Gailhan
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 16.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 27 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gailhan (INSEE 30121) is in Gard (30), part of CC du Piémont Cévenol. Population 313 (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 16.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 27 % of the 17,885 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.74 | 5 | 3.7 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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) | 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 | 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 214 (2012) → 313 (2023): 46.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 111 (1990) → 313 (2023): 182 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 169, of which 13 % second homes and 10.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Crespian): 6.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Villevieille): 6.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Quissac): 7.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Sommières): 7.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Carnas): 3.7 km to the west (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 63 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the VIC LE FESQ weather station, 4.5 km away at 45 m; the village itself is at 93 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at VILLEVIEILLE, 7.2 km away at 41 m, over 30 summers. [13]
That station sits 52 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [13]
An average of 830 mm of rain a year, spread over 68 days — about 12.2 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at VIC LE FESQ, 4.5 km away at 45 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30121/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30121/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30121/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30121/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30098
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30352
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30210
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30321
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30069
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osmoy-Saint-Valery | 76 | 693 km N | 312 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 46 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Antoine | 25 | 373 km NE | 305 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 57 % · humidity 57 % |
| Neuville-lez-Beaulieu | 08 | 670 km N | 320 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| Les Farges | 24 | 266 km NW | 311 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Jarret | 65 | 337 km W | 299 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lacoste | 34 | 53 km SW | 303 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lacoste | 34 | 53 km SW | 303 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Farges | 24 | 266 km NW | 311 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Jarret | 65 | 337 km W | 299 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Antoine | 25 | 373 km NE | 305 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 57 % · humidity 57 % |
| Neuville-lez-Beaulieu | 08 | 670 km N | 320 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| Osmoy-Saint-Valery | 76 | 693 km N | 312 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 46 % · 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 Gailhan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liouc | 30 | 6.2 km NW | 330 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontanès | 34 | 11 km SW | 358 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brouzet-lès-Quissac | 30 | 3.9 km NW | 301 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sardan | 30 | 3.5 km N | 347 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Orthoux-Sérignac-Quilhan | 30 | 5.9 km N | 440 | 15 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bragassargues | 30 | 8.3 km N | 169 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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