Saint-Denis
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 22.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 56 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Denis (INSEE 30247) is in Gard (30), part of CC de Cèze Cévennes. Population 296 (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 22.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 56 % of the 17,802 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA GUINGUETTE DE SAINT DENIS). [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-DENIS BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE PASCALIVRE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (CHANGER D'HAIR). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 | 1 | LA GUINGUETTE DE SAINT DENIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-DENIS BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE PASCALIVRE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | CHANGER D'HAIR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 265 (2012) → 296 (2023): 11.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 190 (1990) → 296 (2023): 55.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 228, of which 34.2 % second homes and 6.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Rivières): 1.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Rivières): 1.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Jean-de-Maruéjols-et-Avéjan): 4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Jean-de-Maruéjols-et-Avéjan): 4.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Victor-de-Malcap): 2.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 57 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MEJANNES-LE-CLAP weather station, 6.5 km away at 313 m; the village itself is at 121 m. [11]
The village sits 192 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 4 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MEJANNES-LE-CLAP, 6.5 km away at 313 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 192 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 970 mm of rain a year, spread over 75 days — about 12.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MEJANNES-LE-CLAP, 6.5 km away at 313 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 — 30247/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30247/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30247/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30247/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30215
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30266
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30303
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meyronne | 46 | 224 km W | 269 | 20.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 68 % |
| Puy-Sanières | 05 | 177 km E | 288 | 25.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Peyremale | 30 | 17 km NW | 272 | 20.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Clara-Villerach | 66 | 235 km SW | 265 | 23 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Espédaillac | 46 | 202 km W | 290 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Buisson | 84 | 60 km E | 252 | 23.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyremale | 30 | 17 km NW | 272 | 20.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Buisson | 84 | 60 km E | 252 | 23.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Puy-Sanières | 05 | 177 km E | 288 | 25.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Espédaillac | 46 | 202 km W | 290 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Meyronne | 46 | 224 km W | 269 | 20.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 68 % |
| Clara-Villerach | 66 | 235 km SW | 265 | 23 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · 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 Saint-Denis'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-Guiraud | 34 | 89 km SW | 267 | 25.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vallabrix | 30 | 26 km SE | 414 | 29.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Solérieux | 26 | 48 km E | 328 | 23.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Potelières | 30 | 1.8 km SW | 363 | 23 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rivières | 30 | 2.0 km SE | 417 | 36.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lacoste | 34 | 93 km SW | 303 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
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