Ruoms
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 73.7/100 · confidence: low· Better served than 100 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ruoms (INSEE 07201) is in Ardèche (07), part of CC des Gorges de l'Ardèche. Population 2,311 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/07201-ruoms
Vitality score
Vitality score 73.7/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: low (sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie); sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 100 % of the 8,696 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 | 0.68 | 25 | 17.01 |
| Social | 0.99 | 20 | 19.89 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.81 | 10 | 8.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.74 | 10 | 7.44 |
| Housing mix | 0.59 | 5 | 2.97 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL BOULANGERIE CONSTANT). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHEZ YVES · VARTICIAN). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LARD & CHOIX). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SUPER U). [3,4]
21 × Restaurant (ROTISSERIE DU CENTRE CONSTANT PASCAL · FORUM SNACK - CHEZ GIUSEPPE · A L BONNE FRITE · LE PRALIN · A TABLE RUOMS). [3,4]
9 × Café / bar (LE MAELIA · LA PLAGE · LA TERRASSE DU RUOMS · BAR DES SPORTS · CAFE DE LA POSTE). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST JOSEPH). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JOSEPH). [3]
8 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ARNAUD ZAHND, MÉDECIN · MATHILDE MAES, MÉDECIN · FLORENCE ROFFE, MÉDECIN · THIBAULT SERNA, MÉDECIN · JEAN PREUSS, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE LAGERGE · PHARMACIE TAULEIGNE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINE 7). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (CENTRE CULTUREL ET SPORTIF LES ANTALOTS). [3]
5 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL SUD RHONE ALPES · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE MARZE PAR BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD · LYONNAISE DE BANQUE). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (BOUSCHON DANIELE · SARL MARIE JO COIFFURE · HAIR DU TEMPS · LYLY COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL SAVEL · LE PLAN B). [3,4]
8 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL · CAMPING LE PETIT BOIS · CAMPING LA GRAND'TERRE · CAMPING YELLOH VILLAGE LA PLAINE · CAMPING LA CHAPOULIÈRE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 10 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle), Library. [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | SARL BOULANGERIE CONSTANT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | CHEZ YVES · VARTICIAN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | LARD & CHOIX | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | SUPER U | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 21 | ROTISSERIE DU CENTRE CONSTANT PASCAL · FORUM SNACK - CHEZ GIUSEPPE · A L BONNE FRITE · LE PRALIN · A TABLE RUOMS | INSEE BPE 21 / INSEE SIRENE 44 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 9 | LE MAELIA · LA PLAGE · LA TERRASSE DU RUOMS · BAR DES SPORTS · CAFE DE LA POSTE | INSEE SIRENE 9 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 8 | ARNAUD ZAHND, MÉDECIN · MATHILDE MAES, MÉDECIN · FLORENCE ROFFE, MÉDECIN · THIBAULT SERNA, MÉDECIN · JEAN PREUSS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE LAGERGE · PHARMACIE TAULEIGNE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 1 | CINE 7 | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | CENTRE CULTUREL ET SPORTIF LES ANTALOTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL SUD RHONE ALPES · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE MARZE PAR BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD · LYONNAISE DE BANQUE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | BOUSCHON DANIELE · SARL MARIE JO COIFFURE · HAIR DU TEMPS · LYLY COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL SAVEL · LE PLAN B | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 8 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL · CAMPING LE PETIT BOIS · CAMPING LA GRAND'TERRE · CAMPING YELLOH VILLAGE LA PLAINE · CAMPING LA CHAPOULIÈRE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday 8 h 00 à 14 h 00 pour la période du 01/09 au 30/06 et de 8 h 00 à 14 h 30 pour la période du 01/07 au 31/08 place général de Gaulle (seasonal). [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,250 (2012) → 2,311 (2023): 2.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,858 (1990) → 2,311 (2023): 24.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,836, of which 20.3 % second homes and 15.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ruoms): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Ruoms): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Ruoms): 0.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Ruoms): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Ruoms): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 66 days a year at or above 30 °C and 57 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the GROSPIERRES weather station, 5.6 km away at 127 m; the village itself is at 116 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at GROSPIERRES SA, 5.8 km away at 107 m, over 26 summers. [10]
An average of 1,088 mm of rain a year, spread over 79 days — about 13.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at GROSPIERRES, 5.6 km away at 127 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)
sources disagree on Restaurant
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07201/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ruoms.fr/index.php/le-marche/— “Les marchés hebdomadaires sont tous les vendredis matin place général de Gaulle de 8 h 00 à 14 h 00 pour la période du 01/09 au 30/06 et de 8 h 00 à 14 h 30 pour la période du 01/07 au 31/08”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07201/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07201/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07201/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07201
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavray-sur-Sienne | 50 | 659 km NW | 2,047 | 62.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 42 % · humidity 86 % |
| Riom-ès-Montagnes | 15 | 161 km NW | 2,405 | 67.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 32 % · humidity 71 % |
| Malansac | 56 | 625 km NW | 2,339 | 56.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Largentière | 07 | 11 km N | 1,450 | 54.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Seyssel | 74 | 204 km NE | 2,321 | 64.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur | 05 | 140 km E | 2,086 | 68.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 20 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largentière | 07 | 11 km N | 1,450 | 54.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur | 05 | 140 km E | 2,086 | 68.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 20 % · humidity 71 % |
| Riom-ès-Montagnes | 15 | 161 km NW | 2,405 | 67.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 32 % · humidity 71 % |
| Seyssel | 74 | 204 km NE | 2,321 | 64.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Malansac | 56 | 625 km NW | 2,339 | 56.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gavray-sur-Sienne | 50 | 659 km NW | 2,047 | 62.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 42 % · 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 Ruoms'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barjac | 30 | 16 km S | 1,608 | 65.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Flassans-sur-Issole | 83 | 193 km SE | 3,706 | 43.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Goudargues | 30 | 28 km S | 1,125 | 64.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Anduze | 30 | 53 km SW | 3,391 | 65.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Collobrières | 83 | 208 km SE | 1,870 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie | 30 | 46 km S | 3,173 | 52.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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