Martignargues
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 30.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 66 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Martignargues (INSEE 30158) is in Gard (30), part of CA Alès Agglomération. Population 439 (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 30.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 66 % of the 17,926 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.73 | 5 | 3.64 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | 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 | 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 | 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 412 (2012) → 439 (2023): 6.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 247 (1990) → 439 (2023): 77.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 221, of which 13.6 % second homes and 1.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vézénobres): 2.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vézénobres): 2.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Vézénobres): 2.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas): 7.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Martignargues): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 58 days a year at or above 30 °C and 21 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the DEAUX weather station, 4.1 km away at 185 m; the village itself is at 131 m. [11]
The village sits 54 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at DEAUX, 4.1 km away at 185 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 54 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 913 mm of rain a year, spread over 72 days — about 12.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at DEAUX, 4.1 km away at 185 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30158/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30158/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30158/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30158/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30348
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30259
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30158
- 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-Florent-le-Jeune | 45 | 426 km N | 442 | 24.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 50 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Vincent | 63 | 187 km NW | 417 | 31.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 50 % · humidity 64 % |
| Mons-en-Montois | 77 | 501 km N | 454 | 29.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Caradec-Trégomel | 56 | 731 km NW | 467 | 23.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 71 % |
| Daubeuf-près-Vatteville | 27 | 621 km N | 460 | 27.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
| Cesset | 03 | 263 km N | 430 | 31.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 3 % · winter 45 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Vincent | 63 | 187 km NW | 417 | 31.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 50 % · humidity 64 % |
| Cesset | 03 | 263 km N | 430 | 31.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 3 % · winter 45 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Florent-le-Jeune | 45 | 426 km N | 442 | 24.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 50 % · humidity 79 % |
| Mons-en-Montois | 77 | 501 km N | 454 | 29.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 79 % |
| Daubeuf-près-Vatteville | 27 | 621 km N | 460 | 27.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Caradec-Trégomel | 56 | 731 km NW | 467 | 23.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · 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 Martignargues'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-Césaire-de-Gauzignan | 30 | 2.8 km SE | 391 | 31.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Roussas | 26 | 66 km NE | 409 | 22.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Étienne-de-l'Olm | 30 | 1.8 km N | 379 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jonquières | 34 | 70 km SW | 590 | 25.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lacoste | 34 | 74 km SW | 303 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boissières | 30 | 30 km S | 588 | 25.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
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