Issarlès
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 15 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Issarlès (INSEE 07106) is in Ardèche (07), part of CC Montagne d'Ardèche. Population 125 (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 9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 15 % of the 12,568 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.08 | 10 | 0.76 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ISSARLES AP). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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) | 1 | 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | ISSARLES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 170 (2012) → 125 (2023): -26.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 217 (1990) → 125 (2023): -42.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 240, of which 67.5 % second homes and 5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Lac-d'Issarlès): 3.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Lac-d'Issarlès): 3.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Coucouron): 6.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Coucouron): 6.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Le Lac-d'Issarlès): 3.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 4 days a year at or above 30 °C and 92 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ISSANLAS weather station, 8.6 km away at 1,215 m; the village itself is at 946 m. [10]
The village sits 269 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 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MAZAN ABBAYE RAD, 12.7 km away at 1,240 m, over 22 summers. [10]
That station sits 294 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 1,168 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 10.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LAC ISSARLES, 4.3 km away at 1,056 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 — 07106/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07106/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07106/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07106/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07119
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07071
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cagnano | 2B | 485 km SE | 148 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Morsiglia | 2B | 477 km SE | 109 | 24 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Albiez-le-Jeune | 73 | 188 km E | 139 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 32 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Lary | 09 | 329 km SW | 156 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Canavaggia | 2B | 495 km SE | 123 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Marguerite-Lafigère | 07 | 41 km S | 111 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 1 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Marguerite-Lafigère | 07 | 41 km S | 111 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 1 % · humidity 86 % |
| Albiez-le-Jeune | 73 | 188 km E | 139 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 32 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Lary | 09 | 329 km SW | 156 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Morsiglia | 2B | 477 km SE | 109 | 24 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Cagnano | 2B | 485 km SE | 148 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Canavaggia | 2B | 495 km SE | 123 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 84 % · 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 Issarlès'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mazan-l'Abbaye | 07 | 14 km S | 120 | 0.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sauto | 66 | 300 km SW | 102 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fayet-Ronaye | 63 | 76 km NW | 116 | 2.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Laubies | 48 | 50 km W | 151 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Genest-Lachamp | 07 | 31 km E | 112 | 4.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Borée | 07 | 18 km E | 135 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
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