Saint-Ambroix
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 52.7/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 63 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Ambroix (INSEE 30227) is in Gard (30), part of CC de Cèze Cévennes. Population 3,445 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/30227-saint-ambroix
Vitality score
Vitality score 52.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Supermarket).
Better served than 63 % of the 6,362 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 | 0.46 | 25 | 11.51 |
| Social | 0.9 | 20 | 18.08 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.11 | 10 | 1.11 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.48 | 10 | 4.8 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.22 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PETIOCH GEOFFROY · LES DELICES DE YAYA). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LIDL · MNEYAN HAMBARDZUM · MARKET SHOP). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (SAMIRE · PROXI). [3,4]
16 × Restaurant (L ASSIETTE PROVENCALE · KHYN · CHEZ DAV' · CHEZ YO · CLUB HOUSE). [3,4]
7 × Café / bar (LE SPHYNX · BAR LE PROVENCE · ERABLE · ANNIE PIZZA). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE FLORIAN). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FLORIAN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE ARMAND COUSSENS · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JOSEPH). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CENTRALE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (COMMUNAUTÉ DE COMMUNES DE CÈZE-CÉVENNES). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE HALLE DES SPORTS DE CORBIERES). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU LANGUEDOC). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (COH TEI · CREA'TIF · CLUB BARBER'S). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING DE LA TOUR · CAMPING BEAU RIVAGE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 3 × Supermarket, 12 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: GP (médecin généraliste). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | PETIOCH GEOFFROY · LES DELICES DE YAYA | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | LIDL · MNEYAN HAMBARDZUM · MARKET SHOP | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | SAMIRE · PROXI | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 16 | L ASSIETTE PROVENCALE · KHYN · CHEZ DAV' · CHEZ YO · CLUB HOUSE | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 25 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 7 | LE SPHYNX · BAR LE PROVENCE · ERABLE · ANNIE PIZZA | INSEE SIRENE 7 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE FLORIAN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FLORIAN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE ARMAND COUSSENS · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE CENTRALE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | COMMUNAUTÉ DE COMMUNES DE CÈZE-CÉVENNES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE HALLE DES SPORTS DE CORBIERES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU LANGUEDOC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | COH TEI · CREA'TIF · CLUB BARBER'S | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING DE LA TOUR · CAMPING BEAU RIVAGE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 3,319 (2012) → 3,445 (2023): 3.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,517 (1990) → 3,445 (2023): -2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,416, of which 7.8 % second homes and 20 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Ambroix): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Ambroix): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Molières-sur-Cèze): 5.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Ambroix): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Ambroix): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 56 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SALINDRES weather station, 10.2 km away at 191 m; the village itself is at 149 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MEJANNES-LE-CLAP, 11.8 km away at 313 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 164 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,072 mm of rain a year, spread over 77 days — about 13.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SALINDRES, 10.2 km away at 191 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Supermarket
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30227/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30227/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30227/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30227/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30227
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30171
- 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-Céré | 46 | 194 km W | 3,429 | 55 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vescovato | 2B | 467 km SE | 3,406 | 57.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 45 % · humidity 0 % |
| Palau-del-Vidre | 66 | 213 km SW | 3,329 | 44.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 59 % · humidity 0 % |
| Cléry-Saint-André | 45 | 438 km NW | 3,596 | 49.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Azay-le-Rideau | 37 | 442 km NW | 3,438 | 55.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bourgueil | 37 | 459 km NW | 3,631 | 49.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Céré | 46 | 194 km W | 3,429 | 55 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
| Palau-del-Vidre | 66 | 213 km SW | 3,329 | 44.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 59 % · humidity 0 % |
| Cléry-Saint-André | 45 | 438 km NW | 3,596 | 49.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Azay-le-Rideau | 37 | 442 km NW | 3,438 | 55.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bourgueil | 37 | 459 km NW | 3,631 | 49.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vescovato | 2B | 467 km SE | 3,406 | 57.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 45 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Saint-Ambroix'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anduze | 30 | 28 km SW | 3,391 | 65.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rognes | 13 | 114 km SE | 4,693 | 48.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jean-du-Gard | 30 | 30 km SW | 2,586 | 61.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers | 34 | 61 km SW | 4,979 | 58.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Vigan | 30 | 56 km SW | 3,863 | 58.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes | 84 | 55 km E | 2,656 | 62.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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