Albon-d'Ardèche
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 21.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 75 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Albon-d'Ardèche (INSEE 07006) is in Ardèche (07), part of CC Val Eyrieux. Population 159 (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 21.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 75 % of the 14,517 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 | 0.42 | 10 | 4.19 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 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 | 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 159 (2012) → 159 (2023): 0 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 173 (1990) → 159 (2023): -8.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 220, of which 54.5 % second homes and 3.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Marcols-les-Eaux): 4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Pierreville): 4.7 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Pierreville): 4.8 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Le Cheylard): 9.5 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Albon-d'Ardèche): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 65 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ST-PIERREVILLE weather station, 4.6 km away at 560 m; the village itself is at 634 m. [12]
The village sits 74 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST PVILLE S.A., 4.8 km away at 640 m, over 10 summers. [12]
An average of 1,394 mm of rain a year, spread over 99 days — about 14.1 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST-PIERREVILLE, 4.6 km away at 560 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07006/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07006/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07006/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07006/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07149
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07286
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07064
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07006
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Hauteville | 78 | 482 km NW | 157 | 23.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Pradelles-Cabardès | 11 | 223 km SW | 160 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Besse | 38 | 140 km E | 154 | 19 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 22 % · humidity 100 % |
| Champcella | 05 | 170 km E | 181 | 30.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Raon-sur-Plaine | 88 | 458 km NE | 135 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dracy-lès-Couches | 71 | 230 km N | 152 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Besse | 38 | 140 km E | 154 | 19 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 22 % · humidity 100 % |
| Champcella | 05 | 170 km E | 181 | 30.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pradelles-Cabardès | 11 | 223 km SW | 160 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dracy-lès-Couches | 71 | 230 km N | 152 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Raon-sur-Plaine | 88 | 458 km NE | 135 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Hauteville | 78 | 482 km NW | 157 | 23.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · 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 Albon-d'Ardèche'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dracy-lès-Couches | 71 | 230 km N | 152 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ameugny | 71 | 190 km N | 169 | 25.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Plan-de-Baix | 26 | 58 km E | 162 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lechâtelet | 21 | 255 km N | 228 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bagneux-la-Fosse | 10 | 353 km N | 178 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Château-sur-Allier | 03 | 242 km NW | 160 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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