Pourchères
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 9.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 15 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pourchères (INSEE 07179) is in Ardèche (07), part of CA Privas Centre Ardèche. Population 136 (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 9.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 15 % of the 13,295 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.66 | 10 | 6.62 |
| Housing mix | 0.25 | 5 | 1.26 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 144 (2012) → 136 (2023): -5.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 117 (1990) → 136 (2023): 16.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 99, of which 37.4 % second homes and 1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Veyras): 5.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Privas): 7.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Julien-du-Gua): 5.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Privas): 7.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Veyras): 4.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ESCRINET SA weather station, 3.8 km away at 737 m; the village itself is at 701 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ESCRINET SA, 3.8 km away at 737 m, over 22 summers. [11]
An average of 1,398 mm of rain a year, spread over 98 days — about 14.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ESCRINET SA, 3.8 km away at 737 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 — 07179/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07179/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07179/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07179/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07340
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07186
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07253
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martagny | 27 | 560 km N | 136 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 91 % |
| Fontenay-près-Vézelay | 89 | 302 km N | 135 | 5.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Trucy-sur-Yonne | 89 | 327 km N | 132 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Cirgues-de-Prades | 07 | 23 km SW | 142 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fontienne | 04 | 131 km SE | 129 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 34 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villeneuve | 63 | 132 km NW | 135 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cirgues-de-Prades | 07 | 23 km SW | 142 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fontienne | 04 | 131 km SE | 129 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 34 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villeneuve | 63 | 132 km NW | 135 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontenay-près-Vézelay | 89 | 302 km N | 135 | 5.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Trucy-sur-Yonne | 89 | 327 km N | 132 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Martagny | 27 | 560 km N | 136 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 91 % |
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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 Pourchères'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saffres | 21 | 291 km N | 119 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sennevoy-le-Haut | 89 | 341 km N | 121 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Outines | 51 | 424 km N | 130 | 8.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mont-et-Marré | 58 | 269 km N | 155 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Arthonnay | 89 | 355 km N | 150 | 5.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Grande-Fosse | 88 | 445 km NE | 126 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
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