La Roque-sur-Cèze
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 27.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 87 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Roque-sur-Cèze (INSEE 30222) is in Gard (30), part of CA du Gard Rhodanien. Population 172 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 27.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 87 % of the 15,091 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 | 0 |
| Social | 0.81 | 20 | 16.14 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.62 | 10 | 6.24 |
| Housing mix | 0.16 | 5 | 0.79 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (CEZE GRAND RUE · LA P'TITE AUBERGE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE BISTROT DE LA ROQUE). [4]
2 × Campsite (SLOW VILLAGE PROVENCE OCCITANIE · CAMPING LES CASCADES). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | CEZE GRAND RUE · LA P'TITE AUBERGE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE BISTROT DE LA ROQUE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 2 | SLOW VILLAGE PROVENCE OCCITANIE · CAMPING LES CASCADES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 173 (2012) → 172 (2023): -0.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 153 (1990) → 172 (2023): 12.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 171, of which 42.1 % second homes and 6.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Michel-d'Euzet): 2.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Cornillon): 3.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Michel-d'Euzet): 2.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bagnols-sur-Cèze): 8.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Michel-d'Euzet): 2.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 35 days a year at or above 30 °C and 16 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SABRAN weather station, 7.7 km away at 204 m; the village itself is at 94 m. [11]
The village sits 110 m below 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST JULIEN DE PEYROLAS, 10.5 km away at 71 m, over 12 summers. [11]
An average of 830 mm of rain a year, spread over 68 days — about 12.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SABRAN, 7.7 km away at 204 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30222/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30222/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30222/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30222/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30287
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30096
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30028
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baume-les-Messieurs | 39 | 293 km N | 160 | 23.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 23 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer | 76 | 691 km N | 181 | 20.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 91 % · humidity 57 % |
| Chipilly | 80 | 651 km N | 172 | 26.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 65 % · humidity 64 % |
| Chapaize | 71 | 263 km N | 167 | 24.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 26 % · humidity 64 % |
| Sailhan | 65 | 370 km SW | 172 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 8 % · humidity 50 % |
| Bédeilhac-et-Aynat | 09 | 280 km SW | 178 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 8 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapaize | 71 | 263 km N | 167 | 24.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 26 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bédeilhac-et-Aynat | 09 | 280 km SW | 178 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 8 % · humidity 64 % |
| Baume-les-Messieurs | 39 | 293 km N | 160 | 23.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 23 % · humidity 71 % |
| Sailhan | 65 | 370 km SW | 172 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 8 % · humidity 50 % |
| Chipilly | 80 | 651 km N | 172 | 26.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 65 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer | 76 | 691 km N | 181 | 20.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 91 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Roque-sur-Cèze'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badefols-sur-Dordogne | 24 | 304 km W | 202 | 26.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cabrespine | 11 | 189 km SW | 185 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villefloure | 11 | 209 km SW | 156 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ansignan | 66 | 227 km SW | 164 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Labastide-en-Val | 11 | 206 km SW | 88 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ginoles | 11 | 241 km SW | 296 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
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