Cans et Cévennes
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 19.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 45 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cans et Cévennes (INSEE 48166) is in Lozère (48), part of CC Gorges Causses Cévennes. Population 282 (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-Julien-d'Arpaon (48162). [3]
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 19.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 45 % of the 17,697 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.03 | 5 | 0.13 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [4,5]
1 × Restaurant (LA CABANE). [4,5]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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 | LA CABANE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 283 (2012) → 282 (2023): -0.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 175 (1990) → 282 (2023): 61.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 279, of which 48.7 % second homes and 0.4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vebron): 2.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Barre-des-Cévennes): 5.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Florac Trois Rivières): 6.2 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Florac Trois Rivières): 6.1 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Vebron): 3.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 85 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the FLORAC weather station, 4.3 km away at 618 m; the village itself is at 839 m. [12]
The village sits 221 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at LA SALLE PRUNET, 6.2 km away at 903 m, over 17 summers. [12]
That station sits 64 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,103 mm of rain a year, spread over 101 days — about 10.9 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at FLORAC, 4.3 km away at 618 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48166/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48166/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48166/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48166/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48193
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48019
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48061
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chanéac | 07 | 93 km NE | 254 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chambon | 30 | 33 km E | 260 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 9 % · humidity 79 % |
| Combret | 12 | 88 km SW | 263 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bonneville-sur-Touques | 14 | 623 km NW | 307 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 20 % · humidity 86 % |
| Isle-et-Bardais | 03 | 276 km N | 273 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rochegude | 30 | 55 km E | 243 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 30 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chambon | 30 | 33 km E | 260 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 9 % · humidity 79 % |
| Rochegude | 30 | 55 km E | 243 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 30 % · humidity 71 % |
| Combret | 12 | 88 km SW | 263 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chanéac | 07 | 93 km NE | 254 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Isle-et-Bardais | 03 | 276 km N | 273 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bonneville-sur-Touques | 14 | 623 km NW | 307 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 20 % · 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 Cans et 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châteauneuf-les-Bains | 63 | 203 km N | 301 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-et-Saint-Paul | 12 | 61 km SW | 282 | 31.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ars-les-Favets | 63 | 224 km N | 220 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aurel | 84 | 146 km E | 190 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Baudille-et-Pipet | 38 | 181 km E | 256 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Auzelles | 63 | 148 km N | 391 | 22 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
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