTS · LE P'TIT FLAMINGO · LINO PIZZERIA BRASSERIE · LA TABLE DES MARCHANDS | INSEE BPE 20 / INSEE SIRENE 36 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | LA REMISE | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LE PETIT PRINCE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE R. LEENHARDT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE L'ILE VERTE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE CAP SCHOOL | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE LE VIGNET · ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE CAP SCHOOL | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 13 | CAROLINE DAMEME, MÉDECIN · MARIE-JOSEPHE HURTEL, MÉDECIN · ADRIEN LHERMITTE, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS LE HINGRAT, MÉDECIN · JULIE GINESTIE-FOUCAULT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 13 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE CALVISSON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE CALVISSON MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | HALLE DES SPORTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU LANGUEDOC · BANQUE DUPUY, DE PARSEVAL PAR BANQUE POPULAIRE DU | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 12 | LES FEES BELLES · YVAN SALINAS COIFFURE · ART ET PASSION COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 2 | VILLA OCCITANA · RESTAURANT PANORAMIQUE DU CAMPING MER ET CAMARGUE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Sunday dès les premières lueurs du jour place du village. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 5,269 (2012) → 6,486 (2023): 23.1 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 2,725 (1990) → 6,486 (2023): 138 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,555, of which 14.8 % second homes and 4.7 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Calvisson): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Calvisson): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
GP (Calvisson): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Calvisson): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Calvisson): 0.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 59 days a year at or above 30 °C and 30 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the VESTRIC-ET-CANDIAC weather station, 6.9 km away at 26 m; the village itself is at 61 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at VILLEVIEILLE, 8.1 km away at 41 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 778 mm of rain a year, spread over 63 days — about 12.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LANGLADE, 5 km away at 90 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30062/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.calvisson.com/le-marche/— “Chaque dimanche, dès les premières lueurs du jour, le cœur de Calvisson s'éveille au rythme du marché”
- DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/ba5c9d82-d7b7-3dbf-b77f-b4d50d6e0472— “Tous les dimanches, la grande place de Calvisson accueille un marché haut en couleurs avec de nombreux marchands, toute l’année.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30062/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30062/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30062/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30062
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nyons | 26 | 99 km NE | 6,816 | 67.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 57 % |
| Cambo-les-Bains | 64 | 453 km W | 6,760 | 63.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 86 % · humidity 36 % |
| Prades | 66 | 194 km SW | 6,148 | 61.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lavelanet | 09 | 211 km SW | 5,987 | 57.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 95 % · humidity 71 % |
| Montauroux | 83 | 208 km E | 7,183 | 66.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Parentis-en-Born | 40 | 425 km W | 7,586 | 62.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 76 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nyons | 26 | 99 km NE | 6,816 | 67.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 57 % |
| Prades | 66 | 194 km SW | 6,148 | 61.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montauroux | 83 | 208 km E | 7,183 | 66.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lavelanet | 09 | 211 km SW | 5,987 | 57.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 95 % · humidity 71 % |
| Parentis-en-Born | 40 | 425 km W | 7,586 | 62.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 76 % · humidity 64 % |
| Cambo-les-Bains | 64 | 453 km W | 6,760 | 63.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 86 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Calvisson'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aimargues | 30 | 11 km S | 5,705 | 62 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laudun-l'Ardoise | 30 | 52 km NE | 6,835 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vergèze | 30 | 5.3 km SE | 5,788 | 58.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Rémy-de-Provence | 13 | 51 km E | 9,599 | 71.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sommières | 30 | 8.1 km W | 5,073 | 73 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gignac | 34 | 53 km W | 6,651 | 67.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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