Tavel
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 87 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Tavel (INSEE 30326) is in Gard (30), part of CA du Gard Rhodanien. Population 2,083 (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/30326-tavel
Vitality score
Vitality score 56.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 87 % of the 9,338 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.8 | 20 | 16.02 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.95 | 10 | 9.48 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.41 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'ART DU BONHEUR). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'EPICE RIT). [3,4]
7 × Restaurant (PHILEAS GRILL · CIAO ITALIA · LE RESTO · LE PHYSALIS RESTAURANT · LA COURTILLE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-PIERRE SOBCZAK, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELAS PHARMACIE BORRELLY). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE DE TAVEL BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DE TAVEL). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (LES BIJOUX DE ROSE - LE SALON DE ROSE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (AUBERGE DE TAVEL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket. [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | L'ART DU BONHEUR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | L'EPICE RIT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 7 | PHILEAS GRILL · CIAO ITALIA · LE RESTO · LE PHYSALIS RESTAURANT · LA COURTILLE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | JEAN-PIERRE SOBCZAK, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELAS PHARMACIE BORRELLY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | BIBLIOTHEQUE DE TAVEL BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE DE TAVEL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | LES BIJOUX DE ROSE - LE SALON DE ROSE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | AUBERGE DE TAVEL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,836 (2012) → 2,083 (2023): 13.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,439 (1990) → 2,083 (2023): 44.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,086, of which 5.9 % second homes and 9.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Tavel): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Tavel): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Tavel): 0.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Tavel): 0.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Tavel): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 51 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the PUJAUT weather station, 5.2 km away at 44 m; the village itself is at 108 m. [9]
The village sits 64 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at PUJAUT, 5.2 km away at 44 m, over 29 summers. [9]
That station sits 64 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 669 mm of rain a year, spread over 61 days — about 11 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at PUJAUT, 5.2 km away at 44 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30326/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30326/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30326/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30326/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30326
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chilleurs-aux-Bois | 45 | 493 km NW | 2,084 | 52.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 28 % · winter 77 % |
| Dambach-la-Ville | 67 | 523 km NE | 2,165 | 58.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 70 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Ménitré | 49 | 539 km NW | 2,079 | 50.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-André-d'Apchon | 42 | 232 km N | 1,966 | 50.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 80 % · humidity 43 % |
| Courçon | 17 | 498 km NW | 2,091 | 55.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 18 % · winter 86 % |
| Esnandes | 17 | 519 km NW | 2,224 | 51.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-André-d'Apchon | 42 | 232 km N | 1,966 | 50.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 80 % · humidity 43 % |
| Chilleurs-aux-Bois | 45 | 493 km NW | 2,084 | 52.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 28 % · winter 77 % |
| Courçon | 17 | 498 km NW | 2,091 | 55.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 18 % · winter 86 % |
| Esnandes | 17 | 519 km NW | 2,224 | 51.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dambach-la-Ville | 67 | 523 km NE | 2,165 | 58.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 70 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Ménitré | 49 | 539 km NW | 2,079 | 50.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 93 % · 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 Tavel'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Pouget | 34 | 105 km SW | 2,122 | 59.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Paulet-de-Caisson | 30 | 29 km N | 1,887 | 53.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montboucher-sur-Jabron | 26 | 61 km N | 2,592 | 55.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Charleval | 13 | 55 km SE | 2,640 | 56.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Roquecourbe | 81 | 197 km W | 2,172 | 54.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cruas | 07 | 72 km N | 2,898 | 57.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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