Fons
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 45.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 60 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fons (INSEE 30112) is in Gard (30), part of CA de Nîmes Métropole. Population 1,735 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/30112-fons
Vitality score
Vitality score 45.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 60 % of the 10,549 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.58 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.68 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAURICE · LA FONSOISE). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (PIZZA BOUB' FAMILY · LE GARAGE · VEO PIZZA · D'ICI ET D'AILLEURS). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (FONS OUTRE GARDON AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE FONS OUTRE GARDON BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (CA COIFFURE A DOMICILE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | MAURICE · LA FONSOISE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 4 | PIZZA BOUB' FAMILY · LE GARAGE · VEO PIZZA · D'ICI ET D'AILLEURS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | FONS OUTRE GARDON AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE FONS OUTRE GARDON 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 | 1 | CA COIFFURE A DOMICILE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 1,264 (2012) → 1,735 (2023): 37.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 591 (1990) → 1,735 (2023): 193.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 718, of which 3.2 % second homes and 6.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fons): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Mamert-du-Gard): 2.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Mamert-du-Gard): 2.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Mamert-du-Gard): 2.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Fons): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 62 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LA ROUVIERE weather station, 4.5 km away at 79 m; the village itself is at 114 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VILLEVIEILLE, 15.1 km away at 41 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 73 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 891 mm of rain a year, spread over 67 days — about 13.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LA ROUVIERE, 4.5 km away at 79 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 — 30112/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30112/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30112/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30112/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30112
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30281
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennecourt | 78 | 605 km N | 1,747 | 31.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 84 % · humidity 64 % |
| Beaulieu-lès-Loches | 37 | 435 km NW | 1,733 | 38.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
| Barraux | 38 | 221 km NE | 2,016 | 40.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 89 % |
| Saint-Geniès-de-Comolas | 30 | 46 km NE | 2,014 | 38.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 65 % · humidity 71 % |
| Labry | 54 | 599 km N | 1,554 | 37 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 69 % · humidity 64 % |
| Mus | 30 | 19 km S | 1,646 | 32.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mus | 30 | 19 km S | 1,646 | 32.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Geniès-de-Comolas | 30 | 46 km NE | 2,014 | 38.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 65 % · humidity 71 % |
| Barraux | 38 | 221 km NE | 2,016 | 40.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 89 % |
| Beaulieu-lès-Loches | 37 | 435 km NW | 1,733 | 38.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
| Labry | 54 | 599 km N | 1,554 | 37 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 69 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bennecourt | 78 | 605 km N | 1,747 | 31.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 84 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Fons'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maillane | 13 | 48 km E | 2,775 | 52.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Mamert-du-Gard | 30 | 2.3 km S | 1,604 | 43.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Restinclières | 34 | 24 km SW | 2,612 | 43.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beaulieu | 34 | 24 km SW | 2,264 | 56.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Geniès-de-Malgoirès | 30 | 4.5 km N | 3,225 | 43.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villevieille | 30 | 16 km SW | 1,889 | 34.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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