Lyas
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 36.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 72 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lyas (INSEE 07146) is in Ardèche (07), part of CA Privas Centre Ardèche. Population 592 (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 36.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 72 % of the 17,156 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.67 | 10 | 6.7 |
| Housing mix | 0.79 | 5 | 3.93 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [4,3]
1 × Café / bar (LBQC). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [4]
1 × Swimming pool (BAIGNADE DE LA NEUVE). [4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,3] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | LBQC | INSEE SIRENE 1 [3] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | BAIGNADE DE LA NEUVE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 577 (2012) → 592 (2023): 2.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 506 (1990) → 592 (2023): 17 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 363, of which 10.7 % second homes and 10.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Privas): 0.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Privas): 0.5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Privas): 0.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Privas): 0.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Privas): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 35 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CHOMERAC SA_RCE weather station, 5.9 km away at 216 m; the village itself is at 269 m. [9]
The village sits 53 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at CHOMERAC SA_RCE, 5.9 km away at 216 m, over 23 summers. [9]
That station sits 53 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 1,071 mm of rain a year, spread over 86 days — about 12.5 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at PRIVAS, 2.3 km away at 282 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07146/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07146/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07146/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07146/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07186
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taizé-Aizie | 16 | 371 km NW | 593 | 35.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sougy-sur-Loire | 58 | 253 km N | 594 | 37.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Aignan-le-Jaillard | 45 | 373 km NW | 596 | 35.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Courtomer | 77 | 454 km N | 591 | 37.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Flagy | 77 | 418 km N | 584 | 39.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cleppé | 42 | 119 km N | 572 | 45.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 68 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleppé | 42 | 119 km N | 572 | 45.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 68 % · humidity 0 % |
| Sougy-sur-Loire | 58 | 253 km N | 594 | 37.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Taizé-Aizie | 16 | 371 km NW | 593 | 35.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Aignan-le-Jaillard | 45 | 373 km NW | 596 | 35.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Flagy | 77 | 418 km N | 584 | 39.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Courtomer | 77 | 454 km N | 591 | 37.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 89 % · 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 Lyas'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bren | 26 | 52 km NE | 709 | 41.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Cernin-de-Larche | 19 | 254 km W | 695 | 33.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marcillac-Saint-Quentin | 24 | 268 km W | 826 | 39.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chanoz-Châtenay | 01 | 164 km N | 989 | 41.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Malleval | 42 | 73 km N | 648 | 35.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Massignieu-de-Rives | 01 | 145 km NE | 650 | 31.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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