Saint-Barthélemy-le-Meil
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 9.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 10 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Barthélemy-le-Meil (INSEE 07215) is in Ardèche (07), part of CC Val Eyrieux. Population 201 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 9.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 10 % of the 15,929 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 | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.4 | 10 | 4.01 |
| Housing mix | 0.19 | 5 | 0.93 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT BARTHELEMY LE MEIL AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
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. [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 | 1 | SAINT BARTHELEMY LE MEIL AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 204 (2012) → 201 (2023): -1.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 223 (1990) → 201 (2023): -9.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 209, of which 40.7 % second homes and 8.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Beauvène): 1.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Gluiras): 4.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Le Cheylard): 5.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Le Cheylard): 5.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Beauvène): 1.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 30 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the GLUIRAS RAD weather station, 5.5 km away at 760 m; the village itself is at 498 m. [11]
The village sits 262 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at GLUIRAS RAD, 5.5 km away at 760 m, over 20 summers. [11]
That station sits 262 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,198 mm of rain a year, spread over 94 days — about 12.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at GLUIRAS RAD, 5.5 km away at 760 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 — 07215/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07215/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07215/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07215/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07030
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07096
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07064
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Segonzac | 19 | 257 km W | 192 | 8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 27 % · humidity 93 % |
| Olmet | 63 | 113 km NW | 192 | 14 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montferrer | 66 | 313 km SW | 218 | 5.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 42 % · humidity 100 % |
| Domeyrot | 23 | 237 km NW | 229 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 19 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arches | 15 | 177 km W | 192 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rauret | 43 | 56 km W | 202 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 14 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rauret | 43 | 56 km W | 202 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 14 % · humidity 93 % |
| Olmet | 63 | 113 km NW | 192 | 14 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arches | 15 | 177 km W | 192 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Domeyrot | 23 | 237 km NW | 229 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 19 % · humidity 100 % |
| Segonzac | 19 | 257 km W | 192 | 8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 27 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montferrer | 66 | 313 km SW | 218 | 5.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 42 % · 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 Saint-Barthélemy-le-Meil'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaumussay | 37 | 358 km NW | 199 | 5.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Péreuse | 58 | 249 km N | 199 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Corsavy | 66 | 310 km SW | 246 | 24.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arrènes | 23 | 264 km NW | 202 | 3.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bazoches | 58 | 283 km N | 160 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châtres | 24 | 261 km W | 180 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
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