Rambouillet
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 70.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 66 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Rambouillet (INSEE 78517) is in Yvelines (78), part of CA Rambouillet Territoires. Population 27,724 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/78517-rambouillet
Vitality score
Vitality score 70.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 66 % of the 829 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 | 0.62 | 25 | 15.38 |
| Social | 0.92 | 20 | 18.46 |
| Education | 0.75 | 10 | 7.47 |
| Health | 0.7 | 10 | 7.04 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 0.64 | 10 | 6.39 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.71 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
12 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PATISSERIE FRANCIS · ONE MORE TOY · PLANTEGENET PATISSERIE CHOCOLATERIE · AU DUC DE RAMBOUILLET · LE FOURNIL DE RAMBOUILLET). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (COMTESSE DU BARRY · LES DELICES DE RAMBOUILLET · BOUCHERIE DU PARC · BOUCHERIE DU CHATEAU). [3,4]
7 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (E. LECLERC · LE VERGER DE RAMBOUILLET · COCCIMARKET · CARREFOUR CITY · MOGADOR SASU). [3,4]
9 × Supermarket (LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · E.LECLERC · CARREFOUR · NATUREO). [3,4]
63 × Restaurant (SANDRINA · SERVICES ET SANTE · NG WAI · VILLABATE · TY BILIG). [3,4]
15 × Café / bar (LACOUSTIC · BAR DE LA LOUVIERE · LE POLO CLUB · LE LYS · THE BLACK RIVER). [4]
8 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE D'ARBOUVILLE · ECOLE MATERNELLE CLAIRBOIS · ECOLE MATERNELLE LA RUCHE · ECOLE MATERNELLE DU CENTRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE GOMMERIE). [3]
11 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE JACINTHE ET FRANCOIS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE COURS SAINT JEAN PAUL II · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CLAIRBOIS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LA PRAIRIE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE FOCH). [3]
5 × Collège (ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JEAN BOSCO · COLLEGE LE RACINAY · COLLEGE LE RONDEAU · COLLEGE CATHERINE DE VIVONNE · ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE STE THERESE). [3]
23 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SOPHIE CARRE-CRETOIS, MÉDECIN · SOLANGE CHAMBRIER, MÉDECIN · MARINE DUTRON, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PIERRE CERUTTI, MÉDECIN · VALERIE CHAUVEAU, MÉDECIN). [3]
5 × Pharmacy (GRANDE PHARMACIE BEL'AIR · PHARMACIE DE LA CLAIRIERE · PHARMACIE DE LA GARE · PHARMACIE CENTRALE RAMBOUILLET · PHARMACIE DE LA LOUVIERE). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (RAMBOUILLET CENTRE E LECLERC RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE LA LANTERNE). [3]
1 × Cinema (LA LANTERNE). [3]
8 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE DU RACINAY · STADE DU VIEUX MOULIN · COMMISSARIAT DE L ARMEE DE TERRE · GYMNASE DE LA LOUVIERE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF CATHERINE DE VIVONNE). [3]
10 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU CENTRE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUT AGRIC DU CTRE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL RAMBOUILLET · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE ILE-DE-FRANCE · CIC RAMBOUILLET). [3]
27 × Hairdresser (RAMBOUILLET COIFFURE · SALON JACQUES DELAWARDE · MILLESIME COIFFURE · MAJSAK JEANNETTE · SOPHIE COIFFURE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
5 × Hotel (IBIS RAMBOUILLET · ETAP HOTEL · BEST-WESTERN AMARYS · WELCOMOTEL RAMBOUILLET · MERCURE HOTEL RAMBOUILLET). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (HUTTOPIA CAMPING RAMBOUILLET). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 4 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 10 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 2 × Bank, 4 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 12 | PATISSERIE FRANCIS · ONE MORE TOY · PLANTEGENET PATISSERIE CHOCOLATERIE · AU DUC DE RAMBOUILLET · LE FOURNIL DE RAMBOUILLET | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | COMTESSE DU BARRY · LES DELICES DE RAMBOUILLET · BOUCHERIE DU PARC · BOUCHERIE DU CHATEAU | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 7 | E. LECLERC · LE VERGER DE RAMBOUILLET · COCCIMARKET · CARREFOUR CITY · MOGADOR SASU | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 9 | LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · E.LECLERC · CARREFOUR · NATUREO | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 63 | SANDRINA · SERVICES ET SANTE · NG WAI · VILLABATE · TY BILIG | INSEE BPE 63 / INSEE SIRENE 103 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 15 | LACOUSTIC · BAR DE LA LOUVIERE · LE POLO CLUB · LE LYS · THE BLACK RIVER | INSEE SIRENE 15 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 8 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE D'ARBOUVILLE · ECOLE MATERNELLE CLAIRBOIS · ECOLE MATERNELLE LA RUCHE · ECOLE MATERNELLE DU CENTRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE GOMMERIE | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 11 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE JACINTHE ET FRANCOIS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE COURS SAINT JEAN PAUL II · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CLAIRBOIS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LA PRAIRIE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE FOCH | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Collège | 5 | ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JEAN BOSCO · COLLEGE LE RACINAY · COLLEGE LE RONDEAU · COLLEGE CATHERINE DE VIVONNE · ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE STE THERESE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 23 | SOPHIE CARRE-CRETOIS, MÉDECIN · SOLANGE CHAMBRIER, MÉDECIN · MARINE DUTRON, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PIERRE CERUTTI, MÉDECIN · VALERIE CHAUVEAU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 23 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 5 | GRANDE PHARMACIE BEL'AIR · PHARMACIE DE LA CLAIRIERE · PHARMACIE DE LA GARE · PHARMACIE CENTRALE RAMBOUILLET · PHARMACIE DE LA LOUVIERE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | RAMBOUILLET CENTRE E LECLERC RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE LA LANTERNE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LA LANTERNE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 8 | COMPLEXE DU RACINAY · STADE DU VIEUX MOULIN · COMMISSARIAT DE L ARMEE DE TERRE · GYMNASE DE LA LOUVIERE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF CATHERINE DE VIVONNE | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 10 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU CENTRE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUT AGRIC DU CTRE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL RAMBOUILLET · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE ILE-DE-FRANCE · CIC RAMBOUILLET | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 27 | RAMBOUILLET COIFFURE · SALON JACQUES DELAWARDE · MILLESIME COIFFURE · MAJSAK JEANNETTE · SOPHIE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 27 / INSEE SIRENE 36 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 5 | IBIS RAMBOUILLET · ETAP HOTEL · BEST-WESTERN AMARYS · WELCOMOTEL RAMBOUILLET · MERCURE HOTEL RAMBOUILLET | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | HUTTOPIA CAMPING RAMBOUILLET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 25,833 (2012) → 27,724 (2023): 7.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 24,343 (1990) → 27,724 (2023): 13.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 14,249, of which 2.9 % second homes and 6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Rambouillet): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Rambouillet): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Rambouillet): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Rambouillet): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Rambouillet): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 52 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ST-LEGER_SAPC weather station, 8.7 km away at 176 m; the village itself is at 150 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ORCEMONT, 4.8 km away at 164 m, over 11 summers. [9]
An average of 743 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 5.9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LE PERRAY, 6.4 km away at 174 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 — 78517/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78517/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78517/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78517/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 78517
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bussy-Saint-Georges | 77 | 68 km E | 27,498 | 67.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sens | 89 | 119 km SE | 27,106 | 78.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Soissons | 02 | 137 km NE | 28,046 | 77.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bergerac | 24 | 434 km S | 27,110 | 79.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 97 % · humidity 36 % |
| Maubeuge | 59 | 239 km NE | 28,767 | 71.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Armentières | 59 | 240 km N | 26,998 | 72 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bussy-Saint-Georges | 77 | 68 km E | 27,498 | 67.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sens | 89 | 119 km SE | 27,106 | 78.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Soissons | 02 | 137 km NE | 28,046 | 77.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maubeuge | 59 | 239 km NE | 28,767 | 71.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Armentières | 59 | 240 km N | 26,998 | 72 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bergerac | 24 | 434 km S | 27,110 | 79.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 97 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Rambouillet'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bussy-Saint-Georges | 77 | 68 km E | 27,498 | 67.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Soissons | 02 | 137 km NE | 28,046 | 77.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maubeuge | 59 | 239 km NE | 28,767 | 71.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Béthune | 62 | 218 km N | 25,224 | 76.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laon | 02 | 166 km NE | 24,220 | 75.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dreux | 28 | 35 km W | 31,543 | 76.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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