Vestric-et-Candiac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.1/100 · confidence: low· Better served than 79 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vestric-et-Candiac (INSEE 30347) is in Gard (30), part of CC Rhony, Vistre, Vidourle. Population 1,354 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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 50.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: low (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette); sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 79 % of the 12,337 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.75 |
| Social | 0.59 | 20 | 11.7 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.85 | 10 | 8.53 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.72 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAISON MARCHETTI). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE PETIT MARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LE CHALET DES VINS · LE RELAIS DU MARQUIS · UNAVITA 3). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (BAR TABAC L'AVENIR). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE D'ALZON VESTRIC CANDIAC). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PHILIPPE ROURE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VESTRIC ET CANDIAC AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE VESTRIC BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (L&M COIFFURE · LA MAISON DE MANON · LOYALTY). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Pharmacy. [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | MAISON MARCHETTI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | LE PETIT MARCHE | INSEE SIRENE 3 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | ALDI MARCHE | 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 | LE CHALET DES VINS · LE RELAIS DU MARQUIS · UNAVITA 3 | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | BAR TABAC L'AVENIR | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE D'ALZON VESTRIC CANDIAC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | PHILIPPE ROURE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | VESTRIC ET CANDIAC AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE VESTRIC BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | 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 | 3 | L&M COIFFURE · LA MAISON DE MANON · LOYALTY | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 1,377 (2012) → 1,354 (2023): -1.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,001 (1990) → 1,354 (2023): 35.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 600, of which 2.8 % second homes and 4.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vestric-et-Candiac): 1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vestric-et-Candiac): 1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Vestric-et-Candiac): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Uchaud): 1.9 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Vestric-et-Candiac): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 59 days a year at or above 30 °C and 30 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VESTRIC-ET-CANDIAC weather station, 0.8 km away at 26 m; the village itself is at 15 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 9 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at NIMES-GARONS, 12.8 km away at 94 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 79 m above 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 702 mm of rain a year, spread over 62 days — about 11.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at VESTRIC-ET-CANDIAC, 0.8 km away at 26 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30347/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30347/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30347/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30347/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30347
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30333
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biard | 86 | 442 km NW | 1,910 | 54.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · humidity 50 % |
| Bessines | 79 | 471 km NW | 1,903 | 63.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 95 % · humidity 50 % |
| Théza | 66 | 162 km SW | 2,126 | 43.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 81 % · humidity 57 % |
| Battenheim | 68 | 514 km NE | 1,560 | 44 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 49 % · humidity 43 % |
| Eslettes | 76 | 690 km N | 1,620 | 36 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · humidity 43 % |
| Chonas-l'Amballan | 38 | 196 km N | 1,729 | 47.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 89 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Théza | 66 | 162 km SW | 2,126 | 43.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 81 % · humidity 57 % |
| Chonas-l'Amballan | 38 | 196 km N | 1,729 | 47.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 89 % · humidity 50 % |
| Biard | 86 | 442 km NW | 1,910 | 54.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · humidity 50 % |
| Bessines | 79 | 471 km NW | 1,903 | 63.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 95 % · humidity 50 % |
| Battenheim | 68 | 514 km NE | 1,560 | 44 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 49 % · humidity 43 % |
| Eslettes | 76 | 690 km N | 1,620 | 36 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Vestric-et-Candiac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochemaure | 07 | 101 km N | 2,239 | 50.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Gervasy | 30 | 23 km NE | 1,984 | 55.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bezouce | 30 | 24 km NE | 2,348 | 66.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bernis | 30 | 3.5 km NE | 3,286 | 51.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sernhac | 30 | 30 km NE | 1,819 | 47.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rodilhan | 30 | 17 km NE | 2,799 | 51.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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