Marguerittes
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 65.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 88 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Marguerittes (INSEE 30156) is in Gard (30), part of CA de Nîmes Métropole. Population 8,346 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/30156-marguerittes
Vitality score
Vitality score 65.7/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 88 % of the 2,929 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 | 0.63 | 25 | 15.68 |
| Social | 0.81 | 20 | 16.28 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.66 | 10 | 6.56 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.61 | 10 | 6.06 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.88 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
7 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · LA SOURCE DU PAIN MARGUERITTES · AU PETRIN D'ANTAN · L'ATELIER SUCRE · ALEXANDRE BOUDRY PATISSERIE). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA FERME CHARCUTIERE DES COSTIERES · BOUCHERIE LA COTE A L'OS · GRAND FRAIS). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (DAC SUD AGRO · LES PETITS POIS · GIE MARGUERITTES). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (LIDL · ALOFI SA · ARDIS SA). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (FL NIMES MARGUERITTES). [3]
22 × Restaurant (ELEPHANT 2 · CRS L'OASIS · L'OLIVADO · D.M.P). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (BAR DE LA MADONE · ELEVEN CLUB · ELEVEN). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LE GENESTET · ECOLE MATERNELLE MARCIEU · ECOLE MATERNELLE PEYROUSETTES). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PEYROUSE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DE MARCIEU · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE LA CEVENOLE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LOU CASTELLAS). [3]
10 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CLAUDINE CADENAT, MÉDECIN · LAURIANE GRIOTTO, MÉDECIN · KALIDA LAMRANI-FAJEAU, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME CALHIOL, MÉDECIN · BEATRIX CROS SIMPERE, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE PEYRAS · NOUVELLE PHARMACIE DES GARRIGUES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE MARGUERITTES MÉDIATHÈQUE SIMONE WEIL). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (ESPACE SPORTIF LE CASTELLAS · GYMNASE MICHEL MAZEL). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU LANGUEDOC). [3]
15 × Hairdresser (MYRIAM COIFFURE · DIAGONAL COIFFURE · ALK'OIFF). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL HACIENDA · BEST WESTERN - NIMES MARGUERITES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 6 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 7 | BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · LA SOURCE DU PAIN MARGUERITTES · AU PETRIN D'ANTAN · L'ATELIER SUCRE · ALEXANDRE BOUDRY PATISSERIE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | LA FERME CHARCUTIERE DES COSTIERES · BOUCHERIE LA COTE A L'OS · GRAND FRAIS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | DAC SUD AGRO · LES PETITS POIS · GIE MARGUERITTES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | LIDL · ALOFI SA · ARDIS SA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | FL NIMES MARGUERITTES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Restaurant | 22 | ELEPHANT 2 · CRS L'OASIS · L'OLIVADO · D.M.P | INSEE BPE 22 / INSEE SIRENE 34 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | BAR DE LA MADONE · ELEVEN CLUB · ELEVEN | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LE GENESTET · ECOLE MATERNELLE MARCIEU · ECOLE MATERNELLE PEYROUSETTES | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PEYROUSE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DE MARCIEU · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE LA CEVENOLE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LOU CASTELLAS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 10 | CLAUDINE CADENAT, MÉDECIN · LAURIANE GRIOTTO, MÉDECIN · KALIDA LAMRANI-FAJEAU, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME CALHIOL, MÉDECIN · BEATRIX CROS SIMPERE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE PEYRAS · NOUVELLE PHARMACIE DES GARRIGUES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE MARGUERITTES MÉDIATHÈQUE SIMONE WEIL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | ESPACE SPORTIF LE CASTELLAS · GYMNASE MICHEL MAZEL | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU LANGUEDOC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 15 | MYRIAM COIFFURE · DIAGONAL COIFFURE · ALK'OIFF | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL HACIENDA · BEST WESTERN - NIMES MARGUERITES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 8,538 (2012) → 8,346 (2023): -2.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 7,548 (1990) → 8,346 (2023): 10.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,061, of which 1.2 % second homes and 6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Marguerittes): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Marguerittes): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Marguerittes): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Marguerittes): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Marguerittes): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 63 days a year at or above 30 °C and 20 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the NIMES-COURBESSAC weather station, 3 km away at 59 m; the village itself is at 51 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at NIMES-COURBESSAC, 3 km away at 59 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 724 mm of rain a year, spread over 64 days — about 11.3 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at NIMES-COURBESSAC, 3 km away at 59 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 — 30156/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30156/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30156/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30156/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30156
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon-Blanc | 33 | 410 km W | 8,331 | 56.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-lès-Elbeuf | 76 | 656 km N | 8,306 | 57.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| Orchies | 59 | 741 km N | 8,396 | 70.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 57 % |
| Unieux | 42 | 172 km N | 8,514 | 57.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 42 % · humidity 57 % |
| Lillebonne | 76 | 696 km NW | 8,541 | 71.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 84 % · humidity 57 % |
| Ballancourt-sur-Essonne | 91 | 542 km N | 8,191 | 59.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unieux | 42 | 172 km N | 8,514 | 57.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 42 % · humidity 57 % |
| Carbon-Blanc | 33 | 410 km W | 8,331 | 56.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ballancourt-sur-Essonne | 91 | 542 km N | 8,191 | 59.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Pierre-lès-Elbeuf | 76 | 656 km N | 8,306 | 57.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| Lillebonne | 76 | 696 km NW | 8,541 | 71.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 84 % · humidity 57 % |
| Orchies | 59 | 741 km N | 8,396 | 70.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Marguerittes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clermont-l'Hérault | 34 | 86 km W | 9,461 | 82.2 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gignac | 34 | 75 km W | 6,651 | 67.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vauvert | 30 | 23 km SW | 11,671 | 58.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Gilles | 30 | 20 km S | 14,734 | 58.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tarascon | 13 | 18 km E | 15,396 | 68 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Laudun-l'Ardoise | 30 | 32 km NE | 6,835 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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