Vabres
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 14.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 46 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vabres (INSEE 30335) is in Gard (30), part of CA Alès Agglomération. Population 139 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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/30335-vabres
Vitality score
Vitality score 14.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 46 % of the 13,473 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.47 | 5 | 2.35 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 102 (2012) → 139 (2023): 36.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 75 (1990) → 139 (2023): 85.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 83, of which 26.5 % second homes and 2.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lasalle): 2.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lasalle): 3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Lasalle): 3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Lasalle): 3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Lasalle): 3.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 38 days a year at or above 30 °C and 27 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the COLOGNAC weather station, 5.1 km away at 589 m; the village itself is at 314 m. [9]
The village sits 275 m below 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 3 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at COLOGNAC, 5.1 km away at 589 m, over 27 summers. [9]
That station sits 275 m above 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 1,415 mm of rain a year, spread over 85 days — about 16.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LASALLE, 2.3 km away at 278 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 — 30335/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30335/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30335/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30335/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30140
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bard-lès-Pesmes | 70 | 385 km N | 136 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lugny-Champagne | 18 | 360 km N | 142 | 4.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chérence | 95 | 587 km N | 137 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 42 % · humidity 86 % |
| Courban | 21 | 437 km N | 140 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 41 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Marie-d'Alvey | 73 | 226 km NE | 133 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 20 % · humidity 86 % |
| Barbey-Seroux | 88 | 510 km NE | 143 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 15 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Marie-d'Alvey | 73 | 226 km NE | 133 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 20 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lugny-Champagne | 18 | 360 km N | 142 | 4.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bard-lès-Pesmes | 70 | 385 km N | 136 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 % |
| Courban | 21 | 437 km N | 140 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 41 % · humidity 86 % |
| Barbey-Seroux | 88 | 510 km NE | 143 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 15 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chérence | 95 | 587 km N | 137 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 42 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Vabres'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campagnac | 81 | 163 km W | 157 | 15 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Larroque-Toirac | 46 | 164 km W | 126 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Liausson | 34 | 61 km SW | 156 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fourmagnac | 46 | 167 km NW | 178 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fozières | 34 | 53 km SW | 194 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vigueron | 82 | 227 km W | 112 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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