Saint-Christol-lez-Alès
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 63.5/100 · confidence: low· Better served than 86 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Christol-lez-Alès (INSEE 30243) is in Gard (30), part of CA Alès Agglomération. Population 7,310 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 63.5/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: low (sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie); sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 86 % of the 3,312 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 | 0.44 | 25 | 10.95 |
| Social | 0.83 | 20 | 16.64 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.55 | 10 | 5.53 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.97 | 10 | 9.7 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.78 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA BOULANGERIE DE MARIE BACHERE · LA BOULANGERIE D'ADELL). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAISON CHAPEL · BOUCHERIE TONIQUE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'ALIMENTATION DE ST CHRISTOL LES ALES). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (PYRAMIDE · LIDL · ACTION FRANCE). [3,4]
12 × Restaurant (PIZZA PINOCCHIO · SERGIO PIZZA · A L'ANCIENNE · EURL CHRISNAT). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (LA CROIX DE BAUZON · BAR LE VINCENNES · LE RENDEZ-VOUS · L'ECHAPPATOIRE · DS CLUB). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE JOLIOT CURIE · ECOLE MATERNELLE MARIGNAC). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JOLIOT-CURIE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MARIGNAC LES MONTEZES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE ST CHRISTOPHE). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANDRE RAVI, MÉDECIN · GUYLAINE RAMADIER, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS IVANOVSKY, MÉDECIN · ALAIN ROUX, MÉDECIN · ERIK GROSSET, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (SELAS PHARMACIE DE LA PYRAMIDE · SNC PHARMACIE DUGUET-GIBAULT). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE DE SAINT CHRISTOL LEZ ALÈS MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (CENTRE SPORTIF ET SOCIO EDUCATIF DE ST CHRISTOL · HALLE DES SPORTS). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU LANGUEDOC · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD). [3]
9 × Hairdresser (KATRINE · GLC SERVICES · MELANIE COIFFURE · STUDIO COIFFURE · OZART COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (IBIS). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (AIRE NATURELLE CAMPING LE MAS CAUVY). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 8 × Restaurant, 4 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LA BOULANGERIE DE MARIE BACHERE · LA BOULANGERIE D'ADELL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | MAISON CHAPEL · BOUCHERIE TONIQUE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | L'ALIMENTATION DE ST CHRISTOL LES ALES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | PYRAMIDE · LIDL · ACTION FRANCE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 12 | PIZZA PINOCCHIO · SERGIO PIZZA · A L'ANCIENNE · EURL CHRISNAT | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 27 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | LA CROIX DE BAUZON · BAR LE VINCENNES · LE RENDEZ-VOUS · L'ECHAPPATOIRE · DS CLUB | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE JOLIOT CURIE · ECOLE MATERNELLE MARIGNAC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JOLIOT-CURIE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MARIGNAC LES MONTEZES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE ST CHRISTOPHE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | ANDRE RAVI, MÉDECIN · GUYLAINE RAMADIER, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS IVANOVSKY, MÉDECIN · ALAIN ROUX, MÉDECIN · ERIK GROSSET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | SELAS PHARMACIE DE LA PYRAMIDE · SNC PHARMACIE DUGUET-GIBAULT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | MEDIATHEQUE DE SAINT CHRISTOL LEZ ALÈS MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | CENTRE SPORTIF ET SOCIO EDUCATIF DE ST CHRISTOL · HALLE DES SPORTS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU LANGUEDOC · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 9 | KATRINE · GLC SERVICES · MELANIE COIFFURE · STUDIO COIFFURE · OZART COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | IBIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | AIRE NATURELLE CAMPING LE MAS CAUVY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 6,776 (2012) → 7,310 (2023): 7.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,973 (1990) → 7,310 (2023): 47 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,575, of which 2.2 % second homes and 6.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Christol-lez-Alès): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Christol-lez-Alès): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Christol-lez-Alès): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Christol-lez-Alès): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Christol-lez-Alès): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 73 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST CHRISTOL-LES-ALES weather station, 1 km away at 129 m; the village itself is at 130 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at DEAUX, 5.4 km away at 185 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 55 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 1,033 mm of rain a year, spread over 76 days — about 13.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST CHRISTOL-LES-ALES, 1 km away at 129 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30243/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/04bab9c3-6735-3c25-ba95-32573b2f9ec6— “Marché hebdomadaire de St Christol lez Alès”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30243/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30243/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30243/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30243
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nanteuil-lès-Meaux | 77 | 546 km N | 7,308 | 67.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 95 % · humidity 71 % |
| Audun-le-Tiche | 57 | 616 km N | 7,356 | 60.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 36 % |
| Trélissac | 24 | 289 km NW | 7,372 | 65.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Ismier | 38 | 190 km NE | 7,165 | 59.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 55 % · humidity 71 % |
| Ensisheim | 68 | 491 km NE | 7,306 | 56.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 64 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chauray | 79 | 431 km NW | 7,221 | 68.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Ismier | 38 | 190 km NE | 7,165 | 59.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 55 % · humidity 71 % |
| Trélissac | 24 | 289 km NW | 7,372 | 65.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chauray | 79 | 431 km NW | 7,221 | 68.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Ensisheim | 68 | 491 km NE | 7,306 | 56.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 64 % · humidity 79 % |
| Nanteuil-lès-Meaux | 77 | 546 km N | 7,308 | 67.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 95 % · humidity 71 % |
| Audun-le-Tiche | 57 | 616 km N | 7,356 | 60.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 36 % |
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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-Christol-lez-Alès'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Cannet-des-Maures | 83 | 198 km E | 5,140 | 66.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Luc | 83 | 195 km E | 11,310 | 57.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pierrefeu-du-Var | 83 | 192 km SE | 6,084 | 56.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Carcès | 83 | 182 km E | 3,540 | 51.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cavalaire-sur-Mer | 83 | 222 km SE | 8,121 | 68.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cogolin | 83 | 218 km SE | 12,301 | 69.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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