Saint-Étienne-de-Lugdarès
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 29.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 65 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Étienne-de-Lugdarès (INSEE 07232) is in Ardèche (07), part of CC Montagne d'Ardèche. Population 406 (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 29.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 65 % of the 17,989 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 | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.43 | 10 | 4.31 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MG PATISSERIE). [3]
1 × Restaurant (LA PAUSE CAFE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT ETIENNE DE LUGDARES AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Hotel (LA PAUSE CAFE). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LES AYGUES DOUCES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | MG PATISSERIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| 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 PAUSE CAFE | 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) | 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 | 1 | SAINT ETIENNE DE LUGDARES 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] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | LA PAUSE CAFE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LES AYGUES DOUCES | INSEE 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
Population 400 (2012) → 406 (2023): 1.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 436 (1990) → 406 (2023): -6.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 418, of which 56 % second homes and 2.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Étienne-de-Lugdarès): 0.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Laurent-les-Bains-Laval-d'Aurelle): 5.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Laurent-les-Bains-Laval-d'Aurelle): 5.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Bastide-Puylaurent): 7.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Étienne-de-Lugdarès): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 125 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-ETIENNE LUGDARES weather station, 0.3 km away at 1,022 m; the village itself is at 1,024 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MAZAN ABBAYE RAD, 13.9 km away at 1,240 m, over 22 summers. [11]
That station sits 216 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 1,437 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 12.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-ETIENNE LUGDARES, 0.3 km away at 1,022 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 — 07232/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07232/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07232/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07232/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07232
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07262
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48021
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fournols | 63 | 101 km N | 313 | 27.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Agnan-en-Vercors | 26 | 121 km E | 384 | 33.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rocles | 07 | 23 km SE | 261 | 39 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nedde | 87 | 204 km NW | 450 | 37 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Devesset | 07 | 58 km NE | 310 | 26.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Champagnat | 23 | 200 km NW | 461 | 35.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 18 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocles | 07 | 23 km SE | 261 | 39 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Devesset | 07 | 58 km NE | 310 | 26.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fournols | 63 | 101 km N | 313 | 27.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Agnan-en-Vercors | 26 | 121 km E | 384 | 33.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
| Champagnat | 23 | 200 km NW | 461 | 35.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 18 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nedde | 87 | 204 km NW | 450 | 37 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · 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-Étienne-de-Lugdarès'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gentioux-Pigerolles | 23 | 199 km NW | 398 | 30.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellevue-la-Montagne | 43 | 64 km N | 461 | 25.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rocles | 48 | 15 km NW | 249 | 28 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Privat-d'Allier | 43 | 44 km NW | 394 | 46.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grandrif | 63 | 96 km N | 199 | 28.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Méolans-Revel | 04 | 205 km E | 321 | 38.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
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