Beaucaire
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 8.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 4 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Beaucaire (INSEE 32035) is in Gers (32), part of CC de la Tenarèze. Population 255 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 8.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 4 % of the 17,334 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.34 | 10 | 3.36 |
| Housing mix | 0.73 | 5 | 3.65 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
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, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 279 (2012) → 255 (2023): -8.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 305 (1990) → 255 (2023): -16.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 171, of which 13.5 % second homes and 9.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Valence-sur-Baïse): 5.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Valence-sur-Baïse): 3.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Castéra-Verduzan): 4.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Valence-sur-Baïse): 5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Valence-sur-Baïse): 5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 42 days a year at or above 30 °C and 40 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BEAUCAIRE weather station, 1.1 km away at 120 m; the village itself is at 95 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 16 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at COURRENSAN, 11.6 km away at 153 m, over 14 summers. [10]
That station sits 58 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 776 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BEAUCAIRE, 1.1 km away at 120 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 — 32035/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32035/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32035/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32035/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 32459
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 32083
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coulx | 47 | 70 km N | 256 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · humidity 29 % |
| Saint-Priest-la-Plaine | 23 | 279 km N | 258 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 95 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Martin-du-Boschet | 77 | 593 km N | 257 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 69 % · humidity 0 % |
| Pindray | 86 | 297 km N | 253 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 95 % · humidity 7 % |
| Salon | 24 | 135 km N | 261 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 81 % · humidity 21 % |
| Planquery | 14 | 599 km N | 249 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coulx | 47 | 70 km N | 256 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · humidity 29 % |
| Salon | 24 | 135 km N | 261 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 81 % · humidity 21 % |
| Saint-Priest-la-Plaine | 23 | 279 km N | 258 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 95 % · humidity 0 % |
| Pindray | 86 | 297 km N | 253 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 95 % · humidity 7 % |
| Saint-Martin-du-Boschet | 77 | 593 km N | 257 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 69 % · humidity 0 % |
| Planquery | 14 | 599 km N | 249 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Beaucaire'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barraute-Camu | 64 | 115 km SW | 187 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Andrein | 64 | 115 km SW | 136 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Serreslous-et-Arribans | 40 | 85 km W | 196 | 20 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Charre | 64 | 116 km SW | 222 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fargues | 40 | 68 km W | 314 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Eyres-Moncube | 40 | 76 km W | 345 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
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