Colombier-le-Cardinal
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 24.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 59 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Colombier-le-Cardinal (INSEE 07067) is in Ardèche (07), part of CA Annonay Rhône Agglo. Population 327 (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 24.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 59 % of the 17,995 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.71 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 279 (2012) → 327 (2023): 17.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 201 (1990) → 327 (2023): 62.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 138, of which 2.9 % second homes and 5.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Peaugres): 1.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Cyr): 1.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Cyr): 1.9 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Peaugres): 2.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Colombier-le-Cardinal): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-DESIRAT SA weather station, 3.4 km away at 275 m; the village itself is at 367 m. [11]
The village sits 92 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 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST-DESIRAT SA, 3.4 km away at 275 m, over 26 summers. [11]
That station sits 92 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 695 mm of rain a year, spread over 92 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-DESIRAT SA, 3.4 km away at 275 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 — 07067/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07067/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07067/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07067/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07172
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07227
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07067
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plessis-Saint-Benoist | 91 | 410 km NW | 325 | 21.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Romelfing | 57 | 432 km NE | 328 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rémeling | 57 | 479 km N | 329 | 21.5 | Few services | no figures |
| Bérengeville-la-Campagne | 27 | 510 km NW | 331 | 21.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Poids-de-Fiole | 39 | 163 km NE | 323 | 21 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Foucart | 76 | 575 km NW | 329 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poids-de-Fiole | 39 | 163 km NE | 323 | 21 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plessis-Saint-Benoist | 91 | 410 km NW | 325 | 21.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Romelfing | 57 | 432 km NE | 328 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rémeling | 57 | 479 km N | 329 | 21.5 | Few services | no figures |
| Bérengeville-la-Campagne | 27 | 510 km NW | 331 | 21.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Foucart | 76 | 575 km NW | 329 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 96 % · 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 Colombier-le-Cardinal'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belvès-de-Castillon | 33 | 377 km W | 327 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Reignat | 63 | 120 km NW | 382 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Juscorps | 79 | 412 km W | 382 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Xaintrailles | 47 | 373 km W | 378 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cellettes | 16 | 364 km W | 393 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Amuré | 79 | 431 km W | 429 | 22.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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