Saint-Laurent-de-Carnols
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 26/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 43 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Laurent-de-Carnols (INSEE 30277) is in Gard (30), part of CA du Gard Rhodanien. Population 553 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 26/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 43 % of the 17,476 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.68 | 5 | 3.41 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
2 × Hairdresser (LA BULLE DU BIEN ETRE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 2 | LA BULLE DU BIEN ETRE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 469 (2012) → 553 (2023): 17.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 279 (1990) → 553 (2023): 98.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 320, of which 15.9 % second homes and 5.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Michel-d'Euzet): 1.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Cornillon): 3.9 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Michel-d'Euzet): 2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Paulet-de-Caisson): 7.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Michel-d'Euzet): 1.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 53 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST JULIEN DE PEYROLAS weather station, 8.2 km away at 71 m; the village itself is at 91 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST JULIEN DE PEYROLAS, 8.2 km away at 71 m, over 12 summers. [11]
An average of 837 mm of rain a year, spread over 69 days — about 12.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST JULIEN DE PEYROLAS, 8.2 km away at 71 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30277/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30277/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30277/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30277/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30287
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30096
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30290
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mévoisins | 28 | 532 km NW | 615 | 20.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 62 % · humidity 57 % |
| Séry-lès-Mézières | 02 | 624 km N | 601 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 57 % |
| Rognaix | 73 | 215 km NE | 479 | 30.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 49 % · humidity 57 % |
| Granieu | 38 | 175 km NE | 519 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 62 % · winter 39 % |
| Ausson | 31 | 341 km W | 596 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bény-sur-Mer | 14 | 680 km NW | 467 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granieu | 38 | 175 km NE | 519 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 62 % · winter 39 % |
| Rognaix | 73 | 215 km NE | 479 | 30.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 49 % · humidity 57 % |
| Ausson | 31 | 341 km W | 596 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mévoisins | 28 | 532 km NW | 615 | 20.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 62 % · humidity 57 % |
| Séry-lès-Mézières | 02 | 624 km N | 601 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 57 % |
| Bény-sur-Mer | 14 | 680 km NW | 467 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · humidity 57 % |
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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-Laurent-de-Carnols'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Popian | 34 | 103 km SW | 380 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tressan | 34 | 109 km SW | 683 | 42.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aumelas | 34 | 101 km SW | 624 | 26.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Bauzille-de-la-Sylve | 34 | 103 km SW | 947 | 35.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mas-Blanc-des-Alpilles | 13 | 50 km S | 564 | 38.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lacoste | 34 | 108 km SW | 303 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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