Saint-Martial
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 15.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 43 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Martial (INSEE 30283) is in Gard (30), part of CC des Cévennes Gangeoises et Suménoises. Population 177 (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 15.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 43 % of the 15,245 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 | 0.44 | 10 | 4.41 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (MAS DE DAUMET · L'ATELIER). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, 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 | 2 | MAS DE DAUMET · L'ATELIER | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 183 (2012) → 177 (2023): -3.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 188 (1990) → 177 (2023): -5.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 271, of which 62.4 % second homes and 0 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Val-d'Aigoual): 3.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-André-de-Majencoules): 4.6 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Lasalle): 8.9 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Val-d'Aigoual): 8.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Val-d'Aigoual): 3.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 38 days a year at or above 30 °C and 23 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST MARTIAL weather station, 0.1 km away at 483 m; the village itself is at 450 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at COLOGNAC, 7.3 km away at 589 m, over 27 summers. [11]
That station sits 139 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,241 mm of rain a year, spread over 83 days — about 15 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST MARTIAL, 0.1 km away at 483 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 — 30283/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30283/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30283/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30283/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30339
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30229
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30140
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llo | 66 | 222 km SW | 153 | 18 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Apollinaire | 05 | 217 km E | 209 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Sauze-du-Lac | 05 | 211 km E | 159 | 23.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Venanson | 06 | 281 km E | 195 | 22.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 50 % · humidity 86 % |
| Orlu | 09 | 210 km SW | 157 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 11 % · humidity 86 % |
| Arrien-en-Bethmale | 09 | 252 km SW | 134 | 21.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 28 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlu | 09 | 210 km SW | 157 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 11 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Sauze-du-Lac | 05 | 211 km E | 159 | 23.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Apollinaire | 05 | 217 km E | 209 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Llo | 66 | 222 km SW | 153 | 18 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Arrien-en-Bethmale | 09 | 252 km SW | 134 | 21.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 28 % · humidity 100 % |
| Venanson | 06 | 281 km E | 195 | 22.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 50 % · humidity 86 % |
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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-Martial'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fourmagnac | 46 | 156 km NW | 178 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sénéchas | 30 | 40 km NE | 247 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Corn | 46 | 159 km NW | 238 | 23.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tolla | 2A | 484 km SE | 120 | 30.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chaudon-Norante | 04 | 206 km E | 175 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rapale | 2B | 478 km E | 162 | 37.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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