Saint-Paul-la-Coste
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 30.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 74 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Paul-la-Coste (INSEE 30291) is in Gard (30), part of CA Alès Agglomération. Population 324 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 30.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 74 % of the 17,979 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.27 | 5 | 1.33 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LES PETITS PLATS D'EVA). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LES TERRASSES DE SAINT-PAUL). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE DE SAINT PAUL LA COSTE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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) | 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 | 1 | LES PETITS PLATS D'EVA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LES TERRASSES DE SAINT-PAUL | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE DE SAINT PAUL LA COSTE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 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 298 (2012) → 324 (2023): 8.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 193 (1990) → 324 (2023): 67.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 294, of which 36.7 % second homes and 11.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cendras): 5.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Cendras): 6.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Cendras): 6.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Cendras): 6.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Mialet): 4.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 45 days a year at or above 30 °C and 70 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the GENERARGUES weather station, 8.5 km away at 139 m; the village itself is at 391 m. [10]
The village sits 252 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 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LA GRAND COMBE, 10.9 km away at 499 m, over 23 summers. [10]
That station sits 108 m above 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 1,118 mm of rain a year, spread over 77 days — about 14.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ALES, 7.3 km away at 143 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30291/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30291/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30291/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30291/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30077
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30168
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campagnac-lès-Quercy | 24 | 230 km W | 323 | 25.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 50 % · humidity 86 % |
| Boucieu-le-Roi | 07 | 114 km NE | 243 | 25.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pennedepie | 14 | 652 km NW | 306 | 26.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 38 % · humidity 100 % |
| Venteuges | 43 | 100 km N | 341 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 8 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vachères | 04 | 136 km E | 332 | 37 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 47 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Basile | 07 | 102 km NE | 356 | 26 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venteuges | 43 | 100 km N | 341 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 8 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Basile | 07 | 102 km NE | 356 | 26 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Boucieu-le-Roi | 07 | 114 km NE | 243 | 25.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vachères | 04 | 136 km E | 332 | 37 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 47 % · humidity 86 % |
| Campagnac-lès-Quercy | 24 | 230 km W | 323 | 25.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 50 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pennedepie | 14 | 652 km NW | 306 | 26.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 38 % · humidity 100 % |
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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-Paul-la-Coste'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montlaux | 04 | 150 km E | 209 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Coubisou | 12 | 108 km NW | 462 | 24.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Roquedur | 30 | 30 km SW | 266 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Francillon-sur-Roubion | 26 | 103 km NE | 181 | 23.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bessuéjouls | 12 | 107 km NW | 222 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sébrazac | 12 | 112 km W | 538 | 39.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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