Marcols-les-Eaux
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 34.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 86 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Marcols-les-Eaux (INSEE 07149) is in Ardèche (07), part of CA Privas Centre Ardèche. Population 291 (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 34.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 86 % of the 17,748 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 | 0.48 | 20 | 9.5 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.47 | 10 | 4.7 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA FOURNEE VAGABONDE). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (CREPERIE COL DES 4 VIOS · SARL ESPACE PIZZA 07 · LE PETIT MARCOLAIS). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DE LA GLUEYRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MARCOLS LES EAUX AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LE GOURJATOUX). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LA FOURNEE VAGABONDE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 3 | CREPERIE COL DES 4 VIOS · SARL ESPACE PIZZA 07 · LE PETIT MARCOLAIS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DE LA GLUEYRE | 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 | MARCOLS LES EAUX 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 | 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 MUNICIPAL LE GOURJATOUX | 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 319 (2012) → 291 (2023): -8.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 300 (1990) → 291 (2023): -3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 275, of which 50.5 % second homes and 9.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Marcols-les-Eaux): 1.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Pierreville): 6.7 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Mézilhac): 3.6 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Le Cheylard): 10.2 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Marcols-les-Eaux): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 73 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ST-PIERREVILLE weather station, 6.6 km away at 560 m; the village itself is at 732 m. [12]
The village sits 172 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 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST PVILLE S.A., 6.9 km away at 640 m, over 10 summers. [12]
That station sits 92 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 1,394 mm of rain a year, spread over 99 days — about 14.1 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST-PIERREVILLE, 6.6 km away at 560 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 — 07149/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07149/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07149/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07149/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07149
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07286
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07158
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07064
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entraigues | 38 | 122 km E | 225 | 34 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pila-Canale | 2A | 495 km SE | 271 | 24.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 7 % · humidity 71 % |
| Fontan | 06 | 266 km E | 307 | 44.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 53 % · humidity 79 % |
| Villeneuve-d'Allier | 43 | 91 km NW | 280 | 27.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Faurie | 05 | 109 km E | 287 | 28.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 24 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chalencon | 07 | 16 km NE | 328 | 36.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalencon | 07 | 16 km NE | 328 | 36.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villeneuve-d'Allier | 43 | 91 km NW | 280 | 27.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Faurie | 05 | 109 km E | 287 | 28.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 24 % · humidity 100 % |
| Entraigues | 38 | 122 km E | 225 | 34 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontan | 06 | 266 km E | 307 | 44.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 53 % · humidity 79 % |
| Pila-Canale | 2A | 495 km SE | 271 | 24.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 7 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Marcols-les-Eaux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orgibet | 09 | 348 km SW | 162 | 32.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vimenet | 12 | 125 km W | 248 | 28.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Charroux | 03 | 180 km NW | 335 | 43.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Soulan | 09 | 331 km SW | 400 | 34.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Trambly | 71 | 169 km N | 394 | 35.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dornas | 07 | 5.7 km NW | 195 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
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