Saint-Paul-les-Fonts
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 36.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 50 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Paul-les-Fonts (INSEE 30355) is in Gard (30), part of CA du Gard Rhodanien. Population 1,056 (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 36.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 50 % of the 14,011 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 | 0.39 | 20 | 7.87 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.75 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'ESPICARIE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (B'BURGER). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (CAFE POMPEO). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA PETITE GARRIGUE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLITOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-PAUL LES FONTS BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE GEORGES FRÊCHE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, 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) | 1 | L'ESPICARIE | 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 | 1 | B'BURGER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | CAFE POMPEO | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA PETITE GARRIGUE | 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 | BIBLITOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-PAUL LES FONTS BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE GEORGES FRÊCHE | 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 SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 952 (2012) → 1,056 (2023): 10.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 534 (1990) → 1,056 (2023): 97.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 477, of which 2.5 % second homes and 6.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Connaux): 1.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Paul-les-Fonts): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Connaux): 1.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Laudun-l'Ardoise): 7.3 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Paul-les-Fonts): 0.5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 36 days a year at or above 30 °C and 16 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SABRAN weather station, 6.9 km away at 204 m; the village itself is at 80 m. [11]
The village sits 124 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 10 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CHUSCLAN, 9.6 km away at 30 m, over 26 summers. [11]
An average of 827 mm of rain a year, spread over 70 days — about 11.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at TRESQUES, 4.7 km away at 79 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
51 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 257,550 € — 2,382 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Gard is 2,338 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30355/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30355/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30355/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30355/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30092
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30355
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30141
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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-Jean-la-Bussière | 69 | 215 km N | 1,163 | 42.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 55 % · humidity 43 % |
| Nieul-lès-Saintes | 17 | 460 km NW | 1,186 | 33.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 84 % · humidity 71 % |
| Dénat | 81 | 195 km W | 864 | 47.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 59 % · humidity 43 % |
| Chambles | 42 | 154 km N | 1,075 | 43.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 14 % · humidity 36 % |
| Sainte-Sève | 29 | 819 km NW | 1,077 | 33.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 99 % · humidity 36 % |
| Aureville | 31 | 263 km W | 1,048 | 35.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chambles | 42 | 154 km N | 1,075 | 43.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 14 % · humidity 36 % |
| Dénat | 81 | 195 km W | 864 | 47.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 59 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Jean-la-Bussière | 69 | 215 km N | 1,163 | 42.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 55 % · humidity 43 % |
| Aureville | 31 | 263 km W | 1,048 | 35.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nieul-lès-Saintes | 17 | 460 km NW | 1,186 | 33.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 84 % · humidity 71 % |
| Sainte-Sève | 29 | 819 km NW | 1,077 | 33.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 99 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Saint-Paul-les-Fonts'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aureville | 31 | 263 km W | 1,048 | 35.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lasbordes | 11 | 224 km W | 846 | 46.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Donneville | 31 | 255 km W | 1,139 | 34.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Châteauneuf-Villevieille | 06 | 217 km E | 997 | 36.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Grépiac | 31 | 265 km W | 1,017 | 34.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lescout | 81 | 210 km W | 764 | 39.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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