Saint-Étienne-de-Valoux
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 16.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 35 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Étienne-de-Valoux (INSEE 07234) is in Ardèche (07), part of CC Porte de Dromardèche. Population 263 (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 16.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 35 % of the 17,415 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.82 | 10 | 8.15 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.38 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE LIRE À VALOUX). [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, Post office / agence postale. [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE LIRE À VALOUX | 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 287 (2012) → 263 (2023): -8.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 200 (1990) → 263 (2023): 31.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 130, of which 6.2 % second homes and 8.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Andance): 1.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Andance): 1.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Andance): 1.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Andance): 1.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Désirat): 1.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 38 days a year at or above 30 °C and 31 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST-DESIRAT SA weather station, 1.6 km away at 275 m; the village itself is at 162 m. [10]
The village sits 113 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST-DESIRAT SA, 1.6 km away at 275 m, over 26 summers. [10]
That station sits 113 m above 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 695 mm of rain a year, spread over 92 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-DESIRAT SA, 1.6 km away at 275 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 — 07234/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07234/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07234/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07234/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07009
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07228
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remilly-les-Pothées | 08 | 505 km N | 264 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 26 % · humidity 64 % |
| Sainte-Barbe | 88 | 380 km N | 267 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 32 % · humidity 71 % |
| Larzicourt | 51 | 377 km N | 269 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 73 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montcey | 70 | 290 km N | 264 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chatonrupt-Sommermont | 52 | 361 km N | 268 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 58 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fontains | 77 | 389 km N | 256 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montcey | 70 | 290 km N | 264 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chatonrupt-Sommermont | 52 | 361 km N | 268 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 58 % · humidity 86 % |
| Larzicourt | 51 | 377 km N | 269 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 73 % · humidity 79 % |
| Sainte-Barbe | 88 | 380 km N | 267 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 32 % · humidity 71 % |
| Fontains | 77 | 389 km N | 256 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
| Remilly-les-Pothées | 08 | 505 km N | 264 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 26 % · humidity 64 % |
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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-Valoux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andiran | 47 | 378 km W | 260 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saumont | 47 | 364 km W | 240 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montastruc | 82 | 304 km SW | 303 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Razimet | 47 | 372 km W | 309 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boucagnères | 32 | 380 km SW | 207 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bonrepos-Riquet | 31 | 305 km SW | 324 | 25.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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