Saint-Gal
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 12.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 45 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Gal (INSEE 48153) is in Lozère (48), part of CC Randon - Margeride. Population 89 (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 12.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 45 % of the 9,442 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 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
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 [3,4] | |
| 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 96 (2012) → 89 (2023): -7.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 51 (1990) → 89 (2023): 74.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 81, of which 46.9 % second homes and 0 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Monts-de-Randon): 5.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Serverette): 4.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Monts-de-Randon): 5.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole): 12.8 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Monts-de-Randon): 2.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 2 days a year at or above 30 °C and 85 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ESTABLES weather station, 9.5 km away at 1,552 m; the village itself is at 1,090 m. [11]
The village sits 462 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 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ESTABLES, 9.5 km away at 1,552 m, over 10 summers. [11]
That station sits 462 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 904 mm of rain a year, spread over 114 days — about 7.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at RIBENNES, 2.5 km away at 1,057 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
8 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 147,500 € — 1,256 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Lozère is 1,319 € 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 — 48153/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48153/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48153/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48153/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48127
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48188
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48132
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redortiers | 04 | 185 km E | 88 | 9 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Sabadel-Lauzès | 46 | 145 km W | 91 | 3.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 50 % · humidity 79 % |
| Balaguier-sur-Rance | 12 | 109 km SW | 90 | 4.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 10 % · winter 41 % |
| Arthel | 58 | 286 km N | 89 | 5.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grenois | 58 | 295 km N | 93 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chougny | 58 | 270 km N | 85 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balaguier-sur-Rance | 12 | 109 km SW | 90 | 4.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 10 % · winter 41 % |
| Sabadel-Lauzès | 46 | 145 km W | 91 | 3.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 50 % · humidity 79 % |
| Redortiers | 04 | 185 km E | 88 | 9 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Chougny | 58 | 270 km N | 85 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Arthel | 58 | 286 km N | 89 | 5.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grenois | 58 | 295 km N | 93 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
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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-Gal'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chassagne | 63 | 96 km N | 76 | 2.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chanterelle | 15 | 92 km NW | 99 | 1.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Malbo | 15 | 63 km NW | 90 | 2.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Clément | 15 | 69 km NW | 80 | 4.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Rosière | 70 | 436 km NE | 80 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dauzat-sur-Vodable | 63 | 94 km N | 70 | 6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
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