Ventalon en Cévennes
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 30.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 83 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ventalon en Cévennes (INSEE 48152) is in Lozère (48), part of CC des Cévennes au Mont Lozère. Population 253 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 1 former commune: Saint-Andéol-de-Clerguemort (48134). [3]
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/48152-ventalon-en-cevennes
Vitality score
Vitality score 30.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 83 % of the 17,252 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [4,5]
1 × Restaurant (RELAIS - BISTROT DE L'ESPINAS). [4,5]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VENTALON EN CEVENNES LPAC AP). [4]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE LEZINIER SAINT ANDÉOL). [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | RELAIS - BISTROT DE L'ESPINAS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | VENTALON EN CEVENNES LPAC AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE LEZINIER SAINT ANDÉOL | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 257 (2012) → 253 (2023): -1.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 161 (1990) → 253 (2023): 57.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 277, of which 50.2 % second homes and 3.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vialas): 6.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Michel-de-Dèze): 5.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Le Collet-de-Dèze): 7 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Le Collet-de-Dèze): 6.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Ventalon en Cévennes): 1.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 29 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the LE COLLET-SAUVEPLANE weather station, 6.7 km away at 490 m; the village itself is at 607 m. [13]
The village sits 117 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. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at ST MARTIN DE LANSUSCLE, 11.2 km away at 643 m, over 16 summers. [13]
An average of 1,829 mm of rain a year, spread over 101 days — about 18.1 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at VIALAS-LE BOS, 5.6 km away at 625 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48152/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48152/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48152/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48152/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48194
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48173
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48051
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48152
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocles | 48 | 48 km N | 249 | 28 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Curemonte | 19 | 185 km NW | 219 | 25.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
| Devesset | 07 | 97 km NE | 310 | 26.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 36 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gavaudun | 47 | 238 km W | 302 | 28.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 61 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Izaire | 12 | 97 km W | 314 | 26.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Serralongue | 66 | 235 km SW | 244 | 40.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocles | 48 | 48 km N | 249 | 28 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Devesset | 07 | 97 km NE | 310 | 26.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 36 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Izaire | 12 | 97 km W | 314 | 26.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Curemonte | 19 | 185 km NW | 219 | 25.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
| Serralongue | 66 | 235 km SW | 244 | 40.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gavaudun | 47 | 238 km W | 302 | 28.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 61 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Ventalon en Cévennes'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-Privat-de-Vallongue | 48 | 1.7 km SW | 274 | 31.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Junhac | 15 | 121 km NW | 286 | 35.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Beaumont | 07 | 37 km NE | 262 | 35.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sacierges-Saint-Martin | 36 | 313 km NW | 312 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rivèrenert | 09 | 258 km SW | 208 | 21.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Concorès | 46 | 200 km W | 312 | 33.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
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