Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 48.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 36 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues (INSEE 30284) is in Gard (30), part of CA Alès Agglomération. Population 4,840 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 48.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 36 % of the 4,818 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 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.61 | 20 | 12.2 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.58 | 10 | 5.79 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.91 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'EMIL'DOUCEUR). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (SAINT FELIX VIANDES). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (GAL · LE PANIER DE CLARA). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
7 × Restaurant (AU BANC D'ESSAI · LE 613 · ROTISSERIE DOREE BRAISEE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (BAR DE LA MAIRIE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE DANIELLE CASANOVA). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE HENRI BARBUSSE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LANGEVIN WALLON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE LES ESCARIEUX). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CASADO · SELARL PHARMACIE DURAND AYMARD). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE SAINT-MARTIN DE VALGAGUES MÉDIATHÈQUE RENÉ LOUIS DUPONT). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU LANGUEDOC). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (SOPHIE COIFFURE A DOMICILE · CREA'STYLE · COIFFURE PRIVEE / MA JOLIE WIGGY · LE SALON D'AMANDINE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL B B ALES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: GP (médecin généraliste). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | L'EMIL'DOUCEUR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | SAINT FELIX VIANDES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | GAL · LE PANIER DE CLARA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 7 | AU BANC D'ESSAI · LE 613 · ROTISSERIE DOREE BRAISEE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | BAR DE LA MAIRIE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE DANIELLE CASANOVA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE HENRI BARBUSSE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LANGEVIN WALLON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE LES ESCARIEUX | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE CASADO · SELARL PHARMACIE DURAND AYMARD | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE SAINT-MARTIN DE VALGAGUES MÉDIATHÈQUE RENÉ LOUIS DUPONT | 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 | 1 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU LANGUEDOC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | SOPHIE COIFFURE A DOMICILE · CREA'STYLE · COIFFURE PRIVEE / MA JOLIE WIGGY · LE SALON D'AMANDINE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL B B ALES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,244 (2012) → 4,840 (2023): 14 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,487 (1990) → 4,840 (2023): 7.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,367, of which 0.9 % second homes and 8.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Alès): 1.9 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 56 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SALINDRES weather station, 5.7 km away at 191 m; the village itself is at 178 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LA GRAND COMBE, 10.6 km away at 499 m, over 23 summers. [11]
That station sits 321 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 1,118 mm of rain a year, spread over 77 days — about 14.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ALES, 2 km away at 143 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 — 30284/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/195a381f-2445-353e-9f6e-beb1f8335fea— “Marché de St Martin de Valgalgues”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30284/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30284/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30284/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30284
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30007
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Balme-de-Sillingy | 74 | 252 km NE | 5,336 | 48.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 61 % · humidity 71 % |
| Ostricourt | 59 | 704 km N | 6,097 | 45.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Cysoing | 59 | 715 km N | 4,839 | 58.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Teyran | 34 | 55 km S | 4,787 | 50 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Reichstett | 67 | 573 km NE | 4,732 | 53.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lorette | 42 | 155 km N | 4,983 | 48.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teyran | 34 | 55 km S | 4,787 | 50 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lorette | 42 | 155 km N | 4,983 | 48.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Balme-de-Sillingy | 74 | 252 km NE | 5,336 | 48.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 61 % · humidity 71 % |
| Reichstett | 67 | 573 km NE | 4,732 | 53.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ostricourt | 59 | 704 km N | 6,097 | 45.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Cysoing | 59 | 715 km N | 4,839 | 58.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
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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-Martin-de-Valgalgues'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salaise-sur-Sanne | 38 | 144 km NE | 4,606 | 56.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grans | 13 | 100 km SE | 5,489 | 53.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Salindres | 30 | 6.2 km E | 3,648 | 42.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Péage-de-Roussillon | 38 | 146 km N | 6,718 | 65 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Maurice-l'Exil | 38 | 148 km N | 6,889 | 47.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Castries | 34 | 55 km S | 6,883 | 61.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
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