Vénéjan
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 38.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 51 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vénéjan (INSEE 30342) is in Gard (30), part of CA du Gard Rhodanien. Population 1,260 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 38.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 51 % of the 12,947 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 | 0.39 | 20 | 7.77 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.86 | 10 | 8.64 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.19 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (TRADITION & GOURMANDISES BY CLAVIER). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE COMPTOIR DE LA FERME DE L'ESCURE). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (MAGARI · CASA MIA). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES COLIBRIS). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VENEJAN AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE VÉNÉJAN BIBLIOTHÈQUE COMMUNALE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (INSTINCTIF). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | TRADITION & GOURMANDISES BY CLAVIER | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LE COMPTOIR DE LA FERME DE L'ESCURE | 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 | 3 | MAGARI · CASA MIA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES COLIBRIS | 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 | VENEJAN AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE VÉNÉJAN BIBLIOTHÈQUE COMMUNALE | 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 | 1 | INSTINCTIF | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,208 (2012) → 1,260 (2023): 4.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 924 (1990) → 1,260 (2023): 36.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 640, of which 8.1 % second homes and 4.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Nazaire): 2.6 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Vénéjan): 0.9 km to the west (straight line). [10]
GP (Saint-Alexandre): 4.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Saint-Nazaire): 2.5 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Vénéjan): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 53 days a year at or above 30 °C and 29 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the PONT ST ESPRIT weather station, 6.2 km away at 79 m; the village itself is at 92 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 8 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at CHUSCLAN, 8 km away at 30 m, over 26 summers. [12]
That station sits 62 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 817 mm of rain a year, spread over 69 days — about 11.8 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at PONT ST ESPRIT, 6.2 km away at 79 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30342/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-11— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/c1f93e03-16c5-3ca4-a596-46dee1a17369— “Marché de Vénéjan”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30342/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30342/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30342/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30288
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30342
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30226
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montcresson | 45 | 436 km N | 1,262 | 31 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 65 % · humidity 50 % |
| Sainte-Marie-de-Gosse | 40 | 478 km W | 1,241 | 36.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 99 % · humidity 7 % |
| Saint-Parize-le-Châtel | 58 | 317 km N | 1,227 | 30.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 70 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Jean-Saint-Maurice-sur-Loire | 42 | 203 km N | 1,147 | 33.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 66 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Clément | 19 | 267 km NW | 1,386 | 38.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · humidity 50 % |
| Noizay | 37 | 462 km NW | 1,168 | 31.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 93 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jean-Saint-Maurice-sur-Loire | 42 | 203 km N | 1,147 | 33.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 66 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Clément | 19 | 267 km NW | 1,386 | 38.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Parize-le-Châtel | 58 | 317 km N | 1,227 | 30.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 70 % · humidity 64 % |
| Montcresson | 45 | 436 km N | 1,262 | 31 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 65 % · humidity 50 % |
| Noizay | 37 | 462 km NW | 1,168 | 31.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 93 % · humidity 57 % |
| Sainte-Marie-de-Gosse | 40 | 478 km W | 1,241 | 36.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 99 % · humidity 7 % |
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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 Vénéjan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buzet-sur-Baïse | 47 | 347 km W | 1,245 | 41.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pons-de-Mauchiens | 34 | 119 km SW | 667 | 45.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Montan | 07 | 27 km N | 1,978 | 46.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Feugarolles | 47 | 344 km W | 1,015 | 35.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Alexandre | 30 | 4.5 km NW | 1,245 | 33.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Malause | 82 | 294 km W | 1,253 | 55.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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