Vallon-Pont-d'Arc
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 75/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 100 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vallon-Pont-d'Arc (INSEE 07330) is in Ardèche (07), part of CC des Gorges de l'Ardèche. Population 2,403 (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/07330-vallon-pont-d-arc
Vitality score
Vitality score 75/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 100 % of the 8,479 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 | 0.9 | 25 | 22.47 |
| Social | 0.99 | 20 | 19.89 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.67 | 10 | 6.72 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.76 | 10 | 7.55 |
| Housing mix | 0.25 | 5 | 1.23 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (ALINESSA · EURL SAUD QUENTIN). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE LA VALLONNAISE · DA SILVA PEREIRA BENJAMIN). [3,4]
7 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (AU REGAL PAYSAN · EPICERIE DU CAMPING L ARDECHOIS · SAS L'ESCAPADE DES SAVEURS). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LIDL · INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (AUX SAVEURS FROMAGERES). [4]
52 × Restaurant (SODEXO SPORTS ET LOISIRS · HO HE HEIN BON · LA TOUR DE PIZZ · LA FRIGOULE · LE CABANON). [3,4]
9 × Café / bar (TOM POUCE CAFE · 1 PLUS 1 · LE PATIO · CAB BYBANIGHT 07 · CAFE DU NORD). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE HENRI AGERON). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PHILIPPE ALOGNA, MÉDECIN · RICHARD BOUCANT, MÉDECIN · JULIE GARREAU, MÉDECIN · BENOIT GIROUD, MÉDECIN · ROMAIN POYET, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU PONT D ARC). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (MAIRIE). [3]
2 × Swimming pool (BAIGNADE DU MOULIN A VENT · PLAGE DU PONT D ARC). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL SUD RHONE ALPES · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (DESIGN'R · CARACT HAIR). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
8 × Hotel (HOTEL CHEZ BERNERON · HOTEL DES TOURISTES · HOTEL LE MANOIR DU RAVEYRON · LE PASSAGE DE VALLON · LE CLOS DES BRUYERES). [3,4]
13 × Campsite (ARDECHE BATEAUX · CAMPING DE LA ROUBINE · CAMPING BEAU RIVAGE · CAMPING NATURE PARC L'ARDECHOIS · AZUR CANOES CAMPING DES TUNNELS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 22 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | ALINESSA · EURL SAUD QUENTIN | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | BOUCHERIE LA VALLONNAISE · DA SILVA PEREIRA BENJAMIN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 7 | AU REGAL PAYSAN · EPICERIE DU CAMPING L ARDECHOIS · SAS L'ESCAPADE DES SAVEURS | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | LIDL · INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | AUX SAVEURS FROMAGERES | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 52 | SODEXO SPORTS ET LOISIRS · HO HE HEIN BON · LA TOUR DE PIZZ · LA FRIGOULE · LE CABANON | INSEE BPE 52 / INSEE SIRENE 88 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 9 | TOM POUCE CAFE · 1 PLUS 1 · LE PATIO · CAB BYBANIGHT 07 · CAFE DU NORD | INSEE SIRENE 9 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE HENRI AGERON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | PHILIPPE ALOGNA, MÉDECIN · RICHARD BOUCANT, MÉDECIN · JULIE GARREAU, MÉDECIN · BENOIT GIROUD, MÉDECIN · ROMAIN POYET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU PONT D ARC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 2 | BAIGNADE DU MOULIN A VENT · PLAGE DU PONT D ARC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL SUD RHONE ALPES · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | DESIGN'R · CARACT HAIR | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 8 | HOTEL CHEZ BERNERON · HOTEL DES TOURISTES · HOTEL LE MANOIR DU RAVEYRON · LE PASSAGE DE VALLON · LE CLOS DES BRUYERES | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 13 | ARDECHE BATEAUX · CAMPING DE LA ROUBINE · CAMPING BEAU RIVAGE · CAMPING NATURE PARC L'ARDECHOIS · AZUR CANOES CAMPING DES TUNNELS | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 2,343 (2012) → 2,403 (2023): 2.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,914 (1990) → 2,403 (2023): 25.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,245, of which 37.7 % second homes and 11.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vallon-Pont-d'Arc): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vallon-Pont-d'Arc): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Vallon-Pont-d'Arc): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Vallon-Pont-d'Arc): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Vallon-Pont-d'Arc): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 57 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the VALLON SA weather station, 1.9 km away at 120 m; the village itself is at 117 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at VALLON SA, 1.9 km away at 120 m, over 18 summers. [9]
An average of 991 mm of rain a year, spread over 76 days — about 13 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at VALLON SA, 1.9 km away at 120 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07330/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07330/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07330/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07330/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07330
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Chambon-sur-Lignon | 43 | 73 km N | 2,501 | 63.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 51 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Bourg-d'Oisans | 38 | 148 km NE | 2,617 | 69 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 73 % · humidity 79 % |
| Modane | 73 | 200 km NE | 2,849 | 63.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 20 % · humidity 79 % |
| Aups | 83 | 170 km SE | 2,192 | 69.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Breil-sur-Roya | 06 | 254 km E | 2,377 | 59.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aléria | 2B | 486 km SE | 2,267 | 60.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 66 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Chambon-sur-Lignon | 43 | 73 km N | 2,501 | 63.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 51 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Bourg-d'Oisans | 38 | 148 km NE | 2,617 | 69 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 73 % · humidity 79 % |
| Aups | 83 | 170 km SE | 2,192 | 69.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Modane | 73 | 200 km NE | 2,849 | 63.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 20 % · humidity 79 % |
| Breil-sur-Roya | 06 | 254 km E | 2,377 | 59.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aléria | 2B | 486 km SE | 2,267 | 60.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 66 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Vallon-Pont-d'Arc'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-Jean-du-Gard | 30 | 53 km SW | 2,586 | 61.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Collobrières | 83 | 201 km SE | 1,870 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Anduze | 30 | 51 km SW | 3,391 | 65.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Calmette | 30 | 55 km S | 2,604 | 69.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Caromb | 84 | 66 km SE | 3,479 | 54.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes | 84 | 43 km SE | 2,656 | 62.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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