Nîmes
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 93.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 85 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Nîmes (INSEE 30189) is in Gard (30), part of CA de Nîmes Métropole. Population 151,839 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [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/30189-nimes
Vitality score
Vitality score 93.5/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 85 % of the 89 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 | 1 | 25 | 24.95 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Education | 1 | 10 | 9.99 |
| Health | 1 | 10 | 9.98 |
| Public & culture | 0.67 | 5 | 3.33 |
| Population trend | 0.68 | 10 | 6.82 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.44 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
83 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL DIGE · JEFF DE BRUGES · LE MOULIN DES AUMIERES · SARL L'EPI D'OR · FOURNIL DU MAS DE VILLE FOURNIL DU MAS DE VILLE). [3,4]
41 × Butcher (boucherie) (BATAILLE · BOUCHERIE DES JONQUILLES). [3,4]
112 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (GAOUI SOAD · MAISON BUSQUET · LNT M-EXOTIC). [3,4]
29 × Supermarket (ALIMENTATION GENERALE DE LA CIGALE · INTERMARCHE · INTERMARCH · LIDL · ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
2 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (VERGNE FROMAGES · AU PALAIS DU FROMAGE). [4]
4 × Fishmonger (LE VIVIER · LE CHALUTIER NIMOIS · POISSONNERIE CARMEN). [3,4]
519 × Restaurant (VOISIN · RESTAURANT MAI-LAN · LE LYDIE · GROUPE ELITE RESTAURATION). [3,4]
104 × Café / bar (BABAIA BODEGA · GOLDEN VIP · CKF · LE COMPLEXE · NICE BAR). [4]
40 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE G COURBET · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN ZAY · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB MAS DES GARDES · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CHAPITRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DANIELE CASANOVA). [3]
56 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE EMMANUEL D'ALZON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE HENRI WALLON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE COURBET G. · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE AUGUSTE FAUCHER). [3]
18 × Collège (COLLEGE ROMAIN ROLLAND · COLLEGE JULES VERNE · COLLEGE CAPOUCHINE · COLLEGE CONDORCET · COLLEGE DU MONT DUPLAN). [3]
158 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARIO SPALETTI, MÉDECIN · JEROME MILOVANOFF, MÉDECIN · ALAIN BLANS, MÉDECIN · DAVID COSTA, MÉDECIN · SYLVIE KAISER, MÉDECIN). [3]
45 × Pharmacy (PROPHARMACIE MONSIEUR MAHDJOUB AMRI · PHARMACIE JEANNE D ARC · GRANDE PHARMACIE DE L'ESPLANADE · PHARMACIE CAP COSTIERES · PHARMACIE NOTRE DAME). [3,4]
13 × Post office / agence postale (NIMES CASTANET RP · NIMES CARREFOUR CITY RP · NIMES TABAC DES FLEURS LPP · NIMES TOP OFFICE LPP · NIMES TABAC DU MAS DE VILLE RP). [3]
6 × Library (LUDO-MEDIATHEQUE JEAN D'ORMESSON · 30 - DIRECTION DU LIVRE ET LECTURE DU GARD (DLL · BIBLIOTHÈQUE CARRÉ D'ART · MEDIATHEQUE MARC-BERNARD · BIBLIOTHEQUE SERRE CAVALIER / C.H.U). [3]
3 × Cinema (FORUM KINEPOLIS · LE SEMAPHORE · CGR NIMES). [3]
28 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE BIGOT · GYMNASE JEAN ROSTAND · COMPLEXE SPORTIF MARCEL CERDAN MAS DE MINGUE · COLLEGE FEUCHERES · INSTITUTION PRIVEE SAINT STANISLAS SACRE COEUR). [3]
50 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE NIMES CARRE D'ART · CCF · CREDIT COOPERATIF · CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON). [3]
216 × Hairdresser (DIAZ ANNE-MARIE · PATYCOIF' · TIF & LOU). [3,4]
18 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
31 × Hotel (IBIS - NIMES OUEST · THE ORIGINALS CITY HOTEL NÎMES COSTIERES · HOTEL VATEL · BEST WESTERN - L'ORANGERIE · B & B HOTELS). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DE LA BASTIDE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 30 × Bakery (boulangerie), 15 × Butcher (boucherie), 59 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Supermarket, 1 × Fishmonger, 205 × Restaurant, 1 × Collège, 1 × GP (médecin généraliste), 9 × Pharmacy, 8 × Bank, 58 × Hairdresser, 4 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 83 | SARL DIGE · JEFF DE BRUGES · LE MOULIN DES AUMIERES · SARL L'EPI D'OR · FOURNIL DU MAS DE VILLE FOURNIL DU MAS DE VILLE | INSEE BPE 83 / INSEE SIRENE 122 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 41 | BATAILLE · BOUCHERIE DES JONQUILLES | INSEE BPE 41 / INSEE SIRENE 61 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 112 | GAOUI SOAD · MAISON BUSQUET · LNT M-EXOTIC | INSEE BPE 112 / INSEE SIRENE 223 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 29 | ALIMENTATION GENERALE DE LA CIGALE · INTERMARCHE · INTERMARCH · LIDL · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 29 / INSEE SIRENE 36 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 2 | VERGNE FROMAGES · AU PALAIS DU FROMAGE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 4 | LE VIVIER · LE CHALUTIER NIMOIS · POISSONNERIE CARMEN | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 519 | VOISIN · RESTAURANT MAI-LAN · LE LYDIE · GROUPE ELITE RESTAURATION | INSEE BPE 519 / INSEE SIRENE 966 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 104 | BABAIA BODEGA · GOLDEN VIP · CKF · LE COMPLEXE · NICE BAR | INSEE SIRENE 104 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 40 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE G COURBET · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN ZAY · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB MAS DES GARDES · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CHAPITRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DANIELE CASANOVA | INSEE BPE 40 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 56 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE EMMANUEL D'ALZON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE HENRI WALLON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE COURBET G. · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE AUGUSTE FAUCHER | INSEE BPE 56 [3] |
| Collège | 18 | COLLEGE ROMAIN ROLLAND · COLLEGE JULES VERNE · COLLEGE CAPOUCHINE · COLLEGE CONDORCET · COLLEGE DU MONT DUPLAN | INSEE BPE 18 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 158 | MARIO SPALETTI, MÉDECIN · JEROME MILOVANOFF, MÉDECIN · ALAIN BLANS, MÉDECIN · DAVID COSTA, MÉDECIN · SYLVIE KAISER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 158 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 45 | PROPHARMACIE MONSIEUR MAHDJOUB AMRI · PHARMACIE JEANNE D ARC · GRANDE PHARMACIE DE L'ESPLANADE · PHARMACIE CAP COSTIERES · PHARMACIE NOTRE DAME | INSEE BPE 45 / INSEE SIRENE 66 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 13 | NIMES CASTANET RP · NIMES CARREFOUR CITY RP · NIMES TABAC DES FLEURS LPP · NIMES TOP OFFICE LPP · NIMES TABAC DU MAS DE VILLE RP | INSEE BPE 13 [3] |
| Library | 6 | LUDO-MEDIATHEQUE JEAN D'ORMESSON · 30 - DIRECTION DU LIVRE ET LECTURE DU GARD (DLL · BIBLIOTHÈQUE CARRÉ D'ART · MEDIATHEQUE MARC-BERNARD · BIBLIOTHEQUE SERRE CAVALIER / C.H.U | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Cinema | 3 | FORUM KINEPOLIS · LE SEMAPHORE · CGR NIMES | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 28 | GYMNASE BIGOT · GYMNASE JEAN ROSTAND · COMPLEXE SPORTIF MARCEL CERDAN MAS DE MINGUE · COLLEGE FEUCHERES · INSTITUTION PRIVEE SAINT STANISLAS SACRE COEUR | INSEE BPE 28 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 50 | BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE NIMES CARRE D'ART · CCF · CREDIT COOPERATIF · CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON | INSEE BPE 50 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 216 | DIAZ ANNE-MARIE · PATYCOIF' · TIF & LOU | INSEE BPE 216 / INSEE SIRENE 303 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 18 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 31 | IBIS - NIMES OUEST · THE ORIGINALS CITY HOTEL NÎMES COSTIERES · HOTEL VATEL · BEST WESTERN - L'ORANGERIE · B & B HOTELS | INSEE BPE 31 / INSEE SIRENE 54 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DE LA BASTIDE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 146,709 (2012) → 151,839 (2023): 3.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 128,471 (1990) → 151,839 (2023): 18.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 87,984, of which 5.6 % second homes and 11.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Nîmes): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Nîmes): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Nîmes): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Nîmes): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Nîmes): 0.2 km to the north (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, 4.3 km away at 59 m; the village itself is at 45 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at NIMES-COURBESSAC, 4.3 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, 4.3 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 — 30189/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30189/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30189/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30189/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30189
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clermont-Ferrand | 63 | 238 km NW | 146,351 | 92.2 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 49 % · humidity 57 % |
| Aix-en-Provence | 13 | 94 km E | 149,695 | 93.7 | Well served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 70 % · humidity 71 % |
| Grenoble | 38 | 186 km NE | 156,140 | 93 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 54 % · humidity 64 % |
| Le Mans | 72 | 564 km NW | 146,249 | 91.3 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 57 % |
| Angers | 49 | 556 km NW | 159,022 | 92.8 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · humidity 64 % |
| Dijon | 21 | 391 km N | 161,830 | 92.4 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 43 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aix-en-Provence | 13 | 94 km E | 149,695 | 93.7 | Well served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 70 % · humidity 71 % |
| Grenoble | 38 | 186 km NE | 156,140 | 93 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 54 % · humidity 64 % |
| Clermont-Ferrand | 63 | 238 km NW | 146,351 | 92.2 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 49 % · humidity 57 % |
| Dijon | 21 | 391 km N | 161,830 | 92.4 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 43 % · humidity 57 % |
| Angers | 49 | 556 km NW | 159,022 | 92.8 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · humidity 64 % |
| Le Mans | 72 | 564 km NW | 146,249 | 91.3 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 57 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/30189-nimes