Gras
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 48.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 91 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gras (INSEE 07099) is in Ardèche (07), part of CC du Rhône aux Gorges de l'Ardèche. Population 591 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 48.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 91 % of the 17,143 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.29 | 5 | 1.46 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE PANIER ARDECHOIS). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (BOSSE JEAN MICHEL). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (CAFE DELAUZUN). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (GRAS AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (ARUM COIFFIRE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (AIRE NATURELLE LES LAVANDES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LE PANIER ARDECHOIS | 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 | 1 | BOSSE JEAN MICHEL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | CAFE DELAUZUN | INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | GRAS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | ARUM COIFFIRE | 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 | 1 | AIRE NATURELLE LES LAVANDES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 600 (2012) → 591 (2023): -1.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 317 (1990) → 591 (2023): 86.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 474, of which 35.4 % second homes and 7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Valvignères): 7.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Gras): 1.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Bourg-Saint-Andéol): 11.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Montan): 6.9 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Gras): 1.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 42 days a year at or above 30 °C and 47 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ALBA SA weather station, 11.1 km away at 223 m; the village itself is at 334 m. [12]
The village sits 111 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 3 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ALBA SA, 11.1 km away at 223 m, over 23 summers. [12]
That station sits 111 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,043 mm of rain a year, spread over 76 days — about 13.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at GRAS, 2.6 km away at 341 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 — 07099/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07099/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07099/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07099/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07332
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07099
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07042
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07279
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauroux | 46 | 277 km W | 580 | 45.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 96 % · humidity 64 % |
| Coly-Saint-Amand | 24 | 269 km W | 640 | 46.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Nayrac | 12 | 150 km W | 555 | 43.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Arfeuilles | 03 | 201 km N | 594 | 29.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Empurany | 07 | 65 km N | 571 | 38.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Liginiac | 19 | 205 km NW | 651 | 33.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 62 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empurany | 07 | 65 km N | 571 | 38.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Nayrac | 12 | 150 km W | 555 | 43.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Arfeuilles | 03 | 201 km N | 594 | 29.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Liginiac | 19 | 205 km NW | 651 | 33.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 62 % · humidity 79 % |
| Coly-Saint-Amand | 24 | 269 km W | 640 | 46.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mauroux | 46 | 277 km W | 580 | 45.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 96 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Gras'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castelsagrat | 82 | 287 km W | 547 | 55.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villedieu | 84 | 43 km SE | 507 | 42.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Concots | 46 | 230 km W | 420 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gigondas | 84 | 48 km SE | 448 | 44.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Izaire | 12 | 154 km W | 314 | 26.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Bollène-Vésubie | 06 | 228 km E | 662 | 54.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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