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Saint-Didier-sous-Aubenas

Ardèche · CC du Bassin d'Aubenas · INSEE 07229

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Served 68.2/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Saint-Didier-sous-Aubenas (INSEE 07229) is in Ardèche (07), part of CC du Bassin d'Aubenas. Population 919 (2023). [1]

INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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/07229-saint-didier-sous-aubenas

Vitality score

Vitality score 68.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).

Better served than 99 % of the 14,853 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.

ComponentValue (0–1)WeightContribution
Daily food0.712517.74
Social0.812016.25
Education0.63106.32
Health0.43104.32
Public & culture0.3251.58
Population trend0.72107.24
Housing mix0.954.52

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 4 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 1 of 1
Schools 1 of 3
Health 1 of 4
Public services 0 of 1
Culture 1 of 2
Sport 0 of 2
Everyday services 3 of 3
Lodging 2 of 2
One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE MOULIN D AUBENAS). [3,4]

2 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE BORRELY · LABORATOIRE DE FABRICATION MAISON BORRELY). [3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (BIOCOOP). [3,4]

1 × Supermarket (NETTO). [3,4]

5 × Restaurant (AUVER-PROV · PANDA ROYAL · LE SPRITZ · BEST · ABONDANCE). [3,4]

1 × Café / bar (LE SAINT DIDIER). [4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]

2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANNE ORRIT, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE MEISSIREL, MÉDECIN). [3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE AU FIL DES PAGES). [3]

1 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD). [3]

3 × Hairdresser (HARMONY COIFFURE · L'ATELIER 760 · EMI COIFFURE). [3,4]

1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]

1 × Hotel (HOTEL B B AUBENAS). [3,4]

1 × Campsite (CAMPING LE VERGER DE JASTRES). [3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.

Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)1LE MOULIN D AUBENASINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)2BOUCHERIE BORRELY · LABORATOIRE DE FABRICATION MAISON BORRELYINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)1BIOCOOPINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Supermarket1NETTOINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant5AUVER-PROV · PANDA ROYAL · LE SPRITZ · BEST · ABONDANCEINSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4]
Café / bar1LE SAINT DIDIERINSEE SIRENE 1 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)1ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)2ANNE ORRIT, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE MEISSIREL, MÉDECININSEE BPE 2 [3]
Pharmacy0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Library1BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE AU FIL DES PAGESINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank1BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUDINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Hairdresser3HARMONY COIFFURE · L'ATELIER 760 · EMI COIFFUREINSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Fuel station1STATION SERVICEINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Hotel1HOTEL B B AUBENASINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Campsite1CAMPING LE VERGER DE JASTRESINSEE 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

1968: 425 peak 2017: 961 2023: 919 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 861 (2012) → 919 (2023): 6.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 751 (1990) → 919 (2023): 22.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 504, of which 4.8 % second homes and 8.3 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 kmFood shop — 0.6 km NW (Saint-Didier-sous-Aubenas)Bakery — 0.7 km NW (Saint-Didier-sous-Aubenas)GP — 0.9 km NW (Saint-Didier-sous-Aubenas)Pharmacy — 1.5 km NW (Aubenas)
In the commune Primary school Food shop — 0.6 km NWBakery — 0.7 km NWGP — 0.9 km NWPharmacy — 1.5 km NW Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Saint-Didier-sous-Aubenas): 0.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Saint-Didier-sous-Aubenas): 0.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]

GP (Saint-Didier-sous-Aubenas): 0.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]

Pharmacy (Aubenas): 1.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]

Primary school (Saint-Didier-sous-Aubenas): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 50 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]

Measured at the AUBENAS SA weather station, 0.8 km away at 176 m; the village itself is at 192 m. [10]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]

Humidity measured at AUBENAS SA, 0.8 km away at 176 m, over 26 summers. [10]

An average of 1,051 mm of rain a year, spread over 82 days — about 12.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]

Rainfall measured at AUBENAS SA, 0.8 km away at 176 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]

Uncertainties

sources disagree on Restaurant

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07229/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07229/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07229/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07229/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 07229
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 07019
  10. Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024

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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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Chamant60531 km N1,04347.4Partly servedCooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Aubin-sur-Scie76638 km N1,21954.3Partly servedCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 %
Cagny80605 km N1,19138.8Few servicesCooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 %
Choisey39285 km N1,02151.4Partly servedCooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 %
Chambœuf42108 km N1,76754.3Partly servedCooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 %
Marcellaz74228 km NE1,08244.2Partly servedCooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 30 % · humidity 86 %
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Chambœuf42108 km N1,76754.3Partly servedCooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 %
Marcellaz74228 km NE1,08244.2Partly servedCooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 30 % · humidity 86 %
Choisey39285 km N1,02151.4Partly servedCooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 %
Chamant60531 km N1,04347.4Partly servedCooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 %
Cagny80605 km N1,19138.8Few servicesCooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Aubin-sur-Scie76638 km N1,21954.3Partly servedCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 69 % · 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 Saint-Didier-sous-Aubenas'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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
La Barben13125 km SE86838.2Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Privat072.5 km N1,66346.9Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 %
Jarcieu3891 km NE1,13553Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Marcel-lès-Sauzet2631 km E1,22833.8Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 %
Avèze3096 km SW1,05342.5Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 %
Viols-le-Fort34112 km SW1,22949.6Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 %