Le Grau-du-Roi
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 76.6/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 100 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Grau-du-Roi (INSEE 30133) is in Gard (30), part of CC Terre de Camargue. Population 8,588 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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/30133-le-grau-du-roi
Vitality score
Vitality score 76.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 100 % of the 2,853 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 | 0.94 | 25 | 23.59 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.99 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.61 | 10 | 6.1 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
17 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FRIAND II · LA GOUTETTE · LA BRAINNOISE · LE REGAL SANS EGAL · AU COIN CHAUD). [3,4]
9 × Butcher (boucherie) (LE GRAU GOURMAND · BOUCHERIE ROTISSERIE PROVENCALE · DONATI DISTRIBUTION · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR PELI · BOUCHERIE DES GARRIGUES). [3,4]
12 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MISHIZA · QUESTELO · CODISUD · EPICERIE DU CAMPING DE L'EDEN). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (LIDL · LES BAIGNEURS · SUPER U). [3,4]
6 × Fishmonger (SARL AUX DELICES DE LA MER · AU POISSON LUNE · SOCIETE JULIEN FABRE · POISSONERIE DU PORT). [3,4]
159 × Restaurant (SOCREDIA · LE POINT CARDINAL · L'ORIGNAL · SARL TENNESSEE · SNACK MICHEL). [3,4]
28 × Café / bar (LOU GRAU CAFE · L'ESPIGUINGUETTE · RIVE GAUCHE · LE PHAR'NIENTE · CAFE DE LA MARINE). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE EUGENIE DELEUZE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB E. TABARLY). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE EMMANUEL D'ALZON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ANDRE QUET). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PRIVE EMMANUEL D'ALZON). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PHILIPPE PRIETTO, MÉDECIN · ERIC VIGNAL, MÉDECIN · JEAN-LOUIS PELATAN, MÉDECIN · AMELIE BRUN, MÉDECIN · THIERRY CERF, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE BOUCOIRAN · SELARL PHARMACIE SAMMUT). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DU GRAU DU ROI BIBLIOTHÈQUE PALAIS DES SPORTS). [3]
1 × Cinema (VOG). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (PALAIS DES SPORTS ET DE LA CULTURE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (KITESURF LE BOUCANET). [3]
7 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU LANGUEDOC · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD · CREDIT MARITIME PAR BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD). [3]
27 × Hairdresser (BEAUTE & COIFFURE · COIFFURE LE SAMBA). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
10 × Hotel (HOTEL SPINAKER · HÔTEL-RELAIS DE L'OUSTAOU CAMARGUEN · HOTEL SPLENDID · THALAZUR PORTCAMARGUE RESTAURANT LE PANORAMIQUE · HOTEL LES ACACIAS). [3,4]
11 × Campsite (CAMPING L'EDEN · YELLOH VILLAGE LES PETITS CAMARGUAIS · CAMPING LES FLAMANTS ROSES · CAPFUN CAMPING LE BOUCANET · GRAU DU ROI DEVELOPPEMENT, SEM CAMPING DE L'ESPIGUETTE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 4 × Bakery (boulangerie), 4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 64 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 3 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 17 | LE FRIAND II · LA GOUTETTE · LA BRAINNOISE · LE REGAL SANS EGAL · AU COIN CHAUD | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 22 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 9 | LE GRAU GOURMAND · BOUCHERIE ROTISSERIE PROVENCALE · DONATI DISTRIBUTION · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR PELI · BOUCHERIE DES GARRIGUES | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 12 | MISHIZA · QUESTELO · CODISUD · EPICERIE DU CAMPING DE L'EDEN | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 24 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | LIDL · LES BAIGNEURS · SUPER U | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 6 | SARL AUX DELICES DE LA MER · AU POISSON LUNE · SOCIETE JULIEN FABRE · POISSONERIE DU PORT | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 159 | SOCREDIA · LE POINT CARDINAL · L'ORIGNAL · SARL TENNESSEE · SNACK MICHEL | INSEE BPE 159 / INSEE SIRENE 310 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 28 | LOU GRAU CAFE · L'ESPIGUINGUETTE · RIVE GAUCHE · LE PHAR'NIENTE · CAFE DE LA MARINE | INSEE SIRENE 28 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE EUGENIE DELEUZE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB E. TABARLY | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE EMMANUEL D'ALZON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ANDRE QUET | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PRIVE EMMANUEL D'ALZON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | PHILIPPE PRIETTO, MÉDECIN · ERIC VIGNAL, MÉDECIN · JEAN-LOUIS PELATAN, MÉDECIN · AMELIE BRUN, MÉDECIN · THIERRY CERF, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | SELARL PHARMACIE BOUCOIRAN · SELARL PHARMACIE SAMMUT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DU GRAU DU ROI BIBLIOTHÈQUE PALAIS DES SPORTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | VOG | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | PALAIS DES SPORTS ET DE LA CULTURE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | KITESURF LE BOUCANET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 7 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU LANGUEDOC · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD · CREDIT MARITIME PAR BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 27 | BEAUTE & COIFFURE · COIFFURE LE SAMBA | INSEE BPE 27 / INSEE SIRENE 34 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 10 | HOTEL SPINAKER · HÔTEL-RELAIS DE L'OUSTAOU CAMARGUEN · HOTEL SPLENDID · THALAZUR PORTCAMARGUE RESTAURANT LE PANORAMIQUE · HOTEL LES ACACIAS | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 11 | CAMPING L'EDEN · YELLOH VILLAGE LES PETITS CAMARGUAIS · CAMPING LES FLAMANTS ROSES · CAPFUN CAMPING LE BOUCANET · GRAU DU ROI DEVELOPPEMENT, SEM CAMPING DE L'ESPIGUETTE | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 8,498 (2012) → 8,588 (2023): 1.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 5,253 (1990) → 8,588 (2023): 63.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 24,124, of which 79.1 % second homes and 0.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Grau-du-Roi): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Grau-du-Roi): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Le Grau-du-Roi): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Le Grau-du-Roi): 0.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Le Grau-du-Roi): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 15 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the LE GRAU DU ROI weather station, 4.2 km away at 1 m; the village itself is at 1 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 21 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at AIGUES-MORTES, 5.6 km away at 1 m, over 23 summers. [9]
An average of 581 mm of rain a year, spread over 57 days — about 10.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LE GRAU DU ROI, 4.2 km away at 1 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
263 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 440,000 € — 4,560 € per m² of built surface. [10]
4,041 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 145,000 € — 4,840 € per m². [10]
The median across Gard is 2,338 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [10]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Pharmacy
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30133/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30133/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30133/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30133/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30133
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcachon | 33 | 442 km W | 11,092 | 65.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Cyprien | 66 | 137 km SW | 12,068 | 62.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Balaruc-les-Bains | 34 | 38 km W | 7,139 | 66.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 84 % · humidity 79 % |
| Palavas-les-Flots | 34 | 17 km W | 6,133 | 69.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 92 % · humidity 57 % |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 74 | 342 km NE | 8,705 | 71.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Touquet-Paris-Plage | 62 | 800 km N | 4,224 | 61.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 74 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palavas-les-Flots | 34 | 17 km W | 6,133 | 69.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 92 % · humidity 57 % |
| Balaruc-les-Bains | 34 | 38 km W | 7,139 | 66.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 84 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Cyprien | 66 | 137 km SW | 12,068 | 62.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 74 | 342 km NE | 8,705 | 71.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Arcachon | 33 | 442 km W | 11,092 | 65.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · humidity 43 % |
| Le Touquet-Paris-Plage | 62 | 800 km N | 4,224 | 61.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 74 % · 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 Le Grau-du-Roi'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poussan | 34 | 38 km W | 6,797 | 63.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ustaritz | 64 | 452 km W | 7,897 | 65.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse | 40 | 438 km W | 8,014 | 71.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle | 64 | 460 km W | 7,264 | 66.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gigean | 34 | 35 km W | 6,639 | 61.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Soorts-Hossegor | 40 | 448 km W | 3,817 | 69.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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