Saint-Hippolyte-de-Caton
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 23.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 61 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Hippolyte-de-Caton (INSEE 30261) is in Gard (30), part of CA Alès Agglomération. Population 284 (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 23.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 61 % of the 17,708 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.8 | 5 | 4.01 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 215 (2012) → 284 (2023): 32.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 158 (1990) → 284 (2023): 79.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 152, of which 9.9 % second homes and 11.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Deaux): 4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Maurice-de-Cazevieille): 5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Maurice-de-Cazevieille): 5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Mons): 7.6 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Hippolyte-de-Caton): 0 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 57 days a year at or above 30 °C and 22 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the DEAUX weather station, 4.7 km away at 185 m; the village itself is at 134 m. [12]
The village sits 51 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at DEAUX, 4.7 km away at 185 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 51 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 913 mm of rain a year, spread over 72 days — about 12.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at DEAUX, 4.7 km away at 185 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30261/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30261/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30261/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30261/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30101
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30285
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30173
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30261
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevy-lès-Dole | 39 | 342 km N | 288 | 22.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 38 % · humidity 79 % |
| Méharin | 64 | 438 km W | 274 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 91 % · humidity 21 % |
| Gousse | 40 | 410 km W | 275 | 24 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 85 % · humidity 57 % |
| Allondaz | 73 | 250 km NE | 298 | 24.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Rocquigny | 62 | 673 km N | 265 | 17.6 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Monchy-Cayeux | 62 | 723 km N | 285 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allondaz | 73 | 250 km NE | 298 | 24.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Nevy-lès-Dole | 39 | 342 km N | 288 | 22.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 38 % · humidity 79 % |
| Gousse | 40 | 410 km W | 275 | 24 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 85 % · humidity 57 % |
| Méharin | 64 | 438 km W | 274 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 91 % · humidity 21 % |
| Rocquigny | 62 | 673 km N | 265 | 17.6 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Monchy-Cayeux | 62 | 723 km N | 285 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 93 % · 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-Hippolyte-de-Caton'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lacoste | 34 | 77 km SW | 303 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Guiraud | 34 | 74 km SW | 267 | 25.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Ceyrargues | 30 | 2.9 km SE | 168 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Mézoargues | 13 | 43 km SE | 229 | 20.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Étienne-de-l'Olm | 30 | 2.0 km SW | 379 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Babeau-Bouldoux | 34 | 126 km SW | 309 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
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