Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 65 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas (INSEE 30259) is in Gard (30), part of CA Alès Agglomération. Population 4,670 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/30259-saint-hilaire-de-brethmas
Vitality score
Vitality score 55.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 65 % of the 4,967 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 | 0.36 | 25 | 8.95 |
| Social | 0.78 | 20 | 15.68 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.85 | 10 | 8.46 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.8 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (GRANIER STEPHAN · EURL LA BOULANGERIE DE LA JASSE · LE FOURNIL DE SAINT HILAIRE · LA BOULANGERIE D'ADELL). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DE LA JASSE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'EPICERIE GOURMANDE). [3,4]
11 × Restaurant (OSAMOA · LE MANDARIN · SARL LE DETOUR · PIZZA BRUNO · B.R. LE SAINT-HILAIRE). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (CHAI SAMSON · CAFE DE LA PLAINE · LA TUERIE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE RENE DELEUZE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JOSETTE ROUCAUTE). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SEVGI GUL-SONMEZ, MÉDECIN · LAURE VALGALIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (SARL PHARMACIE DE LA JASSE · PHARMACIE CHAINIEUX). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE DE SAINT HILAIRE DE BRETHMAS · BIBLIOTHEQUE LA JASSE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF ET CULTUREL MAURICE SAUSSINE). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (ALEX COIFF' · M&R DETENTE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 3 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | GRANIER STEPHAN · EURL LA BOULANGERIE DE LA JASSE · LE FOURNIL DE SAINT HILAIRE · LA BOULANGERIE D'ADELL | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE DE LA JASSE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | L'EPICERIE GOURMANDE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 11 | OSAMOA · LE MANDARIN · SARL LE DETOUR · PIZZA BRUNO · B.R. LE SAINT-HILAIRE | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | CHAI SAMSON · CAFE DE LA PLAINE · LA TUERIE | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE RENE DELEUZE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JOSETTE ROUCAUTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | SEVGI GUL-SONMEZ, MÉDECIN · LAURE VALGALIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | SARL PHARMACIE DE LA JASSE · PHARMACIE CHAINIEUX | 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 | 2 | BIBLIOTHEQUE DE SAINT HILAIRE DE BRETHMAS · BIBLIOTHEQUE LA JASSE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF ET CULTUREL MAURICE SAUSSINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 4 | ALEX COIFF' · M&R DETENTE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,253 (2012) → 4,670 (2023): 9.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,470 (1990) → 4,670 (2023): 34.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,307, of which 2 % second homes and 10.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Vézénobres): 2.5 km to the south (straight line). [10]
GP (Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas): 1.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas): 1.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
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, 1.9 km away at 185 m; the village itself is at 126 m. [11]
The village sits 59 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, 1.9 km away at 185 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 59 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, 1.9 km away at 185 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30259/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://sainthilairedebrethmas.fr/— “Du lundi au vendredi de 8h30 à 12h et de 13h30 à 17h sauf le mardi après-midi.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30259/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30259/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30259/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30259
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30348
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soucieu-en-Jarrest | 69 | 183 km N | 4,660 | 54.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lunel-Viel | 34 | 45 km S | 4,507 | 53 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 81 % · humidity 36 % |
| Montbazon | 37 | 444 km NW | 4,874 | 55.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Villemoustaussou | 11 | 169 km SW | 4,401 | 45.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 99 % · humidity 64 % |
| Blendecques | 62 | 751 km N | 4,859 | 38.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 100 % |
| Ormes | 45 | 465 km N | 4,376 | 43.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 64 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunel-Viel | 34 | 45 km S | 4,507 | 53 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 81 % · humidity 36 % |
| Villemoustaussou | 11 | 169 km SW | 4,401 | 45.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 99 % · humidity 64 % |
| Soucieu-en-Jarrest | 69 | 183 km N | 4,660 | 54.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montbazon | 37 | 444 km NW | 4,874 | 55.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Ormes | 45 | 465 km N | 4,376 | 43.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 64 % · humidity 71 % |
| Blendecques | 62 | 751 km N | 4,859 | 38.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 100 % |
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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-Hilaire-de-Brethmas'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-Saturnin-lès-Avignon | 84 | 66 km E | 5,206 | 59 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rodilhan | 30 | 38 km SE | 2,799 | 51.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-André-de-Sangonis | 34 | 69 km SW | 6,427 | 60.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bezouce | 30 | 37 km SE | 2,348 | 66.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Redessan | 30 | 41 km SE | 4,211 | 44.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Solliès-Toucas | 83 | 181 km SE | 6,269 | 47 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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