Saint-Jean-du-Pin
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 31.5/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 22 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Jean-du-Pin (INSEE 30270) is in Gard (30), part of CA Alès Agglomération. Population 1,508 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 31.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 22 % of the 11,582 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.73 | 10 | 7.25 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.46 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'EPICERIE PININQUE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (O NEM FOOD TRUCK). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE SAINT JEAN DU PIN). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT JEAN DU PIN AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE DE SAINT JEAN DU PIN BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (K-LYPSO COIFFURE · UNIV'HAIRSTYLE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). [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) | 1 | L'EPICERIE PININQUE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | O NEM FOOD TRUCK | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE SAINT JEAN DU PIN | 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 | SAINT JEAN DU PIN AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE DE SAINT JEAN DU PIN BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | 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 | 3 | K-LYPSO COIFFURE · UNIV'HAIRSTYLE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,392 (2012) → 1,508 (2023): 8.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,231 (1990) → 1,508 (2023): 22.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 774, of which 5.4 % second homes and 8.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Alès): 2.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Jean-du-Pin): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
GP (Alès): 1.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Jean-du-Pin): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Jean-du-Pin): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 68 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST CHRISTOL-LES-ALES weather station, 3.6 km away at 129 m; the village itself is at 193 m. [11]
The village sits 64 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at DEAUX, 8.9 km away at 185 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 1,033 mm of rain a year, spread over 76 days — about 13.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST CHRISTOL-LES-ALES, 3.6 km away at 129 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30270/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/ca3d51b3-8ad9-38dc-94e4-0c93b88846ba— “Marché hebdomadaire de St Jean du Pin”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30270/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30270/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30270/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30007
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30270
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Aubin-des-Châteaux | 44 | 586 km NW | 1,744 | 35.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 91 % |
| La Meilleraie-Tillay | 85 | 481 km NW | 1,485 | 32.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
| Rai | 61 | 580 km NW | 1,430 | 30.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 93 % · humidity 64 % |
| Eurre | 26 | 103 km NE | 1,431 | 34 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Amans-Soult | 81 | 144 km SW | 1,553 | 32.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vertheuil | 33 | 406 km W | 1,339 | 29.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurre | 26 | 103 km NE | 1,431 | 34 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Amans-Soult | 81 | 144 km SW | 1,553 | 32.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vertheuil | 33 | 406 km W | 1,339 | 29.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Meilleraie-Tillay | 85 | 481 km NW | 1,485 | 32.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
| Rai | 61 | 580 km NW | 1,430 | 30.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 93 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Aubin-des-Châteaux | 44 | 586 km NW | 1,744 | 35.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 91 % |
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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-Pin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cendras | 30 | 4.4 km N | 1,599 | 47.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lézan | 30 | 11 km S | 1,561 | 48.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montfort-sur-Argens | 83 | 181 km SE | 1,453 | 48 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Massillargues-Attuech | 30 | 11 km S | 672 | 38.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontanès | 30 | 32 km S | 700 | 33.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cardet | 30 | 10 km S | 933 | 56.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
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