Pradons
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 28.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 52 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pradons (INSEE 07183) is in Ardèche (07), part of CC des Gorges de l'Ardèche. Population 545 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/07183-pradons
Vitality score
Vitality score 28.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 52 % of the 17,551 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.54 | 5 | 2.72 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MOANA). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (BAR RESTAURANT LE ROADSTER). [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (L'AFFAIRE DES HOMMES). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
3 × Campsite (CAMPING LES COUDOULETS · CAMPING DE LABORIE · CAMPING DU PONT). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, 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] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | MOANA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | BAR RESTAURANT LE ROADSTER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 1 | L'AFFAIRE DES HOMMES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 3 | CAMPING LES COUDOULETS · CAMPING DE LABORIE · CAMPING DU PONT | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 446 (2012) → 545 (2023): 22.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 220 (1990) → 545 (2023): 147.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 364, of which 22.8 % second homes and 2.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ruoms): 2.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pradons): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Ruoms): 1.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Ruoms): 2.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Ruoms): 2.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 51 days a year at or above 30 °C and 30 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LANAS SYN weather station, 7 km away at 265 m; the village itself is at 132 m. [10]
The village sits 133 m below 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 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LANAS SYN, 7 km away at 265 m, over 29 summers. [10]
That station sits 133 m above 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 1,056 mm of rain a year, spread over 80 days — about 13.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LANAS SYN, 7 km away at 265 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 — 07183/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07183/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07183/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07183/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07201
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07183
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alise-Sainte-Reine | 21 | 341 km N | 564 | 18 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bilwisheim | 67 | 534 km NE | 535 | 31.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plancherine | 73 | 203 km NE | 471 | 25.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 43 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martial-de-Vitaterne | 17 | 392 km W | 552 | 21.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
| Friesen | 68 | 405 km NE | 651 | 26.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
| Buno-Bonnevaux | 91 | 458 km N | 527 | 27.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plancherine | 73 | 203 km NE | 471 | 25.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 43 % · humidity 86 % |
| Alise-Sainte-Reine | 21 | 341 km N | 564 | 18 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martial-de-Vitaterne | 17 | 392 km W | 552 | 21.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
| Friesen | 68 | 405 km NE | 651 | 26.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
| Buno-Bonnevaux | 91 | 458 km N | 527 | 27.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bilwisheim | 67 | 534 km NE | 535 | 31.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 81 % · 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 Pradons'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clansayes | 26 | 38 km E | 517 | 20.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gervans | 26 | 80 km NE | 545 | 39.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lanas | 07 | 7.1 km NE | 429 | 24.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Maurice-d'Ardèche | 07 | 6.2 km NE | 375 | 28.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Beaucet | 84 | 82 km SE | 397 | 31.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Puy-Saint-Martin | 26 | 52 km E | 827 | 49.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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