Sernhac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 47.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 67 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sernhac (INSEE 30317) is in Gard (30), part of CA de Nîmes Métropole. Population 1,819 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/30317-sernhac
Vitality score
Vitality score 47.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 67 % of the 10,235 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 | 0.7 | 20 | 14.09 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.79 | 5 | 3.97 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AUX ANGES DORES). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (COCCINELLE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (THOMAX). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LA CANTINA · DELLAMATO · LES 2 PASSIONNES). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE AUDIBERTE, GROUPE SCOLAIRE PIERRE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CANTARELLE GROUPE SCOLAIRE PIERR). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SERNHAC). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (RAMOS CRISTELLE · ISA COIFFURE · C. LOOK COIFFURE · PRESS ET COIFF'). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL LE DOMAINE DES ESCAUNES). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAPFUN CAMPING LA SOUBEYRANNE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | AUX ANGES DORES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | COCCINELLE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | THOMAX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | LA CANTINA · DELLAMATO · LES 2 PASSIONNES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE AUDIBERTE, GROUPE SCOLAIRE PIERRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CANTARELLE GROUPE SCOLAIRE PIERR | 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 | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SERNHAC | 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 | 6 | RAMOS CRISTELLE · ISA COIFFURE · C. LOOK COIFFURE · PRESS ET COIFF' | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL LE DOMAINE DES ESCAUNES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAPFUN CAMPING LA SOUBEYRANNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,730 (2012) → 1,819 (2023): 5.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,155 (1990) → 1,819 (2023): 57.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 941, of which 10.3 % second homes and 7.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sernhac): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sernhac): 1.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Remoulins): 3.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Remoulins): 3.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Sernhac): 0.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 62 days a year at or above 30 °C and 22 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MEYNES weather station, 5.9 km away at 71 m; the village itself is at 75 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 9 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at TARASCON, 11.6 km away at 15 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 60 m below 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 719 mm of rain a year, spread over 64 days — about 11.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MEYNES, 5.9 km away at 71 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
127 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 224,250 € — 2,238 € per m² of built surface. [11]
18 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 91,805 € — 1,664 € per m². [11]
The median across Gard is 2,338 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30317/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30317/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30317/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30317/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30317
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30212
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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-Paul-lès-Romans | 26 | 136 km N | 1,916 | 49.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 82 % · humidity 64 % |
| Châteauneuf-la-Forêt | 87 | 307 km NW | 1,542 | 40.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 57 % |
| Rougiers | 83 | 120 km SE | 1,697 | 49.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 41 % · humidity 36 % |
| Tallende | 63 | 226 km NW | 1,619 | 46.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint Aulaye-Puymangou | 24 | 378 km NW | 1,450 | 49.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Puget-Théniers | 06 | 188 km E | 1,798 | 55 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rougiers | 83 | 120 km SE | 1,697 | 49.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 41 % · humidity 36 % |
| Saint-Paul-lès-Romans | 26 | 136 km N | 1,916 | 49.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 82 % · humidity 64 % |
| Puget-Théniers | 06 | 188 km E | 1,798 | 55 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tallende | 63 | 226 km NW | 1,619 | 46.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 43 % |
| Châteauneuf-la-Forêt | 87 | 307 km NW | 1,542 | 40.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint Aulaye-Puymangou | 24 | 378 km NW | 1,450 | 49.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 54 % · 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 Sernhac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olonzac | 34 | 162 km SW | 1,693 | 64 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Remoulins | 30 | 3.4 km N | 2,278 | 71.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montfrin | 30 | 5.0 km SE | 3,122 | 39.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Quarante | 34 | 142 km SW | 1,776 | 54.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vestric-et-Candiac | 30 | 30 km SW | 1,354 | 50.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Fos | 34 | 83 km W | 1,745 | 50.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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