La Grand-Combe
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 39.9/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 10 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Grand-Combe (INSEE 30132) is in Gard (30), part of CA Alès Agglomération. Population 4,783 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/30132-la-grand-combe
Vitality score
Vitality score 39.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 10 % of the 4,852 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 | 0.31 | 25 | 7.68 |
| Social | 0.5 | 20 | 9.98 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.46 | 10 | 4.61 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.17 | 10 | 1.73 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.9 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'EPI CEVENOL · LA CASTAGNADE). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (BADAOUI LAKHDAR · L'EPICERIE DU ROND POINT). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (HELAL HAMDY · MAKHLOUF TAMIM · PIZZA ALBERT FILS · ZAZA · ALIU BURIM). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (BAR DU PROGRES). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JULES FERRY · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQU FLORIAN TRESCOL). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ANATOLE FRANCE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VICTOR HUGO). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE LEO LARGUIER · VILLA BECHARD). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARIE-LAURE PONS, MÉDECIN · LISE THERIN-BANVILLET, MÉDECIN · LAURIE MERCIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (OFFICINE DE LA GRAND COMBE · SELAS PHARMACIE DU MARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHÈQUE DE LA GRAND'COMBE MEDIATHÈQUE GERMINAL). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (STADE DRULHON). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU LANGUEDOC · LYONNAISE DE BANQUE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (BARGETON MADLINE · L'INSTANT COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 4 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie). [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | L'EPI CEVENOL · LA CASTAGNADE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | BADAOUI LAKHDAR · L'EPICERIE DU ROND POINT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 6 | HELAL HAMDY · MAKHLOUF TAMIM · PIZZA ALBERT FILS · ZAZA · ALIU BURIM | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | BAR DU PROGRES | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JULES FERRY · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQU FLORIAN TRESCOL | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ANATOLE FRANCE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VICTOR HUGO | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE LEO LARGUIER · VILLA BECHARD | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | MARIE-LAURE PONS, MÉDECIN · LISE THERIN-BANVILLET, MÉDECIN · LAURIE MERCIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | OFFICINE DE LA GRAND COMBE · SELAS PHARMACIE DU MARCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 | MEDIATHÈQUE DE LA GRAND'COMBE MEDIATHÈQUE GERMINAL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | STADE DRULHON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU LANGUEDOC · LYONNAISE DE BANQUE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | BARGETON MADLINE · L'INSTANT COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 5,229 (2012) → 4,783 (2023): -8.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 7,107 (1990) → 4,783 (2023): -32.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,124, of which 1 % second homes and 27.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Grand-Combe): 0 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (La Grand-Combe): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (La Grand-Combe): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Grand-Combe): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Grand-Combe): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 51 days a year at or above 30 °C and 11 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LA GRAND COMBE weather station, 3.9 km away at 499 m; the village itself is at 198 m. [10]
The village sits 301 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.7 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LA GRAND COMBE, 3.9 km away at 499 m, over 23 summers. [10]
That station sits 301 m above 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 1,366 mm of rain a year, spread over 84 days — about 16.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LA GRAND COMBE, 3.9 km away at 499 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30132/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/1432fd9a-29dd-32c2-923c-8e281e50c3a0— “Les marchés ont lieu les mercredis et les samedis matins.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30132/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30132/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30132/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30132
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogny-sur-Meuse | 08 | 630 km N | 4,889 | 48.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 35 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Sulpice-et-Cameyrac | 33 | 359 km W | 4,881 | 43.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 61 % · humidity 71 % |
| Beaucourt | 90 | 428 km NE | 4,966 | 40.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 39 % · humidity 86 % |
| Graveson | 13 | 72 km SE | 4,698 | 53.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 70 % · humidity 79 % |
| Luzarches | 95 | 559 km N | 5,008 | 52.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Blaye | 33 | 385 km W | 5,066 | 58.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 86 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graveson | 13 | 72 km SE | 4,698 | 53.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 70 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Sulpice-et-Cameyrac | 33 | 359 km W | 4,881 | 43.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 61 % · humidity 71 % |
| Blaye | 33 | 385 km W | 5,066 | 58.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 86 % · humidity 50 % |
| Beaucourt | 90 | 428 km NE | 4,966 | 40.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 39 % · humidity 86 % |
| Luzarches | 95 | 559 km N | 5,008 | 52.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bogny-sur-Meuse | 08 | 630 km N | 4,889 | 48.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 35 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 La Grand-Combe'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-Saturnin-lès-Avignon | 84 | 77 km E | 5,206 | 59 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Solliès-Toucas | 83 | 196 km SE | 6,269 | 47 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Morières-lès-Avignon | 84 | 76 km SE | 9,019 | 60.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Alata | 2A | 456 km SE | 3,681 | 52.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Salles-du-Gardon | 30 | 0.5 km SE | 2,395 | 45.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Courthézon | 84 | 69 km E | 6,426 | 53.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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