Sainte-Croix-de-Caderle
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 5.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 4 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sainte-Croix-de-Caderle (INSEE 30246) is in Gard (30), part of CA Alès Agglomération. Population 97 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 5.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 4 % of the 10,303 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.42 | 10 | 4.15 |
| Housing mix | 0.13 | 5 | 0.63 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 122 (2012) → 97 (2023): -20.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 106 (1990) → 97 (2023): -8.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 96, of which 43.8 % second homes and 0 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lasalle): 2.5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lasalle): 2.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Lasalle): 2.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Lasalle): 2.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Soudorgues): 2.9 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 34 days a year at or above 30 °C and 74 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST JEAN DU GARD weather station, 4.6 km away at 196 m; the village itself is at 544 m. [10]
The village sits 348 m above 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at COLOGNAC, 6.2 km away at 589 m, over 27 summers. [10]
An average of 1,415 mm of rain a year, spread over 85 days — about 16.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LASALLE, 2.9 km away at 278 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30246/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30246/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30246/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30246/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30140
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30322
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noalhac | 48 | 102 km NW | 94 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 26 % · winter 84 % |
| Saint-André | 81 | 114 km W | 102 | 6.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 61 % |
| Montamel | 46 | 201 km W | 90 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Couzou | 46 | 195 km NW | 95 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 43 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Raphaël | 24 | 260 km NW | 94 | 5.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 46 % · humidity 86 % |
| Soucirac | 46 | 200 km W | 102 | 6.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noalhac | 48 | 102 km NW | 94 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 26 % · winter 84 % |
| Saint-André | 81 | 114 km W | 102 | 6.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 61 % |
| Couzou | 46 | 195 km NW | 95 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 43 % · humidity 93 % |
| Soucirac | 46 | 200 km W | 102 | 6.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montamel | 46 | 201 km W | 90 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Raphaël | 24 | 260 km NW | 94 | 5.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 46 % · 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 Sainte-Croix-de-Caderle'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martial-Entraygues | 19 | 190 km NW | 106 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Buoux | 84 | 124 km E | 104 | 6.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Crupies | 26 | 117 km NE | 96 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Trioulou | 15 | 149 km NW | 95 | 5.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Bresson | 30 | 22 km SW | 73 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aiglun | 06 | 245 km E | 104 | 15 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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