Gauriac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 57.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 96 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gauriac (INSEE 33182) is in Gironde (33), part of CC de Blaye. Population 759 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/33182-gauriac
Vitality score
Vitality score 57.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 96 % of the 15,966 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 | 0.5 | 25 | 12.47 |
| Social | 0.79 | 20 | 15.82 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.44 | 10 | 4.38 |
| Housing mix | 0.66 | 5 | 3.32 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA CAVERNE DES PAINS · LE PAIN QUI VOYAGE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE PANIER GOURMAND). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (AU 961 · LE PETIT G · LA PART DES ANGES). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (BAR CAVE LE RIGALET). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE GAURIAC). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (HÉLÈNE ARAGNOU MAIRIE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE LOUIS REGNIER). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (CHADOURNE BERNADETTE · PAMPA COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LA CAVERNE DES PAINS · LE PAIN QUI VOYAGE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LE PANIER GOURMAND | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 | 3 | AU 961 · LE PETIT G · LA PART DES ANGES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | BAR CAVE LE RIGALET | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE GAURIAC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | HÉLÈNE ARAGNOU MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE LOUIS REGNIER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | CHADOURNE BERNADETTE · PAMPA COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 811 (2012) → 759 (2023): -6.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 809 (1990) → 759 (2023): -6.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 483, of which 16.8 % second homes and 6.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gauriac): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Trojan): 3.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Bourg): 5.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Gauriac): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Gauriac): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 27 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST GERVAIS weather station, 12.1 km away at 42 m; the village itself is at 61 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST GERVAIS, 12.1 km away at 42 m, over 29 summers. [11]
An average of 827 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST GERVAIS, 12.1 km away at 42 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
73 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 180,000 € — 1,448 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Gironde is 2,989 € per m², so this commune sits below 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 — 33182/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33182/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33182/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33182/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 33182
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 33486
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 33067
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fanjeaux | 11 | 297 km SE | 885 | 59.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bujaleuf | 87 | 193 km NE | 869 | 52.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
| Culan | 18 | 283 km NE | 779 | 58.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 57 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montaudin | 53 | 370 km N | 879 | 55 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 88 % · humidity 57 % |
| Montreuil-l'Argillé | 27 | 439 km N | 783 | 68.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 50 % · humidity 57 % |
| Lyons-la-Forêt | 27 | 507 km N | 756 | 60.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 65 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bujaleuf | 87 | 193 km NE | 869 | 52.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
| Culan | 18 | 283 km NE | 779 | 58.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 57 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fanjeaux | 11 | 297 km SE | 885 | 59.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
| Montaudin | 53 | 370 km N | 879 | 55 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 88 % · humidity 57 % |
| Montreuil-l'Argillé | 27 | 439 km N | 783 | 68.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 50 % · humidity 57 % |
| Lyons-la-Forêt | 27 | 507 km N | 756 | 60.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 65 % |
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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 Gauriac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sévignacq | 64 | 183 km S | 805 | 58.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Prayssas | 47 | 124 km SE | 993 | 66.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Port-d'Envaux | 17 | 86 km N | 1,188 | 43.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Épargnes | 17 | 55 km N | 947 | 50.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Salles-sur-l'Hers | 11 | 275 km SE | 770 | 66.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Lardin-Saint-Lazare | 24 | 145 km E | 1,672 | 49.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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