Privas
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 73.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 98 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Privas (INSEE 07186) is in Ardèche (07), part of CA Privas Centre Ardèche. Population 8,538 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/07186-privas
Vitality score
Vitality score 73.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 98 % of the 2,871 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 | 0.78 | 25 | 19.39 |
| Social | 0.97 | 20 | 19.35 |
| Education | 0.71 | 10 | 7.13 |
| Health | 0.7 | 10 | 7.04 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.35 | 10 | 3.47 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.77 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
10 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU BON BEC). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (GAUCHERAND DUMAS · MARROUK BENAISSA · BOUCHERIE BORRELY PRIVAS). [3,4]
6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MARIETTE KRISTEL · VIVAL · NATURAL STORE · EPICERIE EXOTIQUE BOIS D'EBENE · BIOCOOP DU NENUPHAR). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (PRIVAS DISTRIBUTION · LIDL · ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
26 × Restaurant (MC DONALD'S · LA BOGUE · LA CROIX D'OR · LE PETIT RESTO). [3,4]
11 × Café / bar (CAFE DES TILLEULS · CAFE DU JARDIN · BAR DU CENTRE · L'EPICURIEUSE · LE VICTOR HUGO). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE ROSA PARKS). [3]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE D'APPLICATION PUBLIQUE ROGER PLANCHON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB LANCELOT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE D'APPLICATION ROSA PARKS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE RENE CASSIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE BERNARD DE VENTADOUR). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANTOINE LEVY, MÉDECIN · PATRICK HERBIN, MÉDECIN · SYLVIE CREPPY, MÉDECIN · GAUTIER GUIGUET, MÉDECIN · MOHAMED IBRAHIM EL CHEHAB, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE PEDARD · PHARMACIE HERMAL GETTO · PHARMACIE DE L'ESPLANADE · PHARMACIE DE PASTE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE JACQUES DUPIN). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE VIVARAIS 1). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (LYCEE V D INDY · GYMNASE LANCELOT · SALLE OMNISPORTS · GYMNASE DE TAULEAC). [3]
7 × Bank (CCM PRIVAS · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL DAUPHINE VIVARAIS · CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL SUD RHONE ALPES · BANQUE MARZE PAR BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD). [3]
8 × Hairdresser (SARL JM COIFFURE · BOUZIANI SORAYA · L'ENVIE 2 PL'HAIR · MA COIFFURE · LE SALON DE NOEMIE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL DE LA CHAUMETTE · LES CHATAIGNIERS). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (LES JARDINS DE PRIVAS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 10 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Collège, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 4 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 10 | AU BON BEC | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | GAUCHERAND DUMAS · MARROUK BENAISSA · BOUCHERIE BORRELY PRIVAS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 6 | MARIETTE KRISTEL · VIVAL · NATURAL STORE · EPICERIE EXOTIQUE BOIS D'EBENE · BIOCOOP DU NENUPHAR | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | PRIVAS DISTRIBUTION · LIDL · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 26 | MC DONALD'S · LA BOGUE · LA CROIX D'OR · LE PETIT RESTO | INSEE BPE 26 / INSEE SIRENE 50 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 11 | CAFE DES TILLEULS · CAFE DU JARDIN · BAR DU CENTRE · L'EPICURIEUSE · LE VICTOR HUGO | INSEE SIRENE 11 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE ROSA PARKS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE D'APPLICATION PUBLIQUE ROGER PLANCHON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB LANCELOT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE D'APPLICATION ROSA PARKS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE RENE CASSIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE BERNARD DE VENTADOUR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | ANTOINE LEVY, MÉDECIN · PATRICK HERBIN, MÉDECIN · SYLVIE CREPPY, MÉDECIN · GAUTIER GUIGUET, MÉDECIN · MOHAMED IBRAHIM EL CHEHAB, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | PHARMACIE PEDARD · PHARMACIE HERMAL GETTO · PHARMACIE DE L'ESPLANADE · PHARMACIE DE PASTE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE JACQUES DUPIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE VIVARAIS 1 | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | LYCEE V D INDY · GYMNASE LANCELOT · SALLE OMNISPORTS · GYMNASE DE TAULEAC | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 7 | CCM PRIVAS · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL DAUPHINE VIVARAIS · CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL SUD RHONE ALPES · BANQUE MARZE PAR BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 8 | SARL JM COIFFURE · BOUZIANI SORAYA · L'ENVIE 2 PL'HAIR · MA COIFFURE · LE SALON DE NOEMIE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL DE LA CHAUMETTE · LES CHATAIGNIERS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | LES JARDINS DE PRIVAS | 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 8,312 (2012) → 8,538 (2023): 2.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 10,080 (1990) → 8,538 (2023): -15.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,345, of which 2.3 % second homes and 16.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Privas): 0 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Privas): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Privas): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Privas): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Privas): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 33 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CHOMERAC SA_RCE weather station, 5.6 km away at 216 m; the village itself is at 301 m. [9]
The village sits 85 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at CHOMERAC SA_RCE, 5.6 km away at 216 m, over 23 summers. [9]
That station sits 85 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 1,071 mm of rain a year, spread over 86 days — about 12.5 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at PRIVAS, 1.8 km away at 282 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07186/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07186/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07186/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07186/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07186
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coutras | 33 | 374 km W | 8,678 | 63.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 100 % · humidity 0 % |
| Vif | 38 | 92 km NE | 8,530 | 63.7 | Served | no figures |
| Pignan | 34 | 145 km SW | 8,431 | 57.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 80 % · humidity 0 % |
| Châteauneuf-sur-Loire | 45 | 393 km NW | 8,546 | 68.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 95 % |
| Janzé | 35 | 589 km NW | 8,649 | 69.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Venelles | 13 | 145 km SE | 8,418 | 73.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vif | 38 | 92 km NE | 8,530 | 63.7 | Served | no figures |
| Pignan | 34 | 145 km SW | 8,431 | 57.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 80 % · humidity 0 % |
| Venelles | 13 | 145 km SE | 8,418 | 73.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coutras | 33 | 374 km W | 8,678 | 63.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 100 % · humidity 0 % |
| Châteauneuf-sur-Loire | 45 | 393 km NW | 8,546 | 68.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 95 % |
| Janzé | 35 | 589 km NW | 8,649 | 69.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Privas'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belley | 01 | 142 km NE | 9,388 | 72.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Affrique | 12 | 161 km SW | 7,941 | 63.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gueugnon | 71 | 212 km N | 6,528 | 57.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mehun-sur-Yèvre | 18 | 325 km NW | 6,380 | 55.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sarlat-la-Canéda | 24 | 267 km W | 8,763 | 74.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chasseneuil-du-Poitou | 86 | 391 km NW | 4,743 | 64.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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