Colognac
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 18.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 56 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Colognac (INSEE 30087) is in Gard (30), part of CC du Piémont Cévenol. Population 190 (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 18.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 56 % of the 15,694 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.64 | 10 | 6.38 |
| Housing mix | 0.25 | 5 | 1.27 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE COLOGNAC). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE COLOGNAC | 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 | 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 189 (2012) → 190 (2023): 0.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 167 (1990) → 190 (2023): 13.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 225, of which 37.3 % second homes and 18.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lasalle): 3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lasalle): 3.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Lasalle): 2.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Lasalle): 3.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Lasalle): 3.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the COLOGNAC weather station, 0.7 km away at 589 m; the village itself is at 583 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at COLOGNAC, 0.7 km away at 589 m, over 27 summers. [9]
An average of 1,472 mm of rain a year, spread over 87 days — about 16.9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at COLOGNAC, 0.7 km away at 589 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30087/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30087/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30087/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30087/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30140
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dracy-lès-Couches | 71 | 323 km N | 152 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crasville-la-Rocquefort | 76 | 680 km N | 207 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dompierre-sur-Nièvre | 58 | 360 km N | 180 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lespinassière | 11 | 124 km SW | 139 | 20 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
| Fley | 71 | 301 km N | 192 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Baubigny | 21 | 335 km N | 210 | 23.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lespinassière | 11 | 124 km SW | 139 | 20 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
| Fley | 71 | 301 km N | 192 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dracy-lès-Couches | 71 | 323 km N | 152 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Baubigny | 21 | 335 km N | 210 | 23.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dompierre-sur-Nièvre | 58 | 360 km N | 180 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Crasville-la-Rocquefort | 76 | 680 km N | 207 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Colognac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dyé | 89 | 431 km N | 186 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Voutenay-sur-Cure | 89 | 393 km N | 212 | 25.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Reilhac | 46 | 183 km NW | 175 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pousseaux | 58 | 388 km N | 186 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fourilles | 03 | 251 km N | 195 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lechâtelet | 21 | 352 km N | 228 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
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