Rochefort-du-Gard
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 57/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 63 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Rochefort-du-Gard (INSEE 30217) is in Gard (30), part of CA du Grand Avignon (COGA). Population 8,117 (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 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/30217-rochefort-du-gard
Vitality score
Vitality score 57/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 63 % of the 2,984 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 | 0.25 | 25 | 6.24 |
| Social | 0.79 | 20 | 15.82 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.52 | 10 | 5.24 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.77 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU LEVAIN NATUREL · BOULANGERIE DE TARTINE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (DYC). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (LIDL). [3,4]
12 × Restaurant (A LA TOUR DE PIZZ · CHEZ VIRGINIE · FOOD TRUCK 30 · LES TABLES DU FROMAGER · ROLLSYS). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (LES PLANCHES DU CASTELAS · CAFE DE FRANCE · XL CAFE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB LES EYNAWAY). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VIEUX MOULIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SAINT-EXUPERY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE PIE XII). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE CLAUDIE HAIGNERE). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-PATRICK MICHEL, MÉDECIN · JUDITH FISCHER, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER BERAL, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PIERRE SOBCZAK, MÉDECIN · THOMAS PLANCOULAINE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU CASTELAS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE ROCHEFORT DU GARD BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE CLAUDIE HAIGNERE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU VIEUX MOULIN). [3]
11 × Hairdresser (CELINE COIFFURE · AU SALON). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL LE LAGON · LEMON HOTEL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | AU LEVAIN NATUREL · BOULANGERIE DE TARTINE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | DYC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | LIDL | 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 | 12 | A LA TOUR DE PIZZ · CHEZ VIRGINIE · FOOD TRUCK 30 · LES TABLES DU FROMAGER · ROLLSYS | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 23 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | LES PLANCHES DU CASTELAS · CAFE DE FRANCE · XL CAFE | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB LES EYNAWAY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VIEUX MOULIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SAINT-EXUPERY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE PIE XII | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE CLAUDIE HAIGNERE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | JEAN-PATRICK MICHEL, MÉDECIN · JUDITH FISCHER, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER BERAL, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PIERRE SOBCZAK, MÉDECIN · THOMAS PLANCOULAINE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU CASTELAS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 DE ROCHEFORT DU GARD BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COLLEGE CLAUDIE HAIGNERE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU VIEUX MOULIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 11 | CELINE COIFFURE · AU SALON | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL LE LAGON · LEMON HOTEL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Sunday matins Place de la République. [5]
Trajectory
Population 7,499 (2012) → 8,117 (2023): 8.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,107 (1990) → 8,117 (2023): 97.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,671, of which 2.3 % second homes and 4.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Rochefort-du-Gard): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Rochefort-du-Gard): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Rochefort-du-Gard): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Rochefort-du-Gard): 0.7 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Rochefort-du-Gard): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 51 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PUJAUT weather station, 6.1 km away at 44 m; the village itself is at 101 m. [10]
The village sits 57 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 5 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at PUJAUT, 6.1 km away at 44 m, over 29 summers. [10]
That station sits 57 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 669 mm of rain a year, spread over 61 days — about 11 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PUJAUT, 6.1 km away at 44 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Pharmacy
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 — 30217/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-rochefortdugard.fr/systeme/agenda/— “Marché provençal, tous les dimanches matins”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30217/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30217/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30217/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30217
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonnay-Charente | 17 | 491 km NW | 8,289 | 52.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 77 % · humidity 79 % |
| Trignac | 44 | 651 km NW | 8,397 | 65.3 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Souffelweyersheim | 67 | 569 km NE | 8,239 | 55.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bompas | 66 | 198 km SW | 7,832 | 53.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 66 % · humidity 0 % |
| Montreuil-Juigné | 49 | 570 km NW | 7,808 | 52.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Rosny-sur-Seine | 78 | 606 km N | 7,328 | 50.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 91 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bompas | 66 | 198 km SW | 7,832 | 53.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 66 % · humidity 0 % |
| Tonnay-Charente | 17 | 491 km NW | 8,289 | 52.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 77 % · humidity 79 % |
| Souffelweyersheim | 67 | 569 km NE | 8,239 | 55.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montreuil-Juigné | 49 | 570 km NW | 7,808 | 52.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Rosny-sur-Seine | 78 | 606 km N | 7,328 | 50.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 91 % · humidity 71 % |
| Trignac | 44 | 651 km NW | 8,397 | 65.3 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Rochefort-du-Gard'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-Chamas | 13 | 55 km SE | 8,676 | 70.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Carnoux-en-Provence | 13 | 107 km SE | 6,873 | 53.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grans | 13 | 51 km SE | 5,489 | 53.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gémenos | 13 | 107 km SE | 6,579 | 64 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rousson | 30 | 49 km NW | 4,456 | 42.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montarnaud | 34 | 88 km SW | 4,208 | 48.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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