Ailhon
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 31.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 61 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ailhon (INSEE 07002) is in Ardèche (07), part of CC du Bassin d'Aubenas. Population 553 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/07002-ailhon
Vitality score
Vitality score 31.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 61 % of the 17,476 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.55 | 5 | 2.77 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (MAISON AILHON). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE LA FONTAINE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (LORRAINE COIFFURE A DOMICILE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 | 1 | MAISON AILHON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE LA FONTAINE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | LORRAINE COIFFURE A DOMICILE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 535 (2012) → 553 (2023): 3.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 290 (1990) → 553 (2023): 90.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 346, of which 22.3 % second homes and 7.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lentillères): 2.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon): 2.7 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon): 3.5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon): 3.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Ailhon): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 35 days a year at or above 30 °C and 63 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the AUBENAS SA weather station, 5.4 km away at 176 m; the village itself is at 437 m. [11]
The village sits 261 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 6.06 °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 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at AUBENAS SA, 5.4 km away at 176 m, over 26 summers. [11]
That station sits 261 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,051 mm of rain a year, spread over 82 days — about 12.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at AUBENAS SA, 5.4 km away at 176 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 — 07002/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07002/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07002/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07002/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07141
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07231
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07002
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ervauville | 45 | 402 km N | 561 | 31.7 | Few services | no figures |
| Aromas | 39 | 208 km NE | 580 | 34.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tarentaise | 42 | 87 km N | 506 | 31.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 43 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle | 30 | 44 km S | 589 | 24.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Sébastien-d'Aigrefeuille | 30 | 61 km SW | 513 | 30.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 89 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Thomé | 07 | 25 km SE | 480 | 34.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 64 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Thomé | 07 | 25 km SE | 480 | 34.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 64 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle | 30 | 44 km S | 589 | 24.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Sébastien-d'Aigrefeuille | 30 | 61 km SW | 513 | 30.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 89 % · humidity 71 % |
| Tarentaise | 42 | 87 km N | 506 | 31.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 43 % · humidity 79 % |
| Aromas | 39 | 208 km NE | 580 | 34.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ervauville | 45 | 402 km N | 561 | 31.7 | Few services | no figures |
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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 Ailhon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont-Tramonet | 73 | 150 km NE | 505 | 37.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Romaine | 70 | 349 km N | 520 | 33.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Contrevoz | 01 | 168 km NE | 494 | 35 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hautecourt-Romanèche | 01 | 193 km NE | 748 | 30.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Seuillet | 03 | 191 km N | 479 | 33.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Capelle-Balaguier | 12 | 192 km W | 346 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
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