Baix
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 31.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 27 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Baix (INSEE 07022) is in Ardèche (07), part of CC Ardèche Rhône Coiron. Population 1,296 (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 31.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 27 % of the 12,711 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 | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.54 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (EPONA · EPONY). [4,3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (BAIX BURALISTE RP). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE ELSA TRIOLET). [4]
3 × Hairdresser (L'ART DE PL'HAIR · MEL'R COIFFURE). [4,3]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL ROSE DES VENTS). [4,3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LE MERLE ROUX). [4,3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | EPONA · EPONY | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | BAIX BURALISTE RP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE ELSA TRIOLET | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | L'ART DE PL'HAIR · MEL'R COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,3] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL ROSE DES VENTS | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,3] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LE MERLE ROUX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,047 (2012) → 1,296 (2023): 23.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 748 (1990) → 1,296 (2023): 73.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 637, of which 4.6 % second homes and 10.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saulce-sur-Rhône): 3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saulce-sur-Rhône): 3.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saulce-sur-Rhône): 3.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saulce-sur-Rhône): 3.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Baix): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 45 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CHOMERAC SA_RCE weather station, 9 km away at 216 m; the village itself is at 91 m. [10]
The village sits 125 m below 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 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHOMERAC SA_RCE, 9 km away at 216 m, over 23 summers. [10]
That station sits 125 m above 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 1,066 mm of rain a year, spread over 84 days — about 12.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHOMERAC SA_RCE, 9 km away at 216 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07022/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07022/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07022/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07022/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26337
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07022
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorigny | 85 | 512 km NW | 1,275 | 34.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dompierre-sur-Veyle | 01 | 155 km N | 1,245 | 31.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 64 % · humidity 79 % |
| Labastide-Marnhac | 46 | 269 km W | 1,311 | 28.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tresbœuf | 35 | 599 km NW | 1,234 | 27.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Trans-sur-Erdre | 44 | 564 km NW | 1,156 | 28.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moirax | 47 | 336 km W | 1,197 | 33 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dompierre-sur-Veyle | 01 | 155 km N | 1,245 | 31.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 64 % · humidity 79 % |
| Labastide-Marnhac | 46 | 269 km W | 1,311 | 28.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moirax | 47 | 336 km W | 1,197 | 33 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thorigny | 85 | 512 km NW | 1,275 | 34.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Trans-sur-Erdre | 44 | 564 km NW | 1,156 | 28.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tresbœuf | 35 | 599 km NW | 1,234 | 27.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Baix'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labastide-Marnhac | 46 | 269 km W | 1,311 | 28.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chanos-Curson | 26 | 40 km N | 1,196 | 39.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Boissière | 34 | 147 km SW | 1,072 | 32.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Savasse | 26 | 13 km S | 1,631 | 37.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Montat | 46 | 265 km W | 1,107 | 31.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Parisot | 81 | 255 km SW | 1,033 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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