Saint-Laurent-la-Vernède
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 49.3/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 90 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Laurent-la-Vernède (INSEE 30279) is in Gard (30), part of CC Pays d'Uzès. Population 709 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 49.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 90 % of the 16,352 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.43 | 10 | 4.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.83 | 10 | 8.25 |
| Housing mix | 0.6 | 5 | 3 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL BOULANGERIE DUVALET). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'EPICHERIE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LA PAILLOTE GLOUGLOU). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LAURENCE ALQUIER, MÉDECIN · WALTER KESSLER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT LAURENT LA VERNEDE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT LAURENT LA VERNÈDE BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (STUDIO COIFFURE · STYLECREATION · LES BEAUTES DE NOEMIE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | SARL BOULANGERIE DUVALET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | L'EPICHERIE | 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 3 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | LA PAILLOTE GLOUGLOU | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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) | 2 | LAURENCE ALQUIER, MÉDECIN · WALTER KESSLER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [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 | 1 | SAINT LAURENT LA VERNEDE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT LAURENT LA VERNÈDE 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 | 4 | STUDIO COIFFURE · STYLECREATION · LES BEAUTES DE NOEMIE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 744 (2012) → 709 (2023): -4.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 535 (1990) → 709 (2023): 32.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 459, of which 20 % second homes and 6.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Laurent-la-Vernède): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Laurent-la-Vernède): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Laurent-la-Vernède): 0 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie): 7.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Laurent-la-Vernède): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 49 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CAVILLARGUES weather station, 4.9 km away at 131 m; the village itself is at 213 m. [10]
The village sits 82 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at UZES, 13.3 km away at 72 m, over 17 summers. [10]
That station sits 141 m below 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 846 mm of rain a year, spread over 71 days — about 11.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CAVILLARGUES, 4.9 km away at 131 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30279/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30279/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30279/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30279/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30279
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30295
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oye-et-Pallet | 25 | 339 km NE | 709 | 54.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 9 % · humidity 93 % |
| Orbigny | 37 | 427 km NW | 712 | 40.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montaignac-sur-Doustre | 19 | 240 km NW | 633 | 39.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Gravé | 56 | 658 km NW | 763 | 43.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rasteau | 84 | 44 km E | 813 | 55.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Caudiès-de-Fenouillèdes | 66 | 221 km SW | 586 | 55.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 54 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasteau | 84 | 44 km E | 813 | 55.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Caudiès-de-Fenouillèdes | 66 | 221 km SW | 586 | 55.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 54 % · humidity 71 % |
| Montaignac-sur-Doustre | 19 | 240 km NW | 633 | 39.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Oye-et-Pallet | 25 | 339 km NE | 709 | 54.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 9 % · humidity 93 % |
| Orbigny | 37 | 427 km NW | 712 | 40.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Gravé | 56 | 658 km NW | 763 | 43.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 81 % · 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-la-Vernède'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claviers | 83 | 178 km E | 727 | 50.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Séguret | 84 | 46 km E | 769 | 48.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beaumont-de-Pertuis | 84 | 107 km E | 1,130 | 44.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Estaing | 12 | 151 km W | 502 | 57.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Paul-le-Jeune | 07 | 36 km NW | 968 | 70.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saou | 26 | 77 km NE | 590 | 59.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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