Laudun-l'Ardoise
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 57.8/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 68 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Laudun-l'Ardoise (INSEE 30141) is in Gard (30), part of CA du Gard Rhodanien. Population 6,835 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 57.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 68 % of the 3,509 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 | 0.36 | 25 | 8.95 |
| Social | 0.72 | 20 | 14.46 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.69 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE POULAIN · L'ATELIER DE LAUDUN). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHEZ EMILIE ET ADRIEN). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (LAUDUN DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
10 × Restaurant (LES MIMOSAS · RESTAURANT DE LASCOURS · SNACK DU 1ER REG · LE MISTRAL GAGNANT · LE BARBACOA). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (BAR DES SPORTS). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBL J.ROLLO L'ARDOISE · ECOL MATE PAULINE KERGOMARD · ECOLE MATERNEL P.PAPE CARPENTIE DUNANT). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JOSEPH ROLLO · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB G LAPIERRE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CATHY MULLER, MÉDECIN · LUC BILATE, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER ANTHERIEU, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE L'ARDOISE). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (LAUDUN L ARDOISE LPAC AP · LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE DE LAUDUN L'ARDOISE MÉDIATHÈQUE PIERRE HÉRAUD - ESPACE F. MITTERAND · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE L'ARDOISE ANNEXE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF PIERRE DE COURBERTIN · GYMNASE LEO LAGRANGE). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU LANGUEDOC). [3]
9 × Hairdresser (IDEALE COIFFURE A DOMICILE · EURL AGNES M · FLASH - COIFF · JESSICA COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (VILLA MONTESQUIEU). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LE DOLIUM). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 6 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 2 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE POULAIN · L'ATELIER DE LAUDUN | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | CHEZ EMILIE ET ADRIEN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | LAUDUN DISTRIBUTION | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 10 | LES MIMOSAS · RESTAURANT DE LASCOURS · SNACK DU 1ER REG · LE MISTRAL GAGNANT · LE BARBACOA | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | BAR DES SPORTS | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBL J.ROLLO L'ARDOISE · ECOL MATE PAULINE KERGOMARD · ECOLE MATERNEL P.PAPE CARPENTIE DUNANT | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JOSEPH ROLLO · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB G LAPIERRE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | CATHY MULLER, MÉDECIN · LUC BILATE, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER ANTHERIEU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE L'ARDOISE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | LAUDUN L ARDOISE LPAC AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 2 | BIBLIOTHEQUE DE LAUDUN L'ARDOISE MÉDIATHÈQUE PIERRE HÉRAUD - ESPACE F. MITTERAND · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE L'ARDOISE ANNEXE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF PIERRE DE COURBERTIN · GYMNASE LEO LAGRANGE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU LANGUEDOC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 9 | IDEALE COIFFURE A DOMICILE · EURL AGNES M · FLASH - COIFF · JESSICA COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | VILLA MONTESQUIEU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LE DOLIUM | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 5,978 (2012) → 6,835 (2023): 14.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,408 (1990) → 6,835 (2023): 55.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,932, of which 3.1 % second homes and 7.4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Laudun-l'Ardoise): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Laudun-l'Ardoise): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Laudun-l'Ardoise): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Laudun-l'Ardoise): 3.7 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Laudun-l'Ardoise): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 59 days a year at or above 30 °C and 20 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CHUSCLAN weather station, 5.2 km away at 30 m; the village itself is at 82 m. [10]
The village sits 52 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 8 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHUSCLAN, 5.2 km away at 30 m, over 26 summers. [10]
That station sits 52 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 827 mm of rain a year, spread over 70 days — about 11.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at TRESQUES, 5 km away at 79 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Pharmacy
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30141/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/fb3446ea-565c-3552-a127-ccf91d04b385— “Marché de Laudun”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30141/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30141/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30141/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30141
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loudun | 86 | 481 km NW | 6,839 | 64.1 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · humidity 57 % |
| Morteau | 25 | 362 km NE | 6,953 | 67.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 43 % |
| Montfort-sur-Meu | 35 | 679 km NW | 6,810 | 64.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 68 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Jean-d'Angély | 17 | 455 km NW | 6,784 | 70.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 74 % · humidity 64 % |
| Migennes | 89 | 438 km N | 6,688 | 58.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 3 % · winter 54 % · humidity 57 % |
| Sénas | 13 | 52 km SE | 6,925 | 65.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sénas | 13 | 52 km SE | 6,925 | 65.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Morteau | 25 | 362 km NE | 6,953 | 67.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 43 % |
| Migennes | 89 | 438 km N | 6,688 | 58.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 3 % · winter 54 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Jean-d'Angély | 17 | 455 km NW | 6,784 | 70.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 74 % · humidity 64 % |
| Loudun | 86 | 481 km NW | 6,839 | 64.1 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · humidity 57 % |
| Montfort-sur-Meu | 35 | 679 km NW | 6,810 | 64.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 68 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Laudun-l'Ardoise'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vergèze | 30 | 53 km SW | 5,788 | 58.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aimargues | 30 | 59 km SW | 5,705 | 62 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Calvisson | 30 | 52 km SW | 6,486 | 62.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Rémy-de-Provence | 13 | 38 km S | 9,599 | 71.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gignac | 34 | 102 km SW | 6,651 | 67.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Victoret | 13 | 89 km SE | 6,730 | 67.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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