Malarce-sur-la-Thines
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 16.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 33 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Malarce-sur-la-Thines (INSEE 07147) is in Ardèche (07), part of CC Pays des Vans en Cévennes. Population 268 (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 16.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 33 % of the 17,504 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.6 | 10 | 5.98 |
| 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 × Café / bar (L'AUBERGE DE THINES). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE PLANÈTE BIBLI). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LES GORGES DU CHASSEZAC). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | L'AUBERGE DE THINES | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE PLANÈTE BIBLI | 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 | 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 | 1 | CAMPING LES GORGES DU CHASSEZAC | 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 226 (2012) → 268 (2023): 18.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 244 (1990) → 268 (2023): 9.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 372, of which 55.9 % second homes and 4.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chambonas): 5.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Les Vans): 6.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Les Vans): 6.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Les Vans): 6.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Gravières): 3.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 52 days a year at or above 30 °C and 23 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-PIERRE-ST-JEAN weather station, 3.5 km away at 315 m; the village itself is at 355 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LES VANS SA, 5.3 km away at 275 m, over 14 summers. [11]
That station sits 80 m below 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 1,358 mm of rain a year, spread over 85 days — about 16 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-PIERRE-ST-JEAN, 3.5 km away at 315 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 — 07147/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07147/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07147/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07147/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07050
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07334
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07100
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrigas | 30 | 69 km SW | 219 | 25.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Symphorien-de-Thénières | 12 | 111 km W | 218 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint Bonnet-Laval | 48 | 50 km NW | 258 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 12 % · humidity 93 % |
| Champdray | 88 | 459 km NE | 192 | 20.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-Roure | 07 | 62 km NE | 275 | 21.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mhère | 58 | 308 km N | 226 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Bonnet-Laval | 48 | 50 km NW | 258 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 12 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-Roure | 07 | 62 km NE | 275 | 21.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arrigas | 30 | 69 km SW | 219 | 25.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Symphorien-de-Thénières | 12 | 111 km W | 218 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mhère | 58 | 308 km N | 226 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Champdray | 88 | 459 km NE | 192 | 20.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Malarce-sur-la-Thines'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochecolombe | 07 | 30 km E | 227 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chantemerle-lès-Grignan | 26 | 61 km E | 246 | 23.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Piégon | 26 | 85 km E | 240 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Mélany | 07 | 10 km N | 118 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Marguerite-Lafigère | 07 | 7.6 km NW | 111 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Julien-d'Asse | 04 | 172 km E | 232 | 26.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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