Villevieille
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 34.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 23 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villevieille (INSEE 30352) is in Gard (30), part of CC du Pays de Sommières. Population 1,889 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/30352-villevieille
Vitality score
Vitality score 34.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 23 % of the 9,982 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.5 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (CHEZ MARION). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE VILLEVIEILLE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (CARDONA CHRISTELE · SOPHIE COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (LA CANOPEE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 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] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR MARKET | 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 | 2 | CHEZ MARION | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE VILLEVIEILLE | 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 | CARDONA CHRISTELE · SOPHIE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | LA CANOPEE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Thursday 18h à 20h parking de la mairie. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 1,638 (2012) → 1,889 (2023): 15.3 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 1,030 (1990) → 1,889 (2023): 83.4 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,004, of which 5 % second homes and 9.6 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sommières): 0.5 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Sommières): 0.6 km to the west (straight line). [10]
GP (Sommières): 0.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Sommières): 0.6 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Villevieille): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 57 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the VILLEVIEILLE weather station, 0.9 km away at 41 m; the village itself is at 97 m. [12]
The village sits 56 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at VILLEVIEILLE, 0.9 km away at 41 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 56 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 754 mm of rain a year, spread over 64 days — about 11.8 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at VILLEVIEILLE, 0.9 km away at 41 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 — 30352/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.mairie-villevieille.fr/vie-locale/le-petit-marche/— “Tous les jeudis de 18h à 20h, le parking de la mairie accueille le s producteurs, artisans et artistes musiciens du coin.”
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/3f955047-7678-3710-b504-b246fdc066c0— “Tous les jeudis, le petit marché du centre-ville s’anime entre stands gourmands et concerts live en plein air.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30352/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30352/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30352/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30321
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30352
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
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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-Jean-de-Thouars | 79 | 488 km NW | 1,328 | 28.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 23 % · winter 89 % |
| Fargues | 33 | 360 km W | 1,655 | 26.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 81 % · humidity 64 % |
| Mirepeix | 64 | 357 km W | 1,255 | 30.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 92 % · humidity 50 % |
| Cazilhac | 34 | 35 km NW | 1,605 | 29.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 88 % |
| Massongy | 74 | 332 km NE | 1,770 | 31.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Darvoy | 45 | 478 km N | 1,930 | 35.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 82 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cazilhac | 34 | 35 km NW | 1,605 | 29.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 88 % |
| Massongy | 74 | 332 km NE | 1,770 | 31.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Mirepeix | 64 | 357 km W | 1,255 | 30.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 92 % · humidity 50 % |
| Fargues | 33 | 360 km W | 1,655 | 26.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 81 % · humidity 64 % |
| Darvoy | 45 | 478 km N | 1,930 | 35.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 82 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Thouars | 79 | 488 km NW | 1,328 | 28.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 23 % · winter 89 % |
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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 Villevieille'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Paul-et-Valmalle | 34 | 38 km SW | 1,394 | 36.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gajan | 30 | 15 km NE | 789 | 26.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Restinclières | 34 | 8.6 km SW | 2,612 | 43.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fons | 30 | 16 km NE | 1,735 | 45.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sussargues | 34 | 11 km SW | 2,840 | 43.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres | 30 | 57 km NE | 2,996 | 52.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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