Aubenas
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 66.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 81 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Aubenas (INSEE 07019) is in Ardèche (07), part of CC du Bassin d'Aubenas. Population 12,416 (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/07019-aubenas
Vitality score
Vitality score 66.7/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 81 % of the 1,969 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 | 0.63 | 25 | 15.73 |
| Social | 0.98 | 20 | 19.5 |
| Education | 0.46 | 10 | 4.65 |
| Health | 0.53 | 10 | 5.34 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 0.62 | 10 | 6.18 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.47 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
11 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PATISSERIE COSTE · LA BOULANGERIE DE MARIE BLACHERE). [3,4]
5 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE BARAKA · MON BOUCHER D Y SY). [3,4]
9 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LEADER PRICE EXPRESS · EPICES DU MONDE · AFRI - KEN · SH · P&R DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · COMAVIA · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGES ET SALAISONS). [4]
1 × Fishmonger (B P O G). [3,4]
70 × Restaurant (O CAR FOUR DES PINS · LA PAELLA DU SOLEIL · SALON DE THE CHABATAKE · ABNS · SERVICE VOLEE). [3,4]
24 × Café / bar (ANTRE BRUNE ET BLONDE · LUCKY EIGHT · LE GLACIER · LA RENAISSANCE · L'IMPREVU). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BEAUSOLEIL). [3]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE SAINTE CROIX · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE PONT D'AUBENAS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE BEAUSOLEIL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE OLIVIERS COMBEGAYRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST REGIS). [3]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE ROQUA · COLLEGE DE JASTRES · COLLEGE PRIVE ST FRANCOIS D'ASSISE). [3]
9 × GP (médecin généraliste) (BENJAMIN MOUGIN, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE MORIN, MÉDECIN · LUCILLE BRAILLON, MÉDECIN · THIERRY ETIENNE-L'HOSPITAL, MÉDECIN · YVES MESCLON, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE ODDES · PHARMACIE GRIFFON · GRANDE PHARMACIE D AUBENAS · PHARMACIE GAMBETTA). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (AUBENAS LES OLIVIERS CIDFF AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE JEAN FERRAT). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINÉMA LE NAVIRE). [3]
5 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DES SPORTS · LYCEE MARCEL GIMONT · LYCEE AGRICOLE OLIVIER DE SERRE · GYMNASE ROQUA · KINTHEA). [3]
12 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL DAUPHINE VIVARAIS · CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE · AUBENAS MOULON · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPUALIRE DU SUD). [3]
32 × Hairdresser (CLAUDE COIFFURE · ART ET CREATION · COIFFURE XL). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
3 × Hotel (HOTEL IBIS AUBENAS-VALS · HOTEL IBIS BUDGET AUBENAS · AUBERGE DES PINS). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LA CHAREYRASSE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Butcher (boucherie), 3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 19 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 5 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 11 | PATISSERIE COSTE · LA BOULANGERIE DE MARIE BLACHERE | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 5 | BOUCHERIE BARAKA · MON BOUCHER D Y SY | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 9 | LEADER PRICE EXPRESS · EPICES DU MONDE · AFRI - KEN · SH · P&R DISTRIBUTION | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · COMAVIA · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | FROMAGES ET SALAISONS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 1 | B P O G | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 70 | O CAR FOUR DES PINS · LA PAELLA DU SOLEIL · SALON DE THE CHABATAKE · ABNS · SERVICE VOLEE | INSEE BPE 70 / INSEE SIRENE 112 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 24 | ANTRE BRUNE ET BLONDE · LUCKY EIGHT · LE GLACIER · LA RENAISSANCE · L'IMPREVU | INSEE SIRENE 24 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BEAUSOLEIL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE SAINTE CROIX · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE PONT D'AUBENAS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE BEAUSOLEIL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE OLIVIERS COMBEGAYRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST REGIS | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE ROQUA · COLLEGE DE JASTRES · COLLEGE PRIVE ST FRANCOIS D'ASSISE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 9 | BENJAMIN MOUGIN, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE MORIN, MÉDECIN · LUCILLE BRAILLON, MÉDECIN · THIERRY ETIENNE-L'HOSPITAL, MÉDECIN · YVES MESCLON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | PHARMACIE ODDES · PHARMACIE GRIFFON · GRANDE PHARMACIE D AUBENAS · PHARMACIE GAMBETTA | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | AUBENAS LES OLIVIERS CIDFF AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE JEAN FERRAT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINÉMA LE NAVIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 5 | SALLE DES SPORTS · LYCEE MARCEL GIMONT · LYCEE AGRICOLE OLIVIER DE SERRE · GYMNASE ROQUA · KINTHEA | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 12 | CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL DAUPHINE VIVARAIS · CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE · AUBENAS MOULON · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPUALIRE DU SUD | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 32 | CLAUDE COIFFURE · ART ET CREATION · COIFFURE XL | INSEE BPE 32 / INSEE SIRENE 40 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 3 | HOTEL IBIS AUBENAS-VALS · HOTEL IBIS BUDGET AUBENAS · AUBERGE DES PINS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LA CHAREYRASSE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 11,505 (2012) → 12,416 (2023): 7.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 11,105 (1990) → 12,416 (2023): 11.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 8,137, of which 5.3 % second homes and 13.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Aubenas): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Aubenas): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Aubenas): 0.7 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Aubenas): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Aubenas): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 42 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the AUBENAS SA weather station, 2.7 km away at 176 m; the village itself is at 312 m. [10]
The village sits 136 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at AUBENAS SA, 2.7 km away at 176 m, over 26 summers. [10]
That station sits 136 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,051 mm of rain a year, spread over 82 days — about 12.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at AUBENAS SA, 2.7 km away at 176 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07019/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— http://www.ville-aubenas.fr/decouvrir-aubenas/aubenas-en-quelques-mots— “Le samedi matin, les rues piétonnes s'emplissent d'effluves alléchantes grâce au marché hebdomadaire où se côtoient fruits, légumes, épices, fleurs et poissons. C'est l'un des plus beaux marchés hebdomadaires des portes de la Provence. Le marché nocturne du mercredi permet la découverte de l'artisanat local”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07019/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07019/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07019/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07019
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obernai | 67 | 488 km NE | 12,587 | 64.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| L'Isle-Adam | 95 | 526 km N | 12,493 | 62.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 69 % · humidity 64 % |
| Villeneuve-lès-Avignon | 30 | 80 km SE | 13,148 | 58.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
| Quimperlé | 29 | 709 km NW | 12,469 | 66.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Guéret | 23 | 261 km NW | 12,955 | 61.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne | 77 | 434 km N | 12,810 | 57.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villeneuve-lès-Avignon | 30 | 80 km SE | 13,148 | 58.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
| Guéret | 23 | 261 km NW | 12,955 | 61.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne | 77 | 434 km N | 12,810 | 57.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Obernai | 67 | 488 km NE | 12,587 | 64.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| L'Isle-Adam | 95 | 526 km N | 12,493 | 62.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 69 % · humidity 64 % |
| Quimperlé | 29 | 709 km NW | 12,469 | 66.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Aubenas'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourg-de-Péage | 26 | 70 km NE | 9,921 | 69.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pernes-les-Fontaines | 84 | 88 km SE | 10,504 | 56.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Crest | 26 | 52 km E | 8,658 | 73.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Rambert-d'Albon | 26 | 82 km NE | 7,001 | 67.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villard-Bonnot | 38 | 137 km NE | 7,509 | 59.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Domène | 38 | 131 km NE | 6,835 | 56 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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