Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 52.3/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 67 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres (INSEE 30278) is in Gard (30), part of CA du Gard Rhodanien. Population 2,996 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 52.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)).
Better served than 67 % of the 7,117 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.75 |
| Social | 0.49 | 20 | 9.89 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.8 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MARIE BLACHERE · LE RENDEZ VOUS DES HALLES). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (ASUPER 2). [3,4]
9 × Restaurant (UNE TOUCHE DE PIZZA · LE PAPET · BRASSERIE LE HK · MCDONALD'S · LE JORD'ANNA). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE CHARLES ODOYER). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CHARLES ODOYER). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (REMY POMMIER, MÉDECIN · VALERIE JUBERT-KERKHOVE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE SAINT LAURENT). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ST LAURENT DES ARBRES LPAC AP). [3]
1 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (DES RACINES ET DES MECHES · DIAGONAL). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL LE YATIS · LE SAINT LAURENT). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Café / bar, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | MARIE BLACHERE · LE RENDEZ VOUS DES HALLES | INSEE SIRENE 3 / INSEE BPE 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 | 1 | ASUPER 2 | 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 | 9 | UNE TOUCHE DE PIZZA · LE PAPET · BRASSERIE LE HK · MCDONALD'S · LE JORD'ANNA | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE CHARLES ODOYER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CHARLES ODOYER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | REMY POMMIER, MÉDECIN · VALERIE JUBERT-KERKHOVE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELARL PHARMACIE SAINT LAURENT | 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 | ST LAURENT DES ARBRES LPAC AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | DES RACINES ET DES MECHES · DIAGONAL | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL LE YATIS · LE SAINT LAURENT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday, Sunday. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 2,662 (2012) → 2,996 (2023): 12.5 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 1,683 (1990) → 2,996 (2023): 78 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,418, of which 2 % second homes and 12.1 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Geniès-de-Comolas): 2.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres): 1.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
GP (Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres): 1.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 56 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the PUJAUT weather station, 7.8 km away at 44 m; the village itself is at 86 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at PUJAUT, 7.8 km away at 44 m, over 29 summers. [12]
An average of 753 mm of rain a year, spread over 67 days — about 11.2 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ROQUEMAURE, 6.8 km away at 25 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
160 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 300,000 € — 2,788 € per m² of built surface. [13]
13 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 178,000 € — 2,120 € per m². [13]
The median across Gard is 2,338 € per m², so this commune sits above 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
sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5,6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30278/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-11— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/4d7a423f-2997-3430-aada-fd1063434471— “Marché hebdomadaire du vendredi à St Laurent des Arbres.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/7572bc59-b48f-3407-b852-4711e2344268— “Marché hebdomadaire du dimanche à St Laurent des Arbres.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30278/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30278/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30278/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30254
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30278
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vieux-Thann | 68 | 457 km NE | 2,866 | 48.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 64 % · humidity 71 % |
| Damparis | 39 | 340 km N | 2,587 | 43.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
| Damelevières | 54 | 517 km N | 3,080 | 41.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 65 % · humidity 71 % |
| La Jarrie | 17 | 504 km NW | 3,458 | 39.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Weyersheim | 67 | 571 km NE | 3,512 | 44.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Offendorf | 67 | 573 km NE | 2,484 | 51.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damparis | 39 | 340 km N | 2,587 | 43.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vieux-Thann | 68 | 457 km NE | 2,866 | 48.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 64 % · humidity 71 % |
| La Jarrie | 17 | 504 km NW | 3,458 | 39.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Damelevières | 54 | 517 km N | 3,080 | 41.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 65 % · humidity 71 % |
| Weyersheim | 67 | 571 km NE | 3,512 | 44.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Offendorf | 67 | 573 km NE | 2,484 | 51.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
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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-des-Arbres'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langlade | 30 | 46 km SW | 2,329 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Clarensac | 30 | 46 km SW | 4,386 | 44.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Codognan | 30 | 53 km SW | 2,529 | 51.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sussargues | 34 | 67 km SW | 2,840 | 43.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Callian | 83 | 172 km E | 3,823 | 49.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Beaulieu | 34 | 65 km SW | 2,264 | 56.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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