Liouc
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 16.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 29 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Liouc (INSEE 30148) is in Gard (30), part of CC du Piémont Cévenol. Population 330 (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 16.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 29 % of the 18,033 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 | 0.87 | 5 | 4.35 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (L'INSTANT COIFF' BY MJ). [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | L'INSTANT COIFF' BY MJ | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 256 (2012) → 330 (2023): 28.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 95 (1990) → 330 (2023): 247.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 168, of which 6.5 % second homes and 6.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Quissac): 1.7 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Quissac): 0.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Quissac): 2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Quissac): 2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Quissac): 1.7 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 60 days a year at or above 30 °C and 63 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the VIC LE FESQ weather station, 6.4 km away at 45 m; the village itself is at 96 m. [9]
The village sits 51 m above 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at VILLEVIEILLE, 13.2 km away at 41 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 55 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 830 mm of rain a year, spread over 68 days — about 12.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at VIC LE FESQ, 6.4 km away at 45 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30148/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30148/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30148/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30148/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30210
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senots | 60 | 617 km N | 331 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · humidity 64 % |
| Neuilly-l'Hôpital | 80 | 716 km N | 334 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Sébastien-de-Raids | 50 | 718 km NW | 322 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 66 % · humidity 71 % |
| Villeneuve-la-Dondagre | 89 | 477 km N | 334 | 17 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Castin | 32 | 278 km W | 337 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Baslieux-lès-Fismes | 51 | 604 km N | 339 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castin | 32 | 278 km W | 337 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeneuve-la-Dondagre | 89 | 477 km N | 334 | 17 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Baslieux-lès-Fismes | 51 | 604 km N | 339 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 64 % |
| Senots | 60 | 617 km N | 331 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · humidity 64 % |
| Neuilly-l'Hôpital | 80 | 716 km N | 334 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Sébastien-de-Raids | 50 | 718 km NW | 322 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 66 % · 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 Liouc'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gailhan | 30 | 6.2 km SE | 313 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sardan | 30 | 4.2 km SE | 347 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brouzet-lès-Quissac | 30 | 3.6 km S | 301 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Orthoux-Sérignac-Quilhan | 30 | 4.7 km E | 440 | 15 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Clément | 30 | 7.3 km S | 364 | 25.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Triadou | 34 | 21 km SW | 737 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
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