Mandagout
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 28.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 64 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mandagout (INSEE 30154) is in Gard (30), part of CC du Pays Viganais. Population 368 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 28.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 64 % of the 18,024 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.77 | 10 | 7.69 |
| Housing mix | 0.07 | 5 | 0.36 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LES TERRASSES DE LA BORIE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MANDAGOUT RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MANDAGOUT BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | LES TERRASSES DE LA BORIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | MANDAGOUT RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MANDAGOUT 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 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 393 (2012) → 368 (2023): -6.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 290 (1990) → 368 (2023): 26.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 379, of which 46.4 % second homes and 1.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Vigan): 3.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Vigan): 3.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Le Vigan): 3.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Le Vigan): 3.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Mandagout): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 36 days a year at or above 30 °C and 28 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MANDAGOUT weather station, 0.1 km away at 485 m; the village itself is at 515 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MONTDARDIER, 8.9 km away at 640 m, over 14 summers. [10]
That station sits 125 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 1,641 mm of rain a year, spread over 95 days — about 17.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MANDAGOUT, 0.1 km away at 485 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30154/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30154/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30154/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30154/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30350
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30154
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dompierre-les-Églises | 87 | 308 km NW | 375 | 24.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Izaire | 12 | 73 km W | 314 | 26.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gentioux-Pigerolles | 23 | 235 km NW | 398 | 30.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lurs | 04 | 181 km E | 385 | 30.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 7 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gavaudun | 47 | 226 km W | 302 | 28.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 50 % |
| Arlebosc | 07 | 139 km NE | 380 | 29.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Izaire | 12 | 73 km W | 314 | 26.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arlebosc | 07 | 139 km NE | 380 | 29.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lurs | 04 | 181 km E | 385 | 30.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 7 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gavaudun | 47 | 226 km W | 302 | 28.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 50 % |
| Gentioux-Pigerolles | 23 | 235 km NW | 398 | 30.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dompierre-les-Églises | 87 | 308 km NW | 375 | 24.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Mandagout'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murs | 84 | 130 km E | 376 | 30.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ponteils-et-Brésis | 30 | 51 km NE | 365 | 23 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Cybranet | 24 | 213 km NW | 384 | 31 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Daglan | 24 | 209 km NW | 570 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gréalou | 46 | 150 km NW | 312 | 24.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pardailhan | 34 | 89 km SW | 193 | 25.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
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