Laboule
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 17.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 62 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Laboule (INSEE 07118) is in Ardèche (07), part of CC du Pays Beaume-Drobie. Population 146 (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 17.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 62 % of the 13,883 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.85 | 10 | 8.52 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA BOLA). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 | 1 | LA BOLA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| 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 | 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 149 (2012) → 146 (2023): -2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 108 (1990) → 146 (2023): 35.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 224, of which 63.8 % second homes and 1.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Rocles): 5.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Valgorge): 2.9 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Jaujac): 9.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Jaujac): 9.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Valgorge): 3.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 27 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CROIX MILLET weather station, 6.4 km away at 779 m; the village itself is at 656 m. [11]
The village sits 123 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CROIX MILLET, 6.4 km away at 779 m, over 15 summers. [11]
That station sits 123 m above 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 2,078 mm of rain a year, spread over 100 days — about 20.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VALGORGE, 2.8 km away at 546 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 — 07118/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07118/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07118/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07118/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07196
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07329
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07107
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azet | 65 | 365 km SW | 148 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aleu | 09 | 299 km SW | 137 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 28 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pellafol | 38 | 140 km E | 136 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Crévoux | 05 | 194 km E | 122 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chaulme | 63 | 99 km N | 118 | 13 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 1 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ilonse | 06 | 242 km E | 132 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 77 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chaulme | 63 | 99 km N | 118 | 13 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 1 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pellafol | 38 | 140 km E | 136 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Crévoux | 05 | 194 km E | 122 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ilonse | 06 | 242 km E | 132 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 77 % |
| Aleu | 09 | 299 km SW | 137 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 28 % · humidity 100 % |
| Azet | 65 | 365 km SW | 148 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 0 % · 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 Laboule'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Plessis-Dorin | 41 | 465 km NW | 145 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-d'Entraunes | 06 | 212 km E | 138 | 22.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pomayrols | 12 | 91 km W | 116 | 1.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Autels-Villevillon | 28 | 467 km NW | 106 | 3.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Roiville | 61 | 563 km NW | 133 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-André-Lachamp | 07 | 9.1 km S | 167 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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