Vallabrix
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 29.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 63 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vallabrix (INSEE 30337) is in Gard (30), part of CC Pays d'Uzès. Population 414 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 29.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 63 % of the 17,984 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.84 | 10 | 8.4 |
| Housing mix | 0.45 | 5 | 2.25 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LES CULOTTES). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ISABELLE AUTISSIER). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE VALLABRIX MÉDIATHÈQUE LA RENAISSANCE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 CULOTTES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ISABELLE AUTISSIER | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE VALLABRIX MÉDIATHÈQUE LA RENAISSANCE | 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] | |
| 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 398 (2012) → 414 (2023): 4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 309 (1990) → 414 (2023): 34 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 276, of which 27.5 % second homes and 6.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie): 3.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie): 3.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie): 3.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie): 3.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Vallabrix): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 55 days a year at or above 30 °C and 41 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CAVILLARGUES weather station, 6.7 km away at 131 m; the village itself is at 137 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at UZES, 9.7 km away at 72 m, over 17 summers. [10]
That station sits 65 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 918 mm of rain a year, spread over 69 days — about 13.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST SIFFRET, 4.6 km away at 135 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 — 30337/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30337/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30337/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30337/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30295
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30337
- 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-Georges-d'Hurtières | 73 | 215 km NE | 410 | 34.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 55 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Boulogne | 07 | 71 km N | 399 | 34.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aujols | 46 | 237 km W | 383 | 31.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germain-les-Paroisses | 01 | 211 km NE | 422 | 31.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dullin | 73 | 194 km NE | 497 | 33.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Privat | 34 | 90 km W | 461 | 30.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Étienne-de-Boulogne | 07 | 71 km N | 399 | 34.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Privat | 34 | 90 km W | 461 | 30.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dullin | 73 | 194 km NE | 497 | 33.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germain-les-Paroisses | 01 | 211 km NE | 422 | 31.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Georges-d'Hurtières | 73 | 215 km NE | 410 | 34.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 55 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aujols | 46 | 237 km W | 383 | 31.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Vallabrix'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foissac | 30 | 15 km W | 445 | 36 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle | 30 | 33 km NW | 589 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Réauville | 26 | 52 km NE | 389 | 36.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Denis | 30 | 26 km NW | 296 | 22.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Victor-de-Malcap | 30 | 29 km NW | 819 | 31.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gravières | 07 | 51 km NW | 508 | 35.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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