Saint-Jean-du-Gard
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61.6/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 93 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Jean-du-Gard (INSEE 30269) is in Gard (30), part of CA Alès Agglomération. Population 2,586 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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 61.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)).
Better served than 93 % of the 8,037 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 | 0.47 | 25 | 11.83 |
| Social | 0.96 | 20 | 19.18 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.56 | 10 | 5.59 |
| Housing mix | 0.71 | 5 | 3.57 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA CASTANHA). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAISON VIALA). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (U EXPRESS). [3,4]
16 × Restaurant (BAR RESTAURANT DE LA GARE · CHEZ DALILA · COTE SUD · LA POELEE DU SOLEIL · LE TCHAPALO). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (BAR DE LA CORNICHE · CAFE DE L'UNIVERS). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ROBERT LAVESQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE MARCEAU LAPIERRE). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARION PAKEY, MÉDECIN · MARIE DESHONS, MÉDECIN · THIERRY DESMOULINS, MÉDECIN · AURELIE BRUN BANDERRA, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CEVENOLE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE DE SAINT JEAN DU GARD MÉDIATHÈQUE ANDRÉ CHAMSON). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE MARCEAU LAPIERRE). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU LANGUEDOC). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (SBS · SYLVIE COIFFURE · OCE COIFFURE). [3,4]
3 × Hotel (AUBERGE DU PERAS · L'ORONGE · HOTEL LES BELLUGUES). [3,4]
6 × Campsite (LA VERNEDE AIRE NATURELLE DE CAMPING VER · CAMPING MAS DE LA CAM · CAMPING DES SOURCES · BIVOUAC NATURE · AIRE NATURELLE CAMPING LE PETIT BAIGNEUR). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 5 × Restaurant, 2 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LA CASTANHA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | MAISON VIALA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | U EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 16 | BAR RESTAURANT DE LA GARE · CHEZ DALILA · COTE SUD · LA POELEE DU SOLEIL · LE TCHAPALO | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 29 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | BAR DE LA CORNICHE · CAFE DE L'UNIVERS | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ROBERT LAVESQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE MARCEAU LAPIERRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | MARION PAKEY, MÉDECIN · MARIE DESHONS, MÉDECIN · THIERRY DESMOULINS, MÉDECIN · AURELIE BRUN BANDERRA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE CEVENOLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 JEAN DU GARD MÉDIATHÈQUE ANDRÉ CHAMSON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COLLEGE MARCEAU LAPIERRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU LANGUEDOC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | SBS · SYLVIE COIFFURE · OCE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hotel | 3 | AUBERGE DU PERAS · L'ORONGE · HOTEL LES BELLUGUES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 6 | LA VERNEDE AIRE NATURELLE DE CAMPING VER · CAMPING MAS DE LA CAM · CAMPING DES SOURCES · BIVOUAC NATURE · AIRE NATURELLE CAMPING LE PETIT BAIGNEUR | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,696 (2012) → 2,586 (2023): -4.1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,441 (1990) → 2,586 (2023): 5.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,881, of which 14.3 % second homes and 14.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Jean-du-Gard): 0 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Jean-du-Gard): 0 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Jean-du-Gard): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Jean-du-Gard): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Jean-du-Gard): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 56 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST JEAN DU GARD weather station, 1.2 km away at 196 m; the village itself is at 188 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at COLOGNAC, 10.5 km away at 589 m, over 27 summers. [10]
That station sits 401 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 1,431 mm of rain a year, spread over 86 days — about 16.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST JEAN DU GARD, 1.2 km away at 196 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30269/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/f642ab2a-b801-3f71-8e82-10eab38c8855— “Marché Hebdomadaire de St Jean du Gard”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30269/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30269/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30269/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30269
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prayssac | 46 | 219 km W | 2,519 | 69.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 92 % · humidity 50 % |
| Noyers-sur-Cher | 41 | 402 km NW | 2,631 | 62.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 8 % · winter 88 % |
| Bessèges | 30 | 27 km NE | 2,606 | 63.3 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
| L'Argentière-la-Bessée | 05 | 226 km E | 2,288 | 67.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 19 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bourbon-l'Archambault | 03 | 283 km N | 2,494 | 66.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Langogne | 48 | 69 km N | 2,836 | 75.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 32 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bessèges | 30 | 27 km NE | 2,606 | 63.3 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
| Langogne | 48 | 69 km N | 2,836 | 75.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 32 % · humidity 71 % |
| Prayssac | 46 | 219 km W | 2,519 | 69.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 92 % · humidity 50 % |
| L'Argentière-la-Bessée | 05 | 226 km E | 2,288 | 67.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 19 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bourbon-l'Archambault | 03 | 283 km N | 2,494 | 66.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Noyers-sur-Cher | 41 | 402 km NW | 2,631 | 62.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 8 % · winter 88 % |
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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-Jean-du-Gard'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anduze | 30 | 10 km SE | 3,391 | 65.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vallon-Pont-d'Arc | 07 | 53 km NE | 2,403 | 75 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Meyrargues | 13 | 142 km E | 3,847 | 45.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Ambroix | 30 | 30 km NE | 3,445 | 52.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Vigan | 30 | 26 km SW | 3,863 | 58.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Collobrières | 83 | 218 km SE | 1,870 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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