Saint-Andéol-de-Vals
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 35.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 73 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Andéol-de-Vals (INSEE 07210) is in Ardèche (07), part of CC du Bassin d'Aubenas. Population 535 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/07210-saint-andeol-de-vals
Vitality score
Vitality score 35.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 73 % of the 17,604 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.8 | 10 | 7.95 |
| Housing mix | 0.55 | 5 | 2.73 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (COMPTOIR DU SANDRON). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA PIZZA DES FEES BY RENAUD). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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) | 1 | COMPTOIR DU SANDRON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | LA PIZZA DES FEES BY RENAUD | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 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 536 (2012) → 535 (2023): -0.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 413 (1990) → 535 (2023): 29.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 392, of which 22.7 % second homes and 11 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vals-les-Bains): 3.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Andéol-de-Vals): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Vals-les-Bains): 4.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Vals-les-Bains): 3.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Andéol-de-Vals): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 30 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VALS-LES-BAINS weather station, 4 km away at 283 m; the village itself is at 476 m. [10]
The village sits 193 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 ANTRAIGUES SA, 4.5 km away at 600 m, over 27 summers. [10]
That station sits 124 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 1,245 mm of rain a year, spread over 87 days — about 14.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at VALS-LES-BAINS, 4 km away at 283 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
39 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 155,000 € — 1,646 € per m² of built surface. [11]
5 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 271,000 € — 2,044 € per m². [11]
The median across Ardèche is 1,839 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07210/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07210/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07210/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07210/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07331
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07210
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Celle-en-Morvan | 71 | 259 km N | 452 | 30.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Agnès | 38 | 134 km NE | 548 | 40 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 18 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aragon | 11 | 228 km SW | 487 | 35.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 72 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Rabier | 24 | 261 km W | 538 | 33.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
| Montmaur | 05 | 117 km E | 532 | 43.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ailhon | 07 | 11 km SW | 553 | 31.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ailhon | 07 | 11 km SW | 553 | 31.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montmaur | 05 | 117 km E | 532 | 43.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Agnès | 38 | 134 km NE | 548 | 40 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 18 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aragon | 11 | 228 km SW | 487 | 35.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 72 % · humidity 50 % |
| La Celle-en-Morvan | 71 | 259 km N | 452 | 30.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Rabier | 24 | 261 km W | 538 | 33.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 81 % · 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 Saint-Andéol-de-Vals'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaintré | 71 | 177 km N | 569 | 33.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bongheat | 63 | 138 km NW | 465 | 33 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Contigny | 03 | 204 km NW | 573 | 28.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Issendolus | 46 | 207 km W | 529 | 23.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vézac | 24 | 256 km W | 533 | 39.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Concremiers | 36 | 338 km NW | 590 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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