Saint-Barthélemy-le-Plain
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Partly served 46.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 83 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Barthélemy-le-Plain (INSEE 07217) is in Ardèche (07), part of CA Arche Agglo. Population 858 (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 46.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 83 % of the 15,228 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.96 | 10 | 9.62 |
| Housing mix | 0.78 | 5 | 3.89 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL BOULANGERIE PALISSE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'EPICERIE DE CECILE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE BIENVENU). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT BARTHELEMY LE PLAIN LPR RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (PLAGE DU PONT DE LA GARE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE NATHALIE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, 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) | 1 | SARL BOULANGERIE PALISSE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | L'EPICERIE DE CECILE | 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 | LE BIENVENU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 PLAIN LPR RP | 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 | 1 | PLAGE DU PONT DE LA GARE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | COIFFURE NATHALIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 826 (2012) → 858 (2023): 3.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 587 (1990) → 858 (2023): 46.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 459, of which 11.1 % second homes and 7.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Barthélemy-le-Plain): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Barthélemy-le-Plain): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Colombier-le-Jeune): 5.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Jean-de-Muzols): 6 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Colombier-le-Vieux): 4.4 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 54 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the COLOMBIER VIEUX SA weather station, 4 km away at 408 m; the village itself is at 438 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at COLOMBIER VIEUX SA, 4 km away at 408 m, over 18 summers. [12]
An average of 903 mm of rain a year, spread over 91 days — about 9.9 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at COLOMBIER VIEUX SA, 4 km away at 408 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07217/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07217/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07217/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07217/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07217
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07068
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07245
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07069
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nivigne et Suran | 01 | 145 km N | 820 | 50 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cardet | 30 | 126 km SW | 933 | 56.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
| Le Vanneau-Irleau | 79 | 440 km W | 860 | 50.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontannes | 43 | 107 km W | 875 | 51 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Guerno | 56 | 617 km NW | 989 | 57.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Brullioles | 69 | 81 km N | 821 | 58.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brullioles | 69 | 81 km N | 821 | 58.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontannes | 43 | 107 km W | 875 | 51 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cardet | 30 | 126 km SW | 933 | 56.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
| Nivigne et Suran | 01 | 145 km N | 820 | 50 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Vanneau-Irleau | 79 | 440 km W | 860 | 50.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Guerno | 56 | 617 km NW | 989 | 57.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
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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-Plain'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottance | 42 | 90 km NW | 755 | 48.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Menoux | 03 | 210 km NW | 1,116 | 41.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cerdon | 01 | 127 km NE | 747 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Oyré | 86 | 377 km NW | 962 | 44.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Léon | 03 | 171 km NW | 530 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thiel-sur-Acolin | 03 | 187 km NW | 1,027 | 34.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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