Pont-Saint-Esprit
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 54.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 37 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pont-Saint-Esprit (INSEE 30202) is in Gard (30), part of CA du Gard Rhodanien. Population 10,958 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/30202-pont-saint-esprit
Vitality score
Vitality score 54.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 37 % of the 2,237 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 | 0.43 | 25 | 10.64 |
| Social | 0.79 | 20 | 15.88 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.89 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 0.68 | 10 | 6.81 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.74 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (TREFOULET · AU FOURNIL SARABEL · LE FOURNIL DE NOELY · LE SPIRIBONPAIN · TRADITION & GOURMANDISES). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (PMD · BOUCHERIE DE PONT). [3,4]
6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (TAXIPHONE DU COIN · ARGANEM · LABAZ-OUCHAB · YAMANI MILOUD). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (SOCIETE SPIRIPONTAINE DE DISTRIBUTION · LDLL · U EXPRESS · NETTO). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGERIE LAITERIE GILBERT). [4]
25 × Restaurant (RUAT JEAN-BERNARD · CAFE DES FLEURS · LE BISTROT DES CLEM'S · KAPADOKYA). [3,4]
8 × Café / bar (LA CONCORDE · BAR DE L'UNIVERS · LE MARSEILLAIS · LA BOURSE). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE VILLA CLARA · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE FERRY CENTRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE FRANCOISE DOLTO). [3]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MARCEL PAGNOL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VILLA CLARA · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN JAURES · ECOLE NOTRE DAME PONT ST ESPRIT). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE GEORGE VILLE · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE-DAME). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (GENEVIEVE BELLON-NARCISI, MÉDECIN · DAVID JUGE, MÉDECIN · THIBAULT LARNAUDIE-EIFFEL, MÉDECIN · ANNE LARROUY, MÉDECIN · ELODIE BERRARD MATHIEU, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU CHAMP DE MARS · PHARMACIE PARDON · SELAS GANDI DANCAUSSE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE DE PONT-SAINT-ESPRIT BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Cinema (ARIANE ASCARIDE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE GEORGES VILLE COLLEGE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU CLOS BON AURE). [3]
5 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU LANGUEDOC · STE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD · CREDIT LYONNAIS). [3]
18 × Hairdresser (SARRETTE ELYNE · JMS COIFFURE · DISLA FRANK). [3,4]
5 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL DU COMMERCE · MAS DE L'OLIVIER). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 10 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 6 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | TREFOULET · AU FOURNIL SARABEL · LE FOURNIL DE NOELY · LE SPIRIBONPAIN · TRADITION & GOURMANDISES | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | PMD · BOUCHERIE DE PONT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 6 | TAXIPHONE DU COIN · ARGANEM · LABAZ-OUCHAB · YAMANI MILOUD | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | SOCIETE SPIRIPONTAINE DE DISTRIBUTION · LDLL · U EXPRESS · NETTO | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | FROMAGERIE LAITERIE GILBERT | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 25 | RUAT JEAN-BERNARD · CAFE DES FLEURS · LE BISTROT DES CLEM'S · KAPADOKYA | INSEE BPE 25 / INSEE SIRENE 43 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 8 | LA CONCORDE · BAR DE L'UNIVERS · LE MARSEILLAIS · LA BOURSE | INSEE SIRENE 8 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE VILLA CLARA · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE FERRY CENTRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE FRANCOISE DOLTO | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MARCEL PAGNOL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VILLA CLARA · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN JAURES · ECOLE NOTRE DAME PONT ST ESPRIT | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE GEORGE VILLE · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE-DAME | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | GENEVIEVE BELLON-NARCISI, MÉDECIN · DAVID JUGE, MÉDECIN · THIBAULT LARNAUDIE-EIFFEL, MÉDECIN · ANNE LARROUY, MÉDECIN · ELODIE BERRARD MATHIEU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DU CHAMP DE MARS · PHARMACIE PARDON · SELAS GANDI DANCAUSSE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [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 | BIBLIOTHEQUE DE PONT-SAINT-ESPRIT BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | ARIANE ASCARIDE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | GYMNASE GEORGES VILLE COLLEGE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU CLOS BON AURE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU LANGUEDOC · STE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD · CREDIT LYONNAIS | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 18 | SARRETTE ELYNE · JMS COIFFURE · DISLA FRANK | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 32 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 5 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL DU COMMERCE · MAS DE L'OLIVIER | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 10,651 (2012) → 10,958 (2023): 2.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 9,277 (1990) → 10,958 (2023): 18.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 6,136, of which 2.6 % second homes and 11.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pont-Saint-Esprit): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Pont-Saint-Esprit): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Pont-Saint-Esprit): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Pont-Saint-Esprit): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Pont-Saint-Esprit): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 53 days a year at or above 30 °C and 29 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PONT ST ESPRIT weather station, 2.2 km away at 79 m; the village itself is at 53 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST JULIEN DE PEYROLAS, 5.7 km away at 71 m, over 12 summers. [10]
An average of 817 mm of rain a year, spread over 69 days — about 11.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PONT ST ESPRIT, 2.2 km away at 79 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30202/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/64da583f-8295-3db2-9bcb-b9ed262e9682— “Tous les samedis matin, la ville s'anime le long des allées Frédéric Mistral pour le marché hebdomadaire.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30202/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30202/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30202/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30202
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trets | 13 | 123 km SE | 10,946 | 57.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 72 % · humidity 57 % |
| Vitry-le-François | 51 | 496 km N | 10,996 | 61.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 70 % · humidity 64 % |
| Issoudun | 36 | 363 km NW | 11,159 | 53.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 74 % · humidity 64 % |
| Tournon-sur-Rhône | 07 | 91 km N | 11,279 | 60.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Tarare | 69 | 183 km N | 10,893 | 56 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 84 % · humidity 64 % |
| Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone | 34 | 103 km SW | 10,872 | 48.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 84 % · humidity 21 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournon-sur-Rhône | 07 | 91 km N | 11,279 | 60.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone | 34 | 103 km SW | 10,872 | 48.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 84 % · humidity 21 % |
| Trets | 13 | 123 km SE | 10,946 | 57.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 72 % · humidity 57 % |
| Tarare | 69 | 183 km N | 10,893 | 56 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 84 % · humidity 64 % |
| Issoudun | 36 | 363 km NW | 11,159 | 53.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 74 % · humidity 64 % |
| Vitry-le-François | 51 | 496 km N | 10,996 | 61.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 70 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Pont-Saint-Esprit'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gignac-la-Nerthe | 13 | 107 km SE | 10,343 | 50 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeneuve-lès-Avignon | 30 | 35 km S | 13,148 | 58.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Berre-l'Étang | 13 | 97 km SE | 13,832 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Crau | 13 | 70 km S | 14,145 | 53 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pamiers | 09 | 276 km SW | 16,473 | 69.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Angles | 30 | 36 km S | 8,908 | 67.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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