Générargues
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 35.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 62 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Générargues (INSEE 30129) is in Gard (30), part of CA Alès Agglomération. Population 727 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 35.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 62 % of the 16,249 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 | 0.48 | 20 | 9.5 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.83 | 10 | 8.32 |
| Housing mix | 0.56 | 5 | 2.81 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (A.PICOLO · LE CLOS DU MURIER · LA CAPPELLA). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (GENERARGUES RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE GÉNÉRARGUES BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL-RESTAURANT LES 3 BARBUS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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 | 3 | A.PICOLO · LE CLOS DU MURIER · LA CAPPELLA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | GENERARGUES RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE GÉNÉRARGUES 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] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL-RESTAURANT LES 3 BARBUS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 709 (2012) → 727 (2023): 2.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 546 (1990) → 727 (2023): 33.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 474, of which 21.9 % second homes and 4.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Anduze): 1.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Anduze): 2.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Anduze): 1.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Anduze): 3.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Générargues): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 61 days a year at or above 30 °C and 53 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the GENERARGUES weather station, 1 km away at 139 m; the village itself is at 158 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at DEAUX, 12.8 km away at 185 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 1,231 mm of rain a year, spread over 81 days — about 15.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at GENERARGUES, 1 km away at 139 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 — 30129/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/1a676477-28b3-33df-ad6d-6bf0babe634b— “Marché hebdomadaire de Générargues”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30129/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30129/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30129/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30010
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30129
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bort-l'Étang | 63 | 194 km N | 727 | 32.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
| Recques-sur-Hem | 62 | 765 km N | 675 | 30.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bréhémont | 37 | 455 km NW | 737 | 28.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ypreville-Biville | 76 | 677 km N | 539 | 32.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 76 % |
| Endoufielle | 32 | 245 km W | 542 | 33.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Camlez | 22 | 764 km NW | 845 | 41.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 46 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bort-l'Étang | 63 | 194 km N | 727 | 32.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
| Endoufielle | 32 | 245 km W | 542 | 33.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bréhémont | 37 | 455 km NW | 737 | 28.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ypreville-Biville | 76 | 677 km N | 539 | 32.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 76 % |
| Camlez | 22 | 764 km NW | 845 | 41.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 46 % · humidity 71 % |
| Recques-sur-Hem | 62 | 765 km N | 675 | 30.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Générargues'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combas | 30 | 27 km S | 780 | 33.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Massillargues-Attuech | 30 | 7.8 km SE | 672 | 38.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aigremont | 30 | 17 km SE | 782 | 30.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-André-de-Roquepertuis | 30 | 42 km NE | 562 | 25.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cannes-et-Clairan | 30 | 22 km S | 617 | 26.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle | 30 | 21 km NE | 589 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
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