Saze
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 71 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saze (INSEE 30315) is in Gard (30), part of CA du Grand Avignon (COGA). Population 2,096 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/30315-saze
Vitality score
Vitality score 50.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 71 % of the 9,298 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.46 | 10 | 4.59 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.53 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'ATELIER DE SAZE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CODISUD). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (DOLCE VITA · LE BISTROT DE SAZE · TIMELO L'ART DE LA PIZZA). [3,4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT-PIERRE). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JULIE TESTUD, MÉDECIN · CHRISTINE TEXIER, MÉDECIN · CÉCILE MANNELLO, MÉDECIN · GHASSAN FAYAD, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAZE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAZE BIBLIOTHÈQUE CATHERINE ROMÉAS). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (LA COIFFURE DE MAUD · SAMSARA · CAROLINEBRTN COIFFURE A DOMICILE · LE TEMPLE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | L'ATELIER DE SAZE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | CODISUD | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 4 | DOLCE VITA · LE BISTROT DE SAZE · TIMELO L'ART DE LA PIZZA | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT-PIERRE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | JULIE TESTUD, MÉDECIN · CHRISTINE TEXIER, MÉDECIN · CÉCILE MANNELLO, MÉDECIN · GHASSAN FAYAD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [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 | SAZE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAZE BIBLIOTHÈQUE CATHERINE ROMÉAS | 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 | LA COIFFURE DE MAUD · SAMSARA · CAROLINEBRTN COIFFURE A DOMICILE · LE TEMPLE | 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 1,919 (2012) → 2,096 (2023): 9.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,321 (1990) → 2,096 (2023): 58.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,043, of which 4.7 % second homes and 6.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saze): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saze): 0.7 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Saze): 0.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Rochefort-du-Gard): 4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saze): 0.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 56 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PUJAUT weather station, 8.9 km away at 44 m; the village itself is at 86 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at PUJAUT, 8.9 km away at 44 m, over 29 summers. [10]
An average of 669 mm of rain a year, spread over 61 days — about 11 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PUJAUT, 8.9 km away at 44 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 — 30315/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30315/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30315/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30315/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30315
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30217
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jean-de-Niost | 01 | 215 km N | 1,866 | 38.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 57 % · humidity 86 % |
| Malataverne | 26 | 61 km N | 2,258 | 44.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Preignac | 33 | 403 km W | 2,135 | 48.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 86 % · humidity 43 % |
| La Gouesnière | 35 | 724 km NW | 2,021 | 47.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Laurent-d'Agny | 69 | 189 km N | 2,111 | 44.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Clément-de-la-Place | 49 | 580 km NW | 2,168 | 46.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malataverne | 26 | 61 km N | 2,258 | 44.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Laurent-d'Agny | 69 | 189 km N | 2,111 | 44.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Niost | 01 | 215 km N | 1,866 | 38.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 57 % · humidity 86 % |
| Preignac | 33 | 403 km W | 2,135 | 48.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 86 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Clément-de-la-Place | 49 | 580 km NW | 2,168 | 46.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Gouesnière | 35 | 724 km NW | 2,021 | 47.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · 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 Saze'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malataverne | 26 | 61 km N | 2,258 | 44.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Belgentier | 83 | 132 km SE | 2,373 | 53.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Plaissan | 34 | 102 km SW | 1,718 | 41.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lédenon | 30 | 14 km W | 1,685 | 53.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Victor-la-Coste | 30 | 14 km N | 2,233 | 44.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Paulet-de-Caisson | 30 | 36 km N | 1,887 | 53.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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