Saint-Cierge-sous-le-Cheylard
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 20/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 58 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Cierge-sous-le-Cheylard (INSEE 07222) is in Ardèche (07), part of CC Val Eyrieux. Population 214 (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 20/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 58 % of the 16,393 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.78 | 10 | 7.81 |
| Housing mix | 0.58 | 5 | 2.9 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (AU LUTIN GOURMAND). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 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 [3,4] | |
| 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 | 1 | AU LUTIN GOURMAND | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 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 192 (2012) → 214 (2023): 11.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 167 (1990) → 214 (2023): 28.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 138, of which 21 % second homes and 6.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Cheylard): 2.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Cheylard): 1.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Le Cheylard): 1.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Le Cheylard): 1.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Michel-d'Aurance): 2.5 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 71 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CHEYLARD SA weather station, 1.3 km away at 418 m; the village itself is at 620 m. [10]
The village sits 202 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 CHEYLARD SA, 1.3 km away at 418 m, over 23 summers. [10]
That station sits 202 m below 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 1,157 mm of rain a year, spread over 94 days — about 12.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHEYLARD SA, 1.3 km away at 418 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 — 07222/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07222/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07222/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07222/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07064
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07276
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Évriguet | 56 | 631 km NW | 210 | 20.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Athos-Aspis | 64 | 464 km W | 213 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 53 % · humidity 0 % |
| Aubusson-d'Auvergne | 63 | 113 km NW | 215 | 21.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Clair | 86 | 403 km NW | 209 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Taurignan-Vieux | 09 | 340 km SW | 204 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 69 % · humidity 71 % |
| La Cadière-et-Cambo | 30 | 119 km SW | 230 | 21.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 35 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubusson-d'Auvergne | 63 | 113 km NW | 215 | 21.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Cadière-et-Cambo | 30 | 119 km SW | 230 | 21.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 35 % · humidity 86 % |
| Taurignan-Vieux | 09 | 340 km SW | 204 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 69 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Clair | 86 | 403 km NW | 209 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Athos-Aspis | 64 | 464 km W | 213 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 53 % · humidity 0 % |
| Évriguet | 56 | 631 km NW | 210 | 20.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 55 % · 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-Cierge-sous-le-Cheylard'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lassay-sur-Croisne | 41 | 349 km NW | 241 | 21.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nevy-sur-Seille | 39 | 222 km NE | 199 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Torcy-et-Pouligny | 21 | 286 km N | 202 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sparsbach | 67 | 494 km NE | 238 | 22 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rye | 39 | 230 km N | 222 | 21.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cormot-Vauchignon | 21 | 228 km N | 210 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
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