Villegouge
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 37.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 44 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villegouge (INSEE 33548) is in Gironde (33), part of CC du Fronsadais. Population 1,325 (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 37.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 44 % of the 12,523 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 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.7 | 10 | 7.05 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.86 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (CROUSTY-HOUSE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE T. ET R. BOUSSAT). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VILLEGOUGE VIVAL LPR RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE VILLEGOUGE 3 PLACE DU GÉNÉRAL DE GAULLE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (HAIR CUT BY A&L). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VIVAL | 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 | CROUSTY-HOUSE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE T. ET R. BOUSSAT | 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 | 1 | VILLEGOUGE VIVAL LPR RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE VILLEGOUGE 3 PLACE DU GÉNÉRAL DE GAULLE | 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 | 2 | HAIR CUT BY A&L | 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 1,253 (2012) → 1,325 (2023): 5.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,100 (1990) → 1,325 (2023): 20.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 622, of which 1.4 % second homes and 9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lugon-et-l'Île-du-Carnay): 3.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Villegouge): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Galgon): 3.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Galgon): 4 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Villegouge): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 32 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-MARTIN-DU-BO weather station, 8.5 km away at 66 m; the village itself is at 55 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 15 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST-MARTIN-DU-BO, 8.5 km away at 66 m, over 12 summers. [11]
An average of 770 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-MARTIN-DU-BO, 8.5 km away at 66 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33548/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33548/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33548/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33548/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 33259
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 33548
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 33179
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nohic | 82 | 183 km SE | 1,388 | 43.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 80 % · humidity 36 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-la-Côte | 38 | 444 km E | 1,600 | 45.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 51 % · humidity 0 % |
| Caudecoste | 47 | 126 km SE | 1,127 | 38.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 89 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Maurice-sur-Fessard | 45 | 404 km NE | 1,161 | 39.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 74 % · humidity 0 % |
| Vézac | 15 | 223 km E | 1,325 | 46.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 49 % · humidity 0 % |
| Heugas | 40 | 160 km SW | 1,398 | 31.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caudecoste | 47 | 126 km SE | 1,127 | 38.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 89 % · humidity 43 % |
| Heugas | 40 | 160 km SW | 1,398 | 31.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nohic | 82 | 183 km SE | 1,388 | 43.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 80 % · humidity 36 % |
| Vézac | 15 | 223 km E | 1,325 | 46.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 49 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Maurice-sur-Fessard | 45 | 404 km NE | 1,161 | 39.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 74 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-la-Côte | 38 | 444 km E | 1,600 | 45.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 51 % · 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 Villegouge'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heugas | 40 | 160 km SW | 1,398 | 31.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rivière-Saas-et-Gourby | 40 | 158 km SW | 1,476 | 38.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lacq | 64 | 175 km S | 1,036 | 46.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Genès-de-Fronsac | 33 | 7.5 km NW | 994 | 46.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Périssac | 33 | 6.0 km N | 1,184 | 30.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Labatut | 40 | 167 km S | 1,430 | 43.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
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