Saint-Just-et-Vacquières
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 23.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 54 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Just-et-Vacquières (INSEE 30275) is in Gard (30), part of CA Alès Agglomération. Population 325 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 23.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 54 % of the 17,997 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.91 | 10 | 9.07 |
| Housing mix | 0.59 | 5 | 2.93 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-JUST ET VACQUIÈRES BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [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-JUST ET VACQUIÈRES 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 | 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 291 (2012) → 325 (2023): 11.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 231 (1990) → 325 (2023): 40.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 179, of which 20.7 % second homes and 4.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Deaux): 7.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Méjannes-lès-Alès): 6.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Mons): 4 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Mons): 4.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Just-et-Vacquières): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 49 days a year at or above 30 °C and 9 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the BROUZET LES ALES weather station, 5.3 km away at 603 m; the village itself is at 204 m. [12]
The village sits 399 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, 7.8 km away at 185 m, over 30 summers. [12]
An average of 905 mm of rain a year, spread over 75 days — about 12.1 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at BROUZET LES ALES, 5.3 km away at 603 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
20 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 270,930 € — 1,427 € per m² of built surface. [13]
The median across Gard is 2,338 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [13]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30275/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30275/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30275/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30275/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30101
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30165
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30173
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30275
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gréalou | 46 | 192 km W | 312 | 24.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 59 % · humidity 86 % |
| Subligny | 18 | 384 km N | 337 | 19 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bosjean | 71 | 307 km N | 321 | 20.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 33 % · winter 22 % |
| Anjouin | 36 | 391 km NW | 313 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 47 % · humidity 79 % |
| Roumégoux | 15 | 181 km NW | 336 | 25.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 47 % · humidity 71 % |
| Beaune-d'Allier | 03 | 263 km NW | 296 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 42 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roumégoux | 15 | 181 km NW | 336 | 25.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 47 % · humidity 71 % |
| Gréalou | 46 | 192 km W | 312 | 24.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 59 % · humidity 86 % |
| Beaune-d'Allier | 03 | 263 km NW | 296 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 42 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bosjean | 71 | 307 km N | 321 | 20.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 33 % · winter 22 % |
| Subligny | 18 | 384 km N | 337 | 19 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Anjouin | 36 | 391 km NW | 313 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 47 % · humidity 79 % |
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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-Just-et-Vacquières'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courry | 30 | 22 km N | 281 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Usclas-du-Bosc | 34 | 79 km SW | 250 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Algans | 81 | 195 km W | 223 | 21.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Carbuccia | 2A | 448 km SE | 379 | 33.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chambon | 30 | 27 km NW | 260 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Étienne-d'Albagnan | 34 | 127 km SW | 302 | 28.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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