Saint-Marcel-de-Careiret
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 42.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 75 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Marcel-de-Careiret (INSEE 30282) is in Gard (30), part of CA du Gard Rhodanien. Population 870 (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 42.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 75 % of the 15,190 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.48 | 20 | 9.5 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.77 | 5 | 3.83 |
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 DU COIN). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (CHEZ ROBERTO · FARCIA · LA CASA DIMORA). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-MARCEL DE CAREIRET). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (EH). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, 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) | 1 | L'EPICERIE DU COIN | 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 | 3 | CHEZ ROBERTO · FARCIA · LA CASA DIMORA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [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 | 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-MARCEL DE CAREIRET | 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 | 1 | EH | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 807 (2012) → 870 (2023): 7.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 554 (1990) → 870 (2023): 57 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 472, of which 11.7 % second homes and 7.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Verfeuil): 4.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Marcel-de-Careiret): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Cavillargues): 4.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Bagnols-sur-Cèze): 10 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Saint-Marcel-de-Careiret): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 51 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the CAVILLARGUES weather station, 4.1 km away at 131 m; the village itself is at 195 m. [12]
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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at MEJANNES-LE-CLAP, 15 km away at 313 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 118 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 846 mm of rain a year, spread over 71 days — about 11.9 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at CAVILLARGUES, 4.1 km away at 131 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30282/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30282/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30282/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30282/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30343
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30282
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30076
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30028
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardillières | 17 | 473 km NW | 890 | 42.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 8 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Serres-Morlaàs | 64 | 392 km W | 870 | 40.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Brains-sur-Gée | 72 | 554 km NW | 757 | 40.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cavanac | 11 | 205 km SW | 1,021 | 35.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 68 % · humidity 50 % |
| Thenay | 36 | 365 km NW | 893 | 28.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montjean | 53 | 601 km NW | 1,020 | 30.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cavanac | 11 | 205 km SW | 1,021 | 35.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 68 % · humidity 50 % |
| Thenay | 36 | 365 km NW | 893 | 28.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Serres-Morlaàs | 64 | 392 km W | 870 | 40.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Ardillières | 17 | 473 km NW | 890 | 42.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 8 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Brains-sur-Gée | 72 | 554 km NW | 757 | 40.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montjean | 53 | 601 km NW | 1,020 | 30.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 96 % · 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-Marcel-de-Careiret'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argelliers | 34 | 82 km SW | 1,002 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Brès | 30 | 27 km NW | 702 | 31.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Bâtie-Rolland | 26 | 55 km NE | 1,087 | 38.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Larnage | 26 | 110 km N | 1,009 | 36.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Labastide-de-Lévis | 81 | 199 km W | 971 | 36.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Aires | 34 | 127 km SW | 618 | 38 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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