La Voulte-sur-Rhône
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 59.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 77 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Voulte-sur-Rhône (INSEE 07349) is in Ardèche (07), part of CA Privas Centre Ardèche. Population 4,854 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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/07349-la-voulte-sur-rhone
Vitality score
Vitality score 59.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 77 % of the 4,806 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 | 0.47 | 25 | 11.83 |
| Social | 0.82 | 20 | 16.5 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.55 | 10 | 5.53 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.45 | 10 | 4.49 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (EURL DELICES DE KASSIE · LES DELICES DE PAULINE). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (AU BUFFET DE PASCAL · MAISON VINSON). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (NETTO · LA VOULTE ALIMENTATION). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (BRUEL). [3,4]
11 × Restaurant (CHALAYAC ANDREE · SAADI SEDIKI RAHIM · P'TI KEBAB · LA LARMUZE · REGAL PIZZAS). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (TRAIN QUAI · LA BOULE D'OR · BAR LE MISTRAL). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB LES CITES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES GONNETTES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DU CENTRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE JEANNE D'ARC). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LES TROIS VALLEES). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-MARC RAOULX, MÉDECIN · PASCAL TISSOT, MÉDECIN · CLEMENT LAMBART, MÉDECIN · LAURENT BOROT, MÉDECIN · BRIGITTE GHIO, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES 3 VALLEES - LA VOULTE · PHARMACIE DE LA VOULTE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE LUCIE AUBRAC). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF LES GONNETTES · COMPLEXE BATTANDIER LUKOWIAK). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL SUD RHONE ALPES · BNP PARIBAS · LCL). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (ART'CREATIF). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 5 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | EURL DELICES DE KASSIE · LES DELICES DE PAULINE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | AU BUFFET DE PASCAL · MAISON VINSON | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | NETTO · LA VOULTE ALIMENTATION | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | BRUEL | 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 | 11 | CHALAYAC ANDREE · SAADI SEDIKI RAHIM · P'TI KEBAB · LA LARMUZE · REGAL PIZZAS | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | TRAIN QUAI · LA BOULE D'OR · BAR LE MISTRAL | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB LES CITES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES GONNETTES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DU CENTRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE JEANNE D'ARC | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LES TROIS VALLEES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | JEAN-MARC RAOULX, MÉDECIN · PASCAL TISSOT, MÉDECIN · CLEMENT LAMBART, MÉDECIN · LAURENT BOROT, MÉDECIN · BRIGITTE GHIO, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DES 3 VALLEES - LA VOULTE · PHARMACIE DE LA VOULTE | 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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE LUCIE AUBRAC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF LES GONNETTES · COMPLEXE BATTANDIER LUKOWIAK | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL SUD RHONE ALPES · BNP PARIBAS · LCL | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | ART'CREATIF | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday matin places Etienne Jargeat et Camille Debard. [5]
Trajectory
Population 5,115 (2012) → 4,854 (2023): -5.1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 5,116 (1990) → 4,854 (2023): -5.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,743, of which 1.7 % second homes and 10.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Voulte-sur-Rhône): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (La Voulte-sur-Rhône): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (La Voulte-sur-Rhône): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Voulte-sur-Rhône): 1.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Voulte-sur-Rhône): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 50 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST-LAURENT PAPE weather station, 3.4 km away at 112 m; the village itself is at 99 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHOMERAC SA_RCE, 15.3 km away at 216 m, over 23 summers. [10]
That station sits 117 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,011 mm of rain a year, spread over 89 days — about 11.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-LAURENT PAPE, 3.4 km away at 112 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
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 — 07349/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://lavoultesurrhone.fr/fr/mk/544403/353/marche-hebdomadaire-3— “Chaque vendredi matin, retrouvez l'un des plus grands marchés d'Ardèche, places Etienne Jargeat et Camille Debard.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07349/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07349/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07349/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07349
- 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 Quesnoy | 59 | 612 km N | 4,878 | 61 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Desvres | 62 | 689 km N | 4,829 | 62.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Ferté-Gaucher | 77 | 457 km N | 4,743 | 56.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Locminé | 56 | 678 km NW | 4,773 | 61.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pacy-sur-Eure | 27 | 535 km NW | 5,027 | 66.1 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise | 62 | 647 km N | 4,677 | 60.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 84 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Ferté-Gaucher | 77 | 457 km N | 4,743 | 56.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pacy-sur-Eure | 27 | 535 km NW | 5,027 | 66.1 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Quesnoy | 59 | 612 km N | 4,878 | 61 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise | 62 | 647 km N | 4,677 | 60.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 84 % |
| Locminé | 56 | 678 km NW | 4,773 | 61.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Desvres | 62 | 689 km N | 4,829 | 62.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · 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 La Voulte-sur-Rhône'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-Vallier | 26 | 42 km N | 4,027 | 59 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Garéoult | 83 | 192 km SE | 5,835 | 57.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lançon-Provence | 13 | 137 km S | 9,915 | 67.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Salaise-sur-Sanne | 38 | 61 km N | 4,606 | 56.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pernes-les-Fontaines | 84 | 92 km S | 10,504 | 56.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mallemort | 13 | 123 km S | 6,166 | 63.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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