Montdardier

Gard · CC du Pays Viganais · INSEE 30176

A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.

Few services 28.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 85 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Montdardier (INSEE 30176) is in Gard (30), part of CC du Pays Viganais. Population 209 (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.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/30176-montdardier

Vitality score

Vitality score 28.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 85 % of the 16,228 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	0.32	5	1.58
Population trend	0.83	10	8.31
Housing mix	0.38	5	1.89

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 0 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 0 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 0 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 0 of 2

Sport 0 of 2

Everyday services 0 of 3

Lodging 1 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. ^[3,4]

1 × Restaurant (LA TUDE). ^[3,4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). ^[3]

1 × Post office / agence postale (MONTDARDIER AP). ^[3]

1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LA COURONNE). ^[3,4]

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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	1	LA TUDE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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	MONTDARDIER AP	INSEE BPE 1 [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	1	CAMPING MUNICIPAL LA COURONNE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

1968: 215 2023: 209 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 202 (2012) → 209 (2023): 3.5 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 157 (1990) → 209 (2023): 33.1 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 206, of which 31.1 % second homes and 15 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Primary school Bakery — 5.1 km NFood shop — 5.2 km NGP — 6.8 km NPharmacy — 7.2 km N Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Avèze): 5.1 km to the north (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Avèze): 5.2 km to the north (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Le Vigan): 6.8 km to the north (straight line). ^[9]

Pharmacy (Le Vigan): 7.2 km to the north (straight line). ^[9]

Primary school (Montdardier): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[10]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 27.4

Days at or below 0 °C 29.9

Muggy days a summer 0.9

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 30 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[11]

Measured at the MONTDARDIER weather station, 2.4 km away at 640 m; the village itself is at 619 m. ^[11]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. ^[11]

Humidity measured at MONTDARDIER, 2.4 km away at 640 m, over 14 summers. ^[11]

An average of 1,441 mm of rain a year, spread over 90 days — about 16 mm on a day it rains. ^[11]

Rainfall measured at MONTDARDIER, 2.4 km away at 640 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 — 30176/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30176/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30176/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30176/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 30026
INSEE BPE 2025 — 30350
INSEE BPE 2025 — 30176
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
Ozenay	71	307 km N	237	24.5	Few services	Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 %
Échandelys	63	180 km N	248	24.8	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 26 % · humidity 93 %
Sarran	19	210 km NW	262	24.1	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 %
Salives	21	423 km N	186	28.7	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 74 %
Rivel	11	169 km SW	219	22.9	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 81 % · humidity 43 %
Mont-Saint-Jean	21	379 km N	267	27.2	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Rivel	11	169 km SW	219	22.9	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 81 % · humidity 43 %
Échandelys	63	180 km N	248	24.8	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 26 % · humidity 93 %
Sarran	19	210 km NW	262	24.1	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 %
Ozenay	71	307 km N	237	24.5	Few services	Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 %
Mont-Saint-Jean	21	379 km N	267	27.2	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 %
Salives	21	423 km N	186	28.7	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 74 %

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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 Montdardier'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-Perdoux	46	148 km NW	196	15.5	No daily shops	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 %
Thémines	46	167 km NW	240	25.2	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 %
Carlucet	46	180 km NW	230	22.7	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 %
Naussannes	24	246 km NW	232	19.5	No daily shops	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 %
Saint-Amand-de-Vergt	24	258 km NW	242	21.6	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 %
Saint-Simon	46	163 km NW	195	13.6	No daily shops	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 %

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