Gajan
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 26.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 30 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gajan (INSEE 30122) is in Gard (30), part of CA de Nîmes Métropole. Population 789 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 26.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 30 % of the 15,716 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.6 |
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]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE GAJAN BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [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. [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE GAJAN 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 | 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 727 (2012) → 789 (2023): 8.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 459 (1990) → 789 (2023): 71.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 372, of which 4 % second homes and 10.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fons): 1.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Mamert-du-Gard): 2.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Mamert-du-Gard): 2.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Mamert-du-Gard): 2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Gajan): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
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. [11]
Measured at the LA ROUVIERE weather station, 4.4 km away at 79 m; the village itself is at 104 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at VILLEVIEILLE, 15 km away at 41 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 63 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [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, 4.4 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 — 30122/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30122/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30122/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30122/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30112
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30281
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30122
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estrun | 59 | 710 km N | 725 | 26.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 64 % |
| Villiers-le-Mahieu | 78 | 583 km N | 888 | 26.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 % |
| Fresnoy-en-Thelle | 60 | 608 km N | 871 | 21.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Bauzély | 30 | 2.8 km NW | 678 | 26.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gray-la-Ville | 70 | 408 km N | 928 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bourgheim | 67 | 563 km NE | 650 | 26.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Bauzély | 30 | 2.8 km NW | 678 | 26.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gray-la-Ville | 70 | 408 km N | 928 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bourgheim | 67 | 563 km NE | 650 | 26.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 71 % |
| Villiers-le-Mahieu | 78 | 583 km N | 888 | 26.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 % |
| Fresnoy-en-Thelle | 60 | 608 km N | 871 | 21.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Estrun | 59 | 710 km N | 725 | 26.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · 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 Gajan'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-Bauzély | 30 | 2.8 km NW | 678 | 26.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Côme-et-Maruéjols | 30 | 7.7 km S | 798 | 41.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villevieille | 30 | 15 km SW | 1,889 | 34.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Cornies | 34 | 24 km SW | 858 | 26.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montaud | 34 | 26 km SW | 1,014 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Croix-de-Quintillargues | 34 | 28 km SW | 984 | 35.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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