Rousson
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 42.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 18 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Rousson (INSEE 30223) is in Gard (30), part of CA Alès Agglomération. Population 4,456 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/30223-rousson
Vitality score
Vitality score 42.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 18 % of the 5,134 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 | 0.15 | 25 | 3.69 |
| Social | 0.61 | 20 | 12.2 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.31 | 10 | 3.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.91 | 10 | 9.08 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.82 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA BOULANGERIE DE ROUSSON). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SOPHENDIS). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (LA MAREE CEVENOLE). [3,4]
7 × Restaurant (PIZZAS ALDO · NGUYEN · PIZZA FAMILY). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SYLVIE OLLIVIER, MÉDECIN · THIERRY VEZON, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE LAURES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ROUSSON AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE ROUSSON). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE LOUIS ARAGON). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (FLORA COIFFURE A DOMICILE · BOUCHET LYSIANE · L'ART DES CISEAUX · CARACT'HAIRE COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LA BOULANGERIE DE ROUSSON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SOPHENDIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LA MAREE CEVENOLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 7 | PIZZAS ALDO · NGUYEN · PIZZA FAMILY | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | SYLVIE OLLIVIER, MÉDECIN · THIERRY VEZON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE LAURES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | ROUSSON AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE ROUSSON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE LOUIS ARAGON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 4 | FLORA COIFFURE A DOMICILE · BOUCHET LYSIANE · L'ART DES CISEAUX · CARACT'HAIRE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 3,829 (2012) → 4,456 (2023): 16.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,164 (1990) → 4,456 (2023): 40.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,098, of which 1.8 % second homes and 8.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Rousson): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Rousson): 0.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Rousson): 0.9 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Rousson): 0.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Rousson): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 56 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the SALINDRES weather station, 1.1 km away at 191 m; the village itself is at 203 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at DEAUX, 12.4 km away at 185 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 1,072 mm of rain a year, spread over 77 days — about 13.9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at SALINDRES, 1.1 km away at 191 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30223/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30223/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30223/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30223/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30223
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corenc | 38 | 171 km NE | 4,215 | 48.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Revest-les-Eaux | 83 | 182 km SE | 4,074 | 49.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 46 % · humidity 21 % |
| Montry | 77 | 533 km N | 3,945 | 45.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jarrie | 38 | 162 km NE | 3,952 | 37.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 84 % |
| Vaux-sur-Seine | 78 | 562 km N | 5,202 | 43 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 3 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bailly | 78 | 541 km N | 3,731 | 44.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrie | 38 | 162 km NE | 3,952 | 37.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 84 % |
| Corenc | 38 | 171 km NE | 4,215 | 48.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Revest-les-Eaux | 83 | 182 km SE | 4,074 | 49.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 46 % · humidity 21 % |
| Montry | 77 | 533 km N | 3,945 | 45.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bailly | 78 | 541 km N | 3,731 | 44.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
| Vaux-sur-Seine | 78 | 562 km N | 5,202 | 43 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 3 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Rousson'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salaise-sur-Sanne | 38 | 140 km N | 4,606 | 56.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montarnaud | 34 | 70 km SW | 4,208 | 48.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Salindres | 30 | 2.1 km SE | 3,648 | 42.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grans | 13 | 97 km SE | 5,489 | 53.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Julien-les-Rosiers | 30 | 3.6 km W | 3,533 | 37.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rochefort-du-Gard | 30 | 49 km SE | 8,117 | 57 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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