Mariac
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 24.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 38 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mariac (INSEE 07150) is in Ardèche (07), part of CC Val Eyrieux. Population 541 (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 24.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 38 % of the 17,550 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.19 | 10 | 1.87 |
| Housing mix | 0.59 | 5 | 2.96 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MARIAC AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (COULEUR PRALINE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), 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) | 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | 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 | MARIAC AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE | 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 | 2 | COULEUR PRALINE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 628 (2012) → 541 (2023): -13.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 788 (1990) → 541 (2023): -31.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 447, of which 20.4 % second homes and 17.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Cheylard): 5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Cheylard): 5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Le Cheylard): 4.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Le Cheylard): 5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Mariac): 0.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 65 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CHEYLARD SA weather station, 6.5 km away at 418 m; the village itself is at 543 m. [10]
The village sits 125 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHEYLARD SA, 6.5 km away at 418 m, over 23 summers. [10]
That station sits 125 m below 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 1,204 mm of rain a year, spread over 102 days — about 11.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ARCENS, 4.8 km away at 653 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 — 07150/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07150/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07150/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07150/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07064
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07150
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Cécile-d'Andorge | 30 | 77 km SW | 525 | 29.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 31 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martin-d'Arrossa | 64 | 489 km W | 543 | 31.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 43 % · humidity 7 % |
| Lanquais | 24 | 292 km W | 506 | 27.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 80 % · humidity 71 % |
| Euzet | 30 | 91 km S | 510 | 34.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 45 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Denis-des-Murs | 87 | 242 km NW | 545 | 30.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nancray-sur-Rimarde | 45 | 387 km NW | 569 | 32.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 95 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Cécile-d'Andorge | 30 | 77 km SW | 525 | 29.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 31 % · humidity 86 % |
| Euzet | 30 | 91 km S | 510 | 34.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 45 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Denis-des-Murs | 87 | 242 km NW | 545 | 30.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lanquais | 24 | 292 km W | 506 | 27.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 80 % · humidity 71 % |
| Nancray-sur-Rimarde | 45 | 387 km NW | 569 | 32.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 95 % |
| Saint-Martin-d'Arrossa | 64 | 489 km W | 543 | 31.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 43 % · humidity 7 % |
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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 Mariac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navour-sur-Grosne | 71 | 166 km N | 660 | 36.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Égleny | 89 | 334 km N | 457 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crouy-sur-Cosson | 41 | 374 km NW | 507 | 27 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bréhémont | 37 | 409 km NW | 737 | 28.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Curtille | 73 | 150 km NE | 472 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Étréchy | 18 | 283 km NW | 408 | 27.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
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