Les Mages
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 79 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Les Mages (INSEE 30152) is in Gard (30), part of CA Alès Agglomération. Population 2,106 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/30152-les-mages
Vitality score
Vitality score 53.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 79 % of the 9,258 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.79 | 20 | 15.82 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.91 | 10 | 9.07 |
| Housing mix | 0.8 | 5 | 4.02 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU BON PAIN GOURMAND). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MELOBRI). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (LE BIBIS'TROT · PIZZA DU MIDI · VAN PLATS CUISINES VIETNAMIENS A EMPORTER). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (CAFE DE PARIS · LA CANOPEE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE J. CURIE). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE DE LES MAGES BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (TATIANA COIFFURE · ESPRIT COIFFURE · MAJESTIF'S). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL LE CLOS DES ARTS). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING L'HORIZON). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | AU BON PAIN GOURMAND | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | MELOBRI | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 6 | LE BIBIS'TROT · PIZZA DU MIDI · VAN PLATS CUISINES VIETNAMIENS A EMPORTER | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | CAFE DE PARIS · LA CANOPEE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE J. CURIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | BIBLIOTHEQUE DE LES MAGES 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 | 4 | TATIANA COIFFURE · ESPRIT COIFFURE · MAJESTIF'S | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL LE CLOS DES ARTS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING L'HORIZON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,931 (2012) → 2,106 (2023): 9.1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,497 (1990) → 2,106 (2023): 40.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,197, of which 9.8 % second homes and 10.4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Les Mages): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Les Mages): 0.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Julien-de-Cassagnas): 3.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Ambroix): 4.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Les Mages): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 56 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the SALINDRES weather station, 6.2 km away at 191 m; the village itself is at 200 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at LA GRAND COMBE, 12.6 km away at 499 m, over 23 summers. [12]
That station sits 299 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,072 mm of rain a year, spread over 77 days — about 13.9 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at SALINDRES, 6.2 km away at 191 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30152/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/2ae83066-5874-3390-8430-5b16d8a5ab60— “Marché hebdomadaire des Mages”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30152/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30152/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30152/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30152
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30271
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30227
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Julien-des-Landes | 85 | 531 km NW | 2,085 | 48.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marcilly-en-Villette | 45 | 427 km N | 2,180 | 43.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 3 % · winter 82 % |
| Plouider | 29 | 811 km NW | 1,809 | 40.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 45 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Boissière-de-Montaigu | 85 | 515 km NW | 2,311 | 50.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 93 % |
| Martigné-sur-Mayenne | 53 | 577 km NW | 1,902 | 48.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Availles-en-Châtellerault | 86 | 396 km NW | 1,730 | 45.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Availles-en-Châtellerault | 86 | 396 km NW | 1,730 | 45.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marcilly-en-Villette | 45 | 427 km N | 2,180 | 43.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 3 % · winter 82 % |
| La Boissière-de-Montaigu | 85 | 515 km NW | 2,311 | 50.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 93 % |
| Saint-Julien-des-Landes | 85 | 531 km NW | 2,085 | 48.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Martigné-sur-Mayenne | 53 | 577 km NW | 1,902 | 48.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Plouider | 29 | 811 km NW | 1,809 | 40.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 45 % · 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 Les Mages'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boisset-et-Gaujac | 30 | 23 km SW | 2,707 | 51.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tavel | 30 | 49 km SE | 2,083 | 56.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Charleval | 13 | 103 km SE | 2,640 | 56.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Belgentier | 83 | 184 km SE | 2,373 | 53.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lagrave | 81 | 178 km W | 2,305 | 62.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Anastasie-sur-Issole | 83 | 186 km SE | 2,165 | 54.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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