Saint-Germain-de-Calberte
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Germain-de-Calberte (INSEE 48155) is in Lozère (48), part of CC des Cévennes au Mont Lozère. Population 456 (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 61.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 17,933 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 | 0.86 | 25 | 21.62 |
| Social | 0.81 | 20 | 16.25 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.45 | 10 | 4.54 |
| Housing mix | 0.02 | 5 | 0.1 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CARREMENT CEVENOL · LA BAGUETTE MAGIQUE). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL LAURIOL · CHARCUTERIE DES CEVENNES). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'APIER DES CEVENNES). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (LE PETIT CALBERTOIS · AU FIGUIER DES CEVENNES · LA PLACETTE DES CEVENNES · LE CAFE POULPE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LUCIE AUBRAC). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (DÉPÔT LECTURE). [3]
2 × Campsite (MAS DEL MIETCH). [3]
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | CARREMENT CEVENOL · LA BAGUETTE MAGIQUE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | SARL LAURIOL · CHARCUTERIE DES CEVENNES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | L'APIER DES CEVENNES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 5 | LE PETIT CALBERTOIS · AU FIGUIER DES CEVENNES · LA PLACETTE DES CEVENNES · LE CAFE POULPE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LUCIE AUBRAC | 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 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | DÉPÔT LECTURE | 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 | 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 | 2 | MAS DEL MIETCH | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 450 (2012) → 456 (2023): 1.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 478 (1990) → 456 (2023): -4.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 584, of which 49 % second homes and 7.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Germain-de-Calberte): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Germain-de-Calberte): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Étienne-Vallée-Française): 6.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Étienne-Vallée-Française): 6.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Germain-de-Calberte): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 32 days a year at or above 30 °C and 19 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST MARTIN DE LANSUSCLE weather station, 3.5 km away at 643 m; the village itself is at 491 m. [10]
The village sits 152 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST MARTIN DE LANSUSCLE, 3.5 km away at 643 m, over 16 summers. [10]
That station sits 152 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 1,480 mm of rain a year, spread over 95 days — about 15.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST MARTIN DE LANSUSCLE, 3.5 km away at 643 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 — 48155/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48155/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48155/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48155/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48155
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48148
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castelnaud-la-Chapelle | 24 | 221 km W | 451 | 61.3 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Araules | 43 | 101 km N | 620 | 57.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nedde | 87 | 228 km NW | 450 | 37 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Palud-sur-Verdon | 04 | 208 km E | 347 | 56.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 0 % |
| Caille | 06 | 239 km E | 441 | 49.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Privat-d'Allier | 43 | 87 km N | 394 | 46.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Privat-d'Allier | 43 | 87 km N | 394 | 46.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Araules | 43 | 101 km N | 620 | 57.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Palud-sur-Verdon | 04 | 208 km E | 347 | 56.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 0 % |
| Castelnaud-la-Chapelle | 24 | 221 km W | 451 | 61.3 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nedde | 87 | 228 km NW | 450 | 37 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Caille | 06 | 239 km E | 441 | 49.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
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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-Germain-de-Calberte'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocamadour | 46 | 185 km W | 597 | 58.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Truel | 12 | 86 km W | 350 | 33.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mandagout | 30 | 26 km SW | 368 | 28.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Santo-Pietro-di-Tenda | 2B | 475 km E | 341 | 51 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Levie | 2A | 515 km SE | 674 | 70.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Payzac | 07 | 38 km NE | 539 | 37 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
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