Molières-Cavaillac
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 37.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 59 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Molières-Cavaillac (INSEE 30170) is in Gard (30), part of CC du Pays Viganais. Population 905 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 37.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 59 % of the 14,940 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.78 | 10 | 7.84 |
| Housing mix | 0.68 | 5 | 3.42 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA FABRIQUE A BEIGNETS). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (BAR TABACS RESTAURANT DE LA PLAINE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MOLIÈRES-CAVAILLAC BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 | 1 | LA FABRIQUE A BEIGNETS | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | BAR TABACS RESTAURANT DE LA PLAINE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MOLIÈRES-CAVAILLAC 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 | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 919 (2012) → 905 (2023): -1.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 705 (1990) → 905 (2023): 28.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 545, of which 15.8 % second homes and 7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Avèze): 1.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Avèze): 1.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Le Vigan): 2.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Le Vigan): 2.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Molières-Cavaillac): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 45 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LE VIGAN weather station, 3.2 km away at 222 m; the village itself is at 333 m. [11]
The village sits 111 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MONTDARDIER, 3.2 km away at 640 m, over 14 summers. [11]
That station sits 307 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 1,471 mm of rain a year, spread over 90 days — about 16.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LE VIGAN, 3.2 km away at 222 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 — 30170/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30170/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30170/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30170/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30026
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30350
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30170
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Masos | 66 | 176 km SW | 966 | 40.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Caouënnec-Lanvézéac | 22 | 749 km NW | 899 | 43.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 41 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Didier-des-Bois | 27 | 616 km N | 892 | 35.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Brunémont | 59 | 701 km N | 704 | 42.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 8 % · winter 82 % |
| Moulineaux | 76 | 629 km N | 954 | 42.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beaucamps-Ligny | 59 | 739 km N | 845 | 38.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Masos | 66 | 176 km SW | 966 | 40.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Didier-des-Bois | 27 | 616 km N | 892 | 35.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moulineaux | 76 | 629 km N | 954 | 42.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brunémont | 59 | 701 km N | 704 | 42.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 8 % · winter 82 % |
| Beaucamps-Ligny | 59 | 739 km N | 845 | 38.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Caouënnec-Lanvézéac | 22 | 749 km NW | 899 | 43.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 41 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Molières-Cavaillac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Julie | 01 | 251 km NE | 1,094 | 30.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Charnoz-sur-Ain | 01 | 247 km NE | 951 | 37.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Anjou | 38 | 184 km NE | 1,031 | 35.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lachapelle-Auzac | 46 | 197 km NW | 795 | 32.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Remèze | 07 | 87 km NE | 847 | 44.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Claveyson | 26 | 172 km NE | 934 | 46.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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