Castelnau-Valence
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 23/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 39 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Castelnau-Valence (INSEE 30072) is in Gard (30), part of CA Alès Agglomération. Population 469 (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 23/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 39 % of the 17,908 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.65 | 5 | 3.23 |
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). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 424 (2012) → 469 (2023): 10.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 267 (1990) → 469 (2023): 75.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 260, of which 17.7 % second homes and 7.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Maurice-de-Cazevieille): 2.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Maurice-de-Cazevieille): 3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Maurice-de-Cazevieille): 3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Geniès-de-Malgoirès): 7.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Castelnau-Valence): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 54 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LA ROUVIERE weather station, 8.5 km away at 79 m; the village itself is at 144 m. [11]
The village sits 65 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 5 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at DEAUX, 11.2 km away at 185 m, over 30 summers. [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, 8.5 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 — 30072/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30072/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30072/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30072/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30285
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30255
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30072
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Seurin-de-Prats | 24 | 344 km W | 461 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 97 % |
| Beyssac | 19 | 272 km NW | 481 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Benoît-d'Hébertot | 14 | 664 km NW | 446 | 23 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 76 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Loup-des-Bois | 58 | 394 km N | 459 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 3 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chennegy | 10 | 470 km N | 472 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 3 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Villebéon | 77 | 478 km N | 452 | 20.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 95 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beyssac | 19 | 272 km NW | 481 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Seurin-de-Prats | 24 | 344 km W | 461 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 97 % |
| Saint-Loup-des-Bois | 58 | 394 km N | 459 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 3 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chennegy | 10 | 470 km N | 472 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 3 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Villebéon | 77 | 478 km N | 452 | 20.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 95 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Benoît-d'Hébertot | 14 | 664 km NW | 446 | 23 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 76 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Castelnau-Valence'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-André-d'Olérargues | 30 | 25 km NE | 443 | 29.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Orban | 81 | 175 km W | 351 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rouffiac | 81 | 175 km W | 639 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Florentin | 81 | 178 km W | 762 | 23 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle | 30 | 27 km N | 589 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Sébastien-d'Aigrefeuille | 30 | 23 km NW | 513 | 30.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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