Saint-Césaire-de-Gauzignan
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 31.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Césaire-de-Gauzignan (INSEE 30240) is in Gard (30), part of CA Alès Agglomération. Population 391 (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 31.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 70 % of the 18,009 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.77 | 5 | 3.86 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 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 318 (2012) → 391 (2023): 23 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 212 (1990) → 391 (2023): 84.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 202, of which 11.4 % second homes and 7.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Maurice-de-Cazevieille): 2.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Maurice-de-Cazevieille): 2.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Maurice-de-Cazevieille): 2.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Lédignan): 9.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Césaire-de-Gauzignan): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 59 days a year at or above 30 °C and 21 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the DEAUX weather station, 6.9 km away at 185 m; the village itself is at 109 m. [11]
The village sits 76 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at DEAUX, 6.9 km away at 185 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 76 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 913 mm of rain a year, spread over 72 days — about 12.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at DEAUX, 6.9 km away at 185 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 — 30240/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30240/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30240/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30240/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30285
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30146
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30240
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richarville | 91 | 522 km N | 386 | 26 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 61 % · humidity 71 % |
| Escles | 88 | 481 km N | 382 | 24.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 54 % · humidity 79 % |
| Armendarits | 64 | 440 km W | 398 | 26.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 91 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Vincent | 63 | 189 km NW | 417 | 31.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 50 % · humidity 64 % |
| Aurières | 63 | 211 km NW | 373 | 31.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 24 % · humidity 64 % |
| Nogent-sur-Loir | 72 | 501 km NW | 361 | 25.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 82 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Vincent | 63 | 189 km NW | 417 | 31.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 50 % · humidity 64 % |
| Aurières | 63 | 211 km NW | 373 | 31.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 24 % · humidity 64 % |
| Armendarits | 64 | 440 km W | 398 | 26.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 91 % · humidity 50 % |
| Escles | 88 | 481 km N | 382 | 24.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 54 % · humidity 79 % |
| Nogent-sur-Loir | 72 | 501 km NW | 361 | 25.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 82 % |
| Richarville | 91 | 522 km N | 386 | 26 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 61 % · humidity 71 % |
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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-Césaire-de-Gauzignan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martignargues | 30 | 2.8 km NW | 439 | 30.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Étienne-de-l'Olm | 30 | 3.7 km NW | 379 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lacoste | 34 | 75 km SW | 303 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jonquières | 34 | 71 km SW | 590 | 25.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Babeau-Bouldoux | 34 | 123 km SW | 309 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Boissières | 30 | 28 km S | 588 | 25.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
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