Castillon-du-Gard
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Partly served 52.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 80 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Castillon-du-Gard (INSEE 30073) is in Gard (30), part of CC Pays d'Uzès. Population 1,695 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 52.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 80 % of the 10,722 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 | 0.55 | 25 | 13.76 |
| Social | 0.78 | 20 | 15.5 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.67 | 5 | 3.35 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'AMANDINE · LES GOURMANDISES D'ANGELIQUE · O PLAISIR DU GOUT). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (AUTREFOIS LA CHARCUTERIE). [3]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ETS BERNARD PERETTE SARL). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (LES COMPAGNONS DU TERROIR). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (CASA BENELLI · ACP CONSULT · TORO TRUCK · LES JARRES). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CASTILLON DU GARD AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE CASTILLON BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (LE MIROIR · LUCAS COLORISTE SALON PRIVE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (LE VIEUX CASTILLON). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | L'AMANDINE · LES GOURMANDISES D'ANGELIQUE · O PLAISIR DU GOUT | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | AUTREFOIS LA CHARCUTERIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | ETS BERNARD PERETTE SARL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | LES COMPAGNONS DU TERROIR | 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 | 5 | CASA BENELLI · ACP CONSULT · TORO TRUCK · LES JARRES | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | CASTILLON DU GARD AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE CASTILLON BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | 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 | 2 | LE MIROIR · LUCAS COLORISTE SALON PRIVE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | LE VIEUX CASTILLON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 1,513 (2012) → 1,695 (2023): 12 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 759 (1990) → 1,695 (2023): 123.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 955, of which 16.5 % second homes and 5.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Castillon-du-Gard): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Castillon-du-Gard): 1.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Vers-Pont-du-Gard): 2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Vers-Pont-du-Gard): 2.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Vers-Pont-du-Gard): 2.6 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 62 days a year at or above 30 °C and 22 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MEYNES weather station, 12.4 km away at 71 m; the village itself is at 96 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at UZES, 12.5 km away at 72 m, over 17 summers. [10]
An average of 918 mm of rain a year, spread over 69 days — about 13.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST SIFFRET, 7.8 km away at 135 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30073/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30073/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30073/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30073/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30073
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30346
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maubec | 84 | 49 km E | 1,915 | 58.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 88 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Geniès-de-Fontedit | 34 | 124 km SW | 1,722 | 43.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 95 % · humidity 57 % |
| Tuffé Val de la Chéronne | 72 | 556 km NW | 1,680 | 43.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Reillanne | 04 | 89 km E | 1,730 | 55.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 12 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ydes | 15 | 227 km NW | 1,641 | 52.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 32 % · humidity 100 % |
| Barjac | 30 | 41 km NW | 1,608 | 65.5 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barjac | 30 | 41 km NW | 1,608 | 65.5 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maubec | 84 | 49 km E | 1,915 | 58.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 88 % · humidity 50 % |
| Reillanne | 04 | 89 km E | 1,730 | 55.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 12 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Geniès-de-Fontedit | 34 | 124 km SW | 1,722 | 43.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 95 % · humidity 57 % |
| Ydes | 15 | 227 km NW | 1,641 | 52.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 32 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tuffé Val de la Chéronne | 72 | 556 km NW | 1,680 | 43.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · 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 Castillon-du-Gard'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montségur-sur-Lauzon | 26 | 50 km NE | 1,359 | 51.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tulette | 26 | 46 km NE | 1,994 | 63.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bouchet | 26 | 44 km NE | 1,409 | 46.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Just-d'Ardèche | 07 | 37 km N | 1,577 | 56.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche | 07 | 37 km N | 979 | 60.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Vans | 07 | 59 km NW | 2,662 | 73.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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