Génolhac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 64.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Génolhac (INSEE 30130) is in Gard (30), part of CA Alès Agglomération. Population 815 (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 64.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 15,563 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 | 0.71 | 25 | 17.74 |
| Social | 0.93 | 20 | 18.58 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.49 | 10 | 4.85 |
| Housing mix | 0.25 | 5 | 1.24 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (NATE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SUPERMARCHE UTILE · L'EPICERIE). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (LE CAILLOU · L'ATELIER DE LA REGORDANE · LE CAFE DU MIDI · CHEZ CHRIS · ROCHETTE & CO). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (CAFE DE L UNION). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE DE LA REGORDANE). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA REGORDANE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE GÉNOLHAC BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE ARTS AUX LIVRES). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (EC COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (LA REGORDANE · HOTEL RESTAURANT LE CHALET). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING LE MARTINET · CAMPING LA CHATAIGNERAIE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 2 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, GP (médecin généraliste). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | NATE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | SUPERMARCHE UTILE · L'EPICERIE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 5 | LE CAILLOU · L'ATELIER DE LA REGORDANE · LE CAFE DU MIDI · CHEZ CHRIS · ROCHETTE & CO | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | CAFE DE L UNION | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE DE LA REGORDANE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA REGORDANE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE GÉNOLHAC BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE ARTS AUX LIVRES | 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 | 2 | EC COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 2 | LA REGORDANE · HOTEL RESTAURANT LE CHALET | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING LE MARTINET · CAMPING LA CHATAIGNERAIE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 854 (2012) → 815 (2023): -4.6 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 827 (1990) → 815 (2023): -1.5 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 872, of which 37.6 % second homes and 13.9 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Génolhac): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Génolhac): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
GP (Chamborigaud): 5.2 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Génolhac): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Génolhac): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 32 days a year at or above 30 °C and 29 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the GENOLHAC weather station, 1.2 km away at 519 m; the village itself is at 489 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at LA GRAND COMBE, 12.9 km away at 499 m, over 23 summers. [12]
An average of 1,668 mm of rain a year, spread over 94 days — about 17.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at GENOLHAC, 1.2 km away at 519 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
79 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 120,000 € — 1,284 € per m² of built surface. [13]
24 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 60,000 € — 668 € per m². [13]
The median across Gard is 2,338 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [13]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30130/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/847bf186-82f4-3266-813c-8740def793c3— “Marché hebdomadaire de Génolhac”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/55c7c7ad-865f-3e99-b7a6-11ce2dd6716e— “Marchés des producteurs Génolhac”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30130/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30130/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30130/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30130
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30080
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sornac | 19 | 201 km NW | 776 | 56.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 50 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moustiers-Sainte-Marie | 04 | 190 km E | 683 | 72.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Peyrelevade | 19 | 212 km NW | 824 | 67.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 32 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montpezat-sous-Bauzon | 07 | 45 km NE | 770 | 68.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle-en-Vercors | 26 | 135 km NE | 797 | 70.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 4 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ispagnac | 48 | 33 km W | 895 | 80.2 | Well served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ispagnac | 48 | 33 km W | 895 | 80.2 | Well served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montpezat-sous-Bauzon | 07 | 45 km NE | 770 | 68.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle-en-Vercors | 26 | 135 km NE | 797 | 70.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 4 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moustiers-Sainte-Marie | 04 | 190 km E | 683 | 72.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sornac | 19 | 201 km NW | 776 | 56.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 50 % · humidity 86 % |
| Peyrelevade | 19 | 212 km NW | 824 | 67.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 32 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Génolhac'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-Gervais-sur-Mare | 34 | 106 km SW | 859 | 60.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Levie | 2A | 513 km SE | 674 | 70.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Puisseguin | 33 | 325 km W | 834 | 53.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rivière-sur-Tarn | 12 | 68 km W | 1,069 | 49.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Venaco | 2B | 484 km SE | 644 | 60.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Graissessac | 34 | 101 km SW | 554 | 47.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
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