Navacelles
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 36.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 88 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Navacelles (INSEE 30187) is in Gard (30), part of CC de Cèze Cévennes. Population 317 (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 36.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 88 % of the 17,936 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| 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 | 0.7 | 5 | 3.48 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LES HIRONDELLES GOURMANDES). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Primary school (élémentaire), 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) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 | LES HIRONDELLES GOURMANDES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 315 (2012) → 317 (2023): 0.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 190 (1990) → 317 (2023): 66.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 211, of which 15.2 % second homes and 13.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Salindres): 6.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Allègre-les-Fumades): 3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Allègre-les-Fumades): 2.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Mons): 6 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Navacelles): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 51 days a year at or above 30 °C and 9 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the BROUZET LES ALES weather station, 5 km away at 603 m; the village itself is at 174 m. [12]
The village sits 429 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at MEJANNES-LE-CLAP, 9.5 km away at 313 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 139 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 905 mm of rain a year, spread over 75 days — about 12.1 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at BROUZET LES ALES, 5 km away at 603 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30187/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30187/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30187/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30187/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30305
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30008
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30173
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30187
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinais | 37 | 458 km NW | 372 | 29.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Courcelles-sur-Vesle | 02 | 578 km N | 352 | 38.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 43 % · humidity 86 % |
| Puligny-Montrachet | 21 | 312 km N | 340 | 32.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 35 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vauciennes | 51 | 544 km N | 319 | 23.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 54 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lasse | 64 | 456 km W | 334 | 27.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 70 % · humidity 36 % |
| Saint-Martin-d'Arberoue | 64 | 446 km W | 350 | 35.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 74 % · humidity 7 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puligny-Montrachet | 21 | 312 km N | 340 | 32.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 35 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martin-d'Arberoue | 64 | 446 km W | 350 | 35.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 74 % · humidity 7 % |
| Lasse | 64 | 456 km W | 334 | 27.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 70 % · humidity 36 % |
| Cinais | 37 | 458 km NW | 372 | 29.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vauciennes | 51 | 544 km N | 319 | 23.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 54 % · humidity 86 % |
| Courcelles-sur-Vesle | 02 | 578 km N | 352 | 38.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 43 % · 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 Navacelles'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbuccia | 2A | 449 km SE | 379 | 33.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Baron | 30 | 13 km S | 337 | 30 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Usclas-du-Bosc | 34 | 83 km SW | 250 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Courry | 30 | 17 km NW | 281 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Peyremale | 30 | 21 km NW | 272 | 20.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aigaliers | 30 | 13 km SE | 540 | 42.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
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