Désaignes
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 43.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 68 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Désaignes (INSEE 07079) is in Ardèche (07), part of CC du Pays de Lamastre. Population 1,151 (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/07079-desaignes
Vitality score
Vitality score 43.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 68 % of the 13,487 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.86 | 20 | 17.27 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.56 | 10 | 5.59 |
| Housing mix | 0.39 | 5 | 1.93 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES CAPRICES D'EMILY). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ETABLISSEMENTS FELIX DAVID). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (AUBERGE DE LA FONTAINE · LA PIZZ' · POUR L'ETE · L'ANE TETU · LA GUINGUETTE ITALIENNE). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (BAR CHEZ ELO · CAFE TANDEM). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (DESAIGNES AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE ESPACE CULTUREL). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (MAIRIE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (INSTITUT MJ COIFFURE VEGETALE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LA DOUCE ARDECHE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LES CAPRICES D'EMILY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | ETABLISSEMENTS FELIX DAVID | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 6 | AUBERGE DE LA FONTAINE · LA PIZZ' · POUR L'ETE · L'ANE TETU · LA GUINGUETTE ITALIENNE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | BAR CHEZ ELO · CAFE TANDEM | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | 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 | 1 | DESAIGNES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE ESPACE CULTUREL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | INSTITUT MJ COIFFURE VEGETALE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LA DOUCE ARDECHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,166 (2012) → 1,151 (2023): -1.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,087 (1990) → 1,151 (2023): 5.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 987, of which 30.7 % second homes and 12.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Désaignes): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Désaignes): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Lamastre): 4.8 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Lamastre): 5.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Désaignes): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 52 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST-AGREVE weather station, 9.3 km away at 1,072 m; the village itself is at 471 m. [10]
The village sits 601 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 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ROCHEPAULE SA, 10.8 km away at 1,055 m, over 15 summers. [10]
That station sits 584 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 1,036 mm of rain a year, spread over 90 days — about 11.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LAMASTRE, 5.8 km away at 367 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 — 07079/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07079/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07079/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07079/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07079
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07129
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brasparts | 29 | 743 km NW | 1,067 | 38.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 55 % · humidity 86 % |
| Entrechaux | 84 | 99 km SE | 1,177 | 47 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Oppède | 84 | 138 km S | 1,285 | 42 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 8 % · winter 47 % · humidity 57 % |
| Sainte-Eulalie-en-Born | 40 | 458 km W | 1,443 | 46.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 46 % · humidity 36 % |
| Grazac | 43 | 34 km NW | 1,152 | 44.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 54 % · humidity 79 % |
| Servoz | 74 | 204 km NE | 1,169 | 45.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 22 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grazac | 43 | 34 km NW | 1,152 | 44.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 54 % · humidity 79 % |
| Entrechaux | 84 | 99 km SE | 1,177 | 47 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Oppède | 84 | 138 km S | 1,285 | 42 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 8 % · winter 47 % · humidity 57 % |
| Servoz | 74 | 204 km NE | 1,169 | 45.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 22 % · humidity 79 % |
| Sainte-Eulalie-en-Born | 40 | 458 km W | 1,443 | 46.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 46 % · humidity 36 % |
| Brasparts | 29 | 743 km NW | 1,067 | 38.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 55 % · 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 Désaignes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanvénégen | 56 | 701 km NW | 1,145 | 35 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chailland | 53 | 546 km NW | 1,187 | 47.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Blangy-le-Château | 14 | 571 km NW | 828 | 58.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Clémont | 18 | 333 km NW | 687 | 48.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villentrois-Faverolles-en-Berry | 36 | 339 km NW | 886 | 40.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Catherine | 69 | 67 km N | 969 | 52.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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