Saint-Julien-du-Gua
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 35.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 96 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Julien-du-Gua (INSEE 07253) is in Ardèche (07), part of CA Privas Centre Ardèche. Population 169 (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 35.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 96 % of the 14,935 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.4 | 10 | 4.04 |
| Housing mix | 0.12 | 5 | 0.6 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LES SAVEURS DE SOPHIE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SYLVIE COSTE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT JULIEN DU GUA AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Campsite (DOMAINE LE FOLASTERE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy. [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 | LES SAVEURS DE SOPHIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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) | 1 | SYLVIE COSTE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 JULIEN DU GUA 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 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | DOMAINE LE FOLASTERE | 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 156 (2012) → 169 (2023): 8.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 187 (1990) → 169 (2023): -9.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 218, of which 44 % second homes and 16.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Genestelle): 6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Pierreville): 6.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Julien-du-Gua): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Vallées-d'Antraigues-Asperjoc): 9 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Saint-Julien-du-Gua): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 67 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ST-PIERREVILLE weather station, 6 km away at 560 m; the village itself is at 661 m. [12]
The village sits 101 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST PVILLE S.A., 6.7 km away at 640 m, over 10 summers. [12]
An average of 1,394 mm of rain a year, spread over 99 days — about 14.1 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST-PIERREVILLE, 6 km away at 560 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 — 07253/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07253/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07253/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07253/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07093
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07286
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07253
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07011
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Sever-du-Moustier | 12 | 177 km SW | 179 | 33.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chabanne | 03 | 150 km N | 169 | 22.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ascros | 06 | 225 km SE | 174 | 36.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Alyre-d'Arlanc | 63 | 92 km NW | 132 | 27.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Vincent-sur-Jabron | 04 | 122 km SE | 167 | 29.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 35 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cros | 63 | 165 km NW | 171 | 28.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Alyre-d'Arlanc | 63 | 92 km NW | 132 | 27.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Vincent-sur-Jabron | 04 | 122 km SE | 167 | 29.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 35 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chabanne | 03 | 150 km N | 169 | 22.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cros | 63 | 165 km NW | 171 | 28.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Sever-du-Moustier | 12 | 177 km SW | 179 | 33.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ascros | 06 | 225 km SE | 174 | 36.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 76 % · 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-Julien-du-Gua'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alzon | 30 | 120 km SW | 194 | 38.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beaumont | 07 | 34 km SW | 262 | 35.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pousthomy | 12 | 177 km SW | 212 | 26.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Barthélemy-de-Bussière | 24 | 305 km W | 219 | 22 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ozenay | 71 | 200 km N | 237 | 24.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Michel-de-Chabrillanoux | 07 | 15 km NE | 406 | 40.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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